BEAUTY

Series: The Poems and Prose Poems

The poem presents a personification of beauty as an eternal and enigmatic figure, embodying both allure and detachment. The speaker describes beauty as a dreamlike entity, likening it to stone, suggesting permanence and an unchanging nature. This beauty inspires poets, evoking a sense of longing and solitude, as it remains aloof and unresponsive to the world. The imagery of a "sphinx" and "monumental attitudes" emphasizes its mysterious and majestic qualities, while the reference to "pools of light" and "luminous eyes" conveys a duality of enchantment and transience. The speaker's... AI Generated Content

~1856 CE
Available in: English
Fairly Difficult

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