That Pretty Person by Alice Meynell

Name: That Pretty Person
Author: Alice Meynell

THAT PRETTY PERSON by Alice Meynell is a poem that explores the idea of beauty and its relationship to the human experience. The speaker of the poem reflects on the fleeting nature of beauty and how it can be both alluring and elusive. Through the use of vivid imagery and rich language, Meynell invites the reader to contemplate the complexities of beauty and its role in shaping our understanding of the world.

By Alice Meynell · First published 1903 · Genre: Fiction, Romance, Psychological · 2,124 words

First lines

During the many years in which "evolution" was the favourite word, one significant lesson -- so it seems -- was learnt, which has outlived controversy, and has remained longer than the questions at issue -- an interesting and unnoticed thing cast up by the storm of thoughts. This is a disposition, a general consent, to find the use and the value of process, and even to understand a kind of repose in the very wayfaring of progress. With this is a resignation to change, and something more than resignation -- a delight in those qualities that could not be but for their transitoriness.

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Work type: Poem
Author: Alice Meynell
Date: 1903 CE
Language: English
Genres: Fiction, Romance, Psychological, Drama
Length: 2,124 words
Structure: 1 section, 17 paragraphs
Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)

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Fiction — The book portrays an imaginative story about characters and events.
Romance — The narrative is highly focused on the emotional relations and romantic involvements of the main characters.
Psychological — The story closely studies the emotional and psychological states of its characters.
Drama — The book explores thematic struggles and personal conflicts, creating dramatic tension.