where can I find information on the poem "farewell, sweet dust" by elinor wylie?

Answer 1

I didn't have any luck, all I could find was information about the writer. Good luck with finding information on the poem!

Answer 2

1. Read the following poem and answer the questions given below:

FAREWELL, SWEET DUST
Now I have lost you. I must scatter

All of you on the air henceforth;

Not that to me it can ever matter

But it’s only fair to the rest of earth.

Now especially, when it is winter

And the sun’s not half so bright as he was,

Who wouldn’t be glad to find a splinter

That once was you, in the frozen grass?

Snowflakes, too, will be softer feathered,

Clouds, perhaps, will be whiter plumed;

Rain, whose brilliance you caught and gathered,

Purer silver have reassumed.

Farewell, sweet dust; I was never a miser:

Once, for a minute, I made you mine:

Now you are gone, I am none the wiser

But the leaves of the willow are bright as wine.

(Elinor Wylie)

i. “Farewell Sweet Dust” by Elinor Wylie, muses on a personal loss. What is the attitude of the poet to her loss?

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After reading the poem what insight do you receive into the human condition?
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Describe the situation in this poem.
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Comment on the imagery of this poem.
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What, to you, is most appealing about this poem?
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62. A situation “can take the reader directly to the heart of the human condition and give him a glimpse of truth”. (Block 3,1.2.1) Select three situations: one from your experience, one from a newspaper (give the cutting from the newspaper), and one recounted by a friend. Write a few sentences on each situation about:

i. the insight you gained;

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ii. the format and mode you would use to present it so as to capture your readers’ imagination;

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iii. the age group (target audience) for whom you would write.

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3. i. From question 2 select one situation and develop the story-line in summary form.

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ii. Think about the imagery this story evokes and state what images you would use to project the insight you wish it to communicate. (Hint: what particular image-sight, sound, taste, touch etc.-would you like to repeat several times in the story or use in the title.) (Block 3, unit 3)

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4. Editing your own text means giving it clarity, consistency and cogency to make it more readable. For assignment I you’ve written two pieces - questions three and four. Edit these for grammar, diction and organisation of subject matter to ensure effortless and smooth reading.

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5. (a) Edit the following sentences for diction, grammar and readibility.

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Revise the following sentences for inappropriate metaphors and similes.
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