No Place by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The poem explores the theme of loneliness and isolation. The speaker describes a place where they feel disconnected from others, unable to find comfort or solace. They wander through this desolate landscape, searching for someone or something to alleviate their feelings of emptiness. Despite their efforts, they remain alone, lost in a world that seems devoid of human connection.
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox · First published 1902 · Genre: Poetry, Lyric, Nature · 211 words
First lines
When days grow long, and brain and hands grow weary, And hot the city street, Forth to the haunts, by cooling winds made cheery We fly with willing feet.
We leave our cares and labours all behind us, The city's noise and din, And, hid securely where they cannot find us, We drink the sunshine in.
But when the days grow long with bitter sorrow, And hearts grow sick with woe, Where are the haunts that we may seek to-morrow? Where can we hide or go?
Holds earth no nook, where hearts with sorrow breaking, May find a summer's rest? A season's respite from the weary aching That gnaws within the breast?
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Date: 1902 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric, Nature, Philosophical, Romanticism
- Length: 211 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The text is structured in verse with a rhythmic and rhyming pattern.
- Lyric — The poem expresses personal emotions and thoughts, particularly about sorrow and relief.
- Nature — The poem references natural elements like cooling winds, sunshine, and seasons.
- Philosophical — The poem contemplates existential questions about sorrow and the search for relief.
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Poetry · American Literature · 19th Century · Romance · Love · Nature · Philosophy · Spirituality · Free Verse · Imagery · Symbolism · Feminist Literature