In fact, the poem that would make her known, entitled "Renascence", was published before she even attended college (Milford 70). ... She continued to submit other poems to literary magazines in order to make a name for herself in the literary world. ... Her heart is clearly broken, although she still stands tall in claiming that her heart has not changed. ... This poem shows Millay's honesty as she claims "I will go alone. ... She poured her heart out on the page, torn between her desire for intimacy and her need to create the work that she loved the most. ...

• Word Count: 1063
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The poem is constructed of four octaves, each containing alternating lines of iambic tetrameters and iambic trimeters. ... "The tangled bine-stems scored the sky/Like strings of broken lyres" represents beauty and harmony, which were once a part of the land. ... The third octave begins with the speaker hearing from among "The bleak twigs overhead" an evening song of "full-hearted" happiness. "An aged thrush, frail, gaunt, and small," with its wind-blown feathers, is singing this song with all its heart in the midst of the growing gloom. ...

• Word Count: 608
• Approx Pages: 2

Even though he faces this reality, it is important to mention that he does not accepts it, as he tries, unsuccessfully, to escape from it, watching movies and writing poems. ... In it Jim ends up kissing Laura but sadly confessing, after he does this, that he is in love with another girl and Laura's heart breaks in disappointment. ... After finding out that Jim has a girlfriend she gives her broken unicorn to him. ... Just like the broken glass piece, she is now just like any other girl, she is no longer exotic. ...

• Word Count: 1571
• Approx Pages: 6