Shapes described in this poem include a "witch on broomstick, ostrich, hourglass," each of w hich contains a "scrap of highly colored Evidence the Law must put together." This poem's speaker recalls his marionettes, one of which was a "sidelit goosegirlÂ…play[ing] Guinevere as well as Gunmoll Jean." This poem describes the gradual formation of the image of "a Sheik with beard and flashing sword hilt" and also remarks, "Quite a task, putting together Heaven, yet we do." A character in this poem tells the narrator of "her French hopes, her German fears." This poem was published in the collection Divine Comedies, and end
Shapes described in this poem include a "witch on broomstick, ostrich, hourglass," each of w hich contains a "scrap of highly colored Evidence the Law must put together." This poem's speaker recalls his marionettes, one of which was a "sidelit goosegirlÂ…play[ing] Guinevere as well as Gunmoll Jean." This poem describes the gradual formation of the image of "a Sheik with beard and flashing sword hilt" and also remarks, "Quite a task, putting together Heaven, yet we do." A character in this poem tells the narrator of "her French hopes, her German fears." This poem was published in the collection Divine Comedies, and ends with the comfort of (*) "shade and fiber, milk and memory." Its speaker "spent the last daysÂ…ransacking Athens" for Rilke's German version of ValÃ©ry's "Palme," and works with his Alsatian governess, whom he calls "Mademoiselle," to solve a jigsaw puzzle. For 10 points, name this poem by James Merrill about memory and shifting languages.
Shapes described in this poem include a "witch on broomstick, ostrich, hourglass," each of w hich contains a "scrap of highly colored Evidence the Law must put together.
"Lost in Translation"