Poems: RENOUNCEMENT by Alice Meynell
Renunciation is a collection of poems by Alice Meynell, a British poet and essayist. The poems in this collection explore themes of love, loss, and the human condition. Meynell's work is characterized by its lyrical beauty and its exploration of the spiritual and emotional aspects of life. The poems in this collection are divided into three sections: "Love," "Loss," and "Renunciation." In the first section, Meynell explores the joys and sorrows of love, while in the second section she examines the pain of loss and the need to move on. The third section focuses on the idea of renunciation, or the act of giving up something in order to gain something else. Throughout the collection, Meynell's poems are filled with imagery and emotion, and her words are often both beautiful and heartbreaking.
By Alice Meynell · First published 1903 · Genre: Poetry, Romanticism, Feminism · 149 words
First lines
I must not think of thee; and, tired yet strong, I shun the thought that lurks in all delight -- The thought of thee -- and in the blue Heaven's height, And in the sweetest passage of a song.
Oh, just beyond the fairest thoughts that throng This breast, the thought of thee waits, hidden yet bright; But it must never, never come in sight; I must stop short of thee the whole day long.
But when sleep comes to close each difficult day, When night gives pause to the long watch I keep, And all my bonds I needs must loose apart,
Must doff my will as raiment laid away, -- With the first dream that comes with the first sleep I run, I run, I am gathered to thy heart.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Alice Meynell
- Date: 1903 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Romanticism, Feminism
- Length: 149 words
- Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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- Poetry — The title of the book is 'Poems: RENOUNCEMENT', indicating that the primary genre of the book is poetry.
- Romanticism — Alice Meynell was a poet of the Romantic era, and her work is likely to reflect the themes and writing style of the Romantic period.
- Feminism — Alice Meynell was a prominent feminist poet, and her work is likely to reflect feminist themes and perspectives.
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19th century · English poetry · blue · bonds · breast · bright · close · day · delight · difficult · doff · dream
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- Poems: SONNET -- MY HEART SHALL BE THY GARDEN (1903)
- Poems: SONNET -- THOUGHTS IN SEPARATION (1903)
- Poems: TO A POET (1903)
- Poems: SONG OF THE SPRING TO THE SUMMER: THE POET SINGS TO HER POET (1903)
- Poems: TO THE BELOVED (1903)
- Poems: MEDITATION (1903)
- Poems: TO THE BELOVED DEAD -- A LAMENT (1903)
- Poems: SONNET (1903)
- All works by Alice Meynell