Elegy In The Classroom Poem by Anne Sexton
Elegy In The Classroom
In the thin classroom, where your face
was noble and your words were all things,
I find this boily creature in your place;
find you disarranged, squatting on the window sill,
irrefutably placed up there,
like a hunk of some big frog
watching us through the V
of your woolen legs.
Even so, I must admire your skill.
You are so gracefully insane.
We fidget in our plain chairs
and pretend to catalogue
our facts for your burly sorcery
or ignore your fat blind eyes
or the prince you ate yesterday
who was wise, wise, wise.
This might be about a teacher who the student speaker sees as a dual role prince/frog depending on his appearance or mood? The day before he was a prince, today a frog. It's funny.
In the end I am not sure what it is about, but it is always interesting to ponder Anne's madness.
ONE: We may read the poignant themes of death, grief, and the human condition. Written in Sexton's signature confessional style, the poem reflects on the loss of a loved one and the ways in which we cope with the pain of that loss.
TWO: The classroom setting becomes a powerful metaphor for life's impermanence and the impact of death on both the teacher and the other students.
Sexton explores how traditional education can be both a blessing and a curse. It can stifle creativity, leaving students feeling trapped and hopeless, yet it also holds the potential for growth and transformation.
Sexton's elegy weaves a tapestry of sorrow and reflection, inviting readers to confront their own mortality and find solace in shared experiences.
We may read the poignant themes of death, grief, and the human condition. Written in Sexton's signature confessional style, the poem reflects on the loss of a loved one and the ways in which we cope with the pain of that loss.
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MY FINAL RESPONSE: Sexton's elegy weaves a tapestry of sorrow and reflection, inviting readers to confront their own mortality and find solace in shared experiences.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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4/17/2024 3:47:19 PM # 1.0.0.1119
and when we read the line...the prince you ate yesterday....if prince the word used as prince to mean then the spirit to craft the expression make us decided to value...'your words were all things, '. Readers also watching through the velocity of woolen legs....the classroom and the elegy. Wise indeed.