Second April: THE DEATH OF AUTUMN

Name: Second April: THE DEATH OF AUTUMN
Author: Edna St. Vincent Millay

The Death of Autumn is a collection of poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay, published in 1923. The collection is divided into three sections: “The Death of Autumn,” “The Return of Spring,” and “The Coming of Summer.” The poems in the collection explore themes of death, loss, and renewal. Millay’s use of imagery and symbolism to explore these themes is particularly striking. In “The Death of Autumn,” for example, she uses the metaphor of a dying season to explore the idea of mortality. In “The Return of Spring,” she uses the image of a blooming flower to explore the idea of rebirth and renewal. The collection also contains several of Millay’s most famous poems, including “Renascence,” “The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver,” and “The Return of Spring.” These poems are some of the most beloved of Millay’s work, and they demonstrate her skill as a poet. The Death of Autumn is a powerful and moving collection of poems that explore themes of death, loss, and renewal. Millay’s use of imagery and symbolism to explore these themes is particularly striking, and her poems are some of the most beloved of her work.

By Edna St. Vincent Millay · First published 1921 · Genre: Poetry, Drama, Romance · 106 words

First lines

When reeds are dead and a straw to thatch the marshes,

And feathered pampas-grass rides into the wind

Like aged warriors westward, tragic, thinned Of half their tribe, and over the flattened rushes, Stripped of its secret, open, stark and bleak, Blackens afar the half-forgotten creek, -- Then leans on me the weight of the year, and crushes My heart. I know that Beauty must ail and die, And will be born again, -- but ah, to see Beauty stiffened, staring up at the sky!

Oh, Autumn! Autumn! -- What is the Spring to me?

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Work type: Poem
Author: Edna St. Vincent Millay
Date: 1921 CE
Language: English
Genres: Poetry, Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Length: 106 words
Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)

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Poetry — The book is written by Edna St. Vincent Millay, a renowned poet, and the title suggests that the book is a collection of poems.
Drama — The title implies that the book contains elements of drama, as it suggests a story of death and transition.
Romance — The title implies that the book contains elements of romance, as it suggests a story of love and loss.
Fantasy — The title implies that the book contains elements of fantasy, as it suggests a story of the supernatural.