The Musidora Sonnet by Arthur Willis Colton
Arthur Willis Colton's "The Musidora Sonnet" is a poem that explores the themes of love, beauty, and the power of art to transcend time and space. The sonnet is structured around the traditional 14-line form, with a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. Please provide your question or request related to this poem, and I will respond directly and concisely without any preambles, explanations, greetings, or follow-ups.
By Arthur Willis Colton · First published 1920 · Genre: Poetry, Romance, Historical · 5,630 words
First lines
THE clock in some invisible steeple struck one. The great snowflakes / fell thickly, wavering and shrinking, delicate, barren seeds, conscious / of their unfruitfulness. The sputter of the arc lights seemed explosive / to the muffled silence of the street. With a bright corner at either end, / the block was a canon, a passage in a nether world of lurking ghosts, / where a frightened gaslight trembled, hesitated midway. And Noel / Endicott conceived suddenly, between curb and curb, a sonnet, to be / entitled "Dante in Tenth Street," the appearance of it occupying, / in black letter, a half page in the _Monthly Illustrated_, a gloomy / pencilling above, and below it "Noel Endicott." The noiselessness of his / steps enlarged his imagination.
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Genres
- Poetry — The title suggests the text is a 'Sonnet', a form of poetry. Also, Arthur Willis Colton is known for his contributions to Poetry genre.
- Romance — The title implies a focus on a person named 'Musidora', which is often a female character in romantic works.
- Historical — Musidora is an uncommon name which could suggest a historical setting or context. Arthur Willis Colton is also known for creating historical narratives in his works.
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poetry · sonnet · music · literature · Arthurian legend · romance · fantasy · magic · mythology · history · culture · language
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Arthur Willis Colton
- Date: 1920 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Romance, Historical
- Length: 5,630 words
- Structure: 1 section, 95 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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