Stars Wheel in Purple
by HD
This poem is from her 1931 collection, Red Roses for Bronze. It is section vi of the larger poem "Let Zeus." Click here for the text.
Discussion questions:
1. What is significant about each of the stars named: Hesperus, Aldeboran, Sirius, "one of War," Pleiads, Orion?2. What human characteristics does the poet ascribe to the stars?
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Why is this star important from a human perspective?Created by Stan Galloway 25 July 2005. Last updated 26 July 2005. Contact me at sgallowa@bridgewater.edu