One section of this poem imagines if humankind were born to "scorn / Hate, and pride, and fear" and was destined "Not to shed a tear." Â This contrasts with its actual depiction of humankind, which describes its tendency to "pine for what is not." Â This is explained because "Our sincerest laughter / With some pain is fraught" and because "Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought." Â The middle section of this poem compares the title figure of this poem to such things as a hidden poet, an embowered rose, and a (*) glow-worm, while its ending describes the "harmonious madness" that could flow from the speaker's lips if the title figure would "Teach me
One section of this poem imagines if humankind were born to "scorn / Hate, and pride, and fear" and was destined "Not to shed a tear." Â This contrasts with its actual depiction of humankind, which describes its tendency to "pine for what is not." Â This is explained because "Our sincerest laughter / With some pain is fraught" and because "Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought." Â The middle section of this poem compares the title figure of this poem to such things as a hidden poet, an embowered rose, and a (*) glow-worm, while its ending describes the "harmonious madness" that could flow from the speaker's lips if the title figure would "Teach me half the gladness / That thy brain must know." Â It opens by proclaiming "Hail to thee, blithe spirit!" Â For 10 points, name this Percy Shelley poem addressed to a bird.
One section of this poem imagines if humankind were born to "scorn / Hate, and pride, and fear" and was destined "Not to shed a tear.
"To a Skylark"