Tribute to the Angels #40
by HD
This poem is from her 1945 collection, Tribute to the Angels. The text is also in The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, Vol 2. Click here for my reading of the poem.
Discussion questions:
1. What does the poet mean by "white"?2. How does the use of comparison enhance the definition?
3. What is important about the structure of the poem
?4. Why does the poet deny symbolism in the poem?
5. Who is the "she" of the poem?
Created by Stan Galloway 25 July 2005. Last updated 26 July 2005. Contact me at sgallowa@bridgewater.edu