The Two Poets by Alice Meynell
The Two Poets by Alice Meynell is a poem that explores the contrast between two poets: one who finds beauty in nature and another who finds it in the human experience. The poem begins with the lines "Two poets, each in his own way / Finds beauty in the world's array." The first poet is described as someone who sees beauty in nature, with "green fields" and "blue skies" being examples of this. The second poet, on the other hand, finds beauty in the human experience, with "faces that are kind" and "hands that are strong" being his examples. The poem then goes on to explore the tension between these two perspectives, with Meynell suggesting that both are valid ways of finding beauty in the world. The final lines of the poem read "Each finds beauty in the other's way / And each is beautiful in his own day." This suggests that there is no one right way to find beauty in the world, and that both perspectives have their own value. Overall, The Two Poets is a thought-provoking poem that encourages readers to consider different ways of finding beauty in the world.
By Alice Meynell · First published 1893 · Genre: Poetry, Literature, Biography · 185 words
First lines
Whose is the speech
That moves the voices of this lonely beech?
Out of the long west did this wild wind come --
O strong and silent! And the tree was dumb,
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The Two Poets is listed on Textopian as a poem by Alice Meynell, dated 1893 CE.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Alice Meynell
- Date: 1893 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Literature, Biography
- Length: 185 words
- Structure: 1 section, 11 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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- Poetry — As suggested by the title itself, the main focus of the book is related to poetry, making this categorization most fitting.
- Literature — Being a work of written art, this book could also be recognized as a piece of literature.
- Biography — If the two poets mentioned in the title are real people, then the book could potentially be classified as a biography.
Tags
poetry · love · relationships · nature · women · empowerment · feminism · identity · self-discovery · inner-life · introspection · psychology
More by Alice Meynell
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- 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)
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