A religion aspect is applied to the poem for reasons of religious sensibility. ... The poem was stormed with abused when published, however. ... The first thirteen lines of the poem serve to set the place and dark attitude. ... A maternal tenor is present in other aspects of the poem as well. ... At the beginning of the poem, she is in the woods, late at night, alone. ...

• Word Count: 2551
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

He states this here "That a poem may have varying interpretations is a critical commonplace. That all interpretations of a poem are equally valid is a critical heresy," (Perrine 1). ... "The poem is a description of a sunset. ... In this quotation Perrine is showing the correct interpretation of the poem. ... " This quote is Perrine explaining the correct way of analyzing the poem. ...

• Word Count: 3356
• Approx Pages: 13