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A Sonnet (Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1892-1950)

3/29/2018

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Thou art not lovelier than lilacs,--no,
Nor honeysuckle; thou art not more fair
Than small white single poppies,--I can bear
Thy beauty; though I bend before thee, though
From left to right, not knowing where to go,
I turn my troubled eyes, nor here nor there
Find any refuge from thee, yet I swear
So has it been with mist,--with moonlight so.

Like him who day by day unto his draught
Of delicate poison adds him one drop more
Till he may drink unharmed the death of ten,
Even so, inured to beauty, who have quaffed
Each hour more deeply than the hour before,
​I drink--and live--what has destroyed some men.
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  • How does this rhyme scheme differ from its Shakespearean counterpart?
  • If not Shakespearean, what sonnet convention does this poem employ?
  • How does this specific rhyme scheme prescribe the structure of this poetic argument? ​
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5/7/2025 15:33:33

This is a compelling exploration on how beauty can be both alluring and dangerous.

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