Evening: Ponte Al Mare, Pisa
After sunset in Pisa, swallows sleep, bats flit, and toads creep from damp corners. Dry breezes whirl dust through the town while its reflection trembles in the river; above dark clouds, the evening star shines through a space of blue sky.
By Percy Bysshe Shelley · Genre: Descriptive Poetry, Nature Poetry · 309 words
First lines
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The sun is set; the swallows are asleep; / The bats are flitting fast in the gray air; / The slow soft toads out of damp corners creep, / And evening's breath, wandering here and there / Over the quivering surface of the stream, / Wakes not one ripple from its summer dream.
Genres
- Descriptive Poetry — Four six-line stanzas describe evening animals, dust moving over town pavement, the city's river reflection, and clouds above the vanished sun.
- Nature Poetry — Sleeping swallows, moving bats and toads, dry grass, intermittent wind, and the evening star give the sunset scene its concrete details.
Tags
sunset · bats · dry weather · river reflections · evening star
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Descriptive Poetry, Nature Poetry
- Length: 309 words
- Structure: 1 section, 8 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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