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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GUBBINAL, by WALLACE STEVENS Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: That strange flower, the sun, Last Line: The world is ugly, / and the people are sad Subject(s): Imagination; Fancy | |||
That strange flower, the sun, Is just what you say. Have it your way. The world is ugly, And the people are sad. That tuft of jungle feathers, That animal eye, Is just what you say. That savage of fire, That seed--- Have it your way. The world is ugly, And the people are sad. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE IMAGINED COPPERHEAD by ANDREW HUDGINS A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL IMAGINARY TROUBLE by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS EVERYTHING THAT ACTS IS ACTUAL by DENISE LEVERTOV ON THE MEETING OF GARCIA LORCA AND HART CRANE by PHILIP LEVINE A DISH OF PEACHES IN RUSSIA by WALLACE STEVENS |
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