To See Her Is a Picture
To See Her Is a Picture - meaning Summary
Affection in Vivid Images
This short lyric presents a speaker's intense, affectionate response to a woman through sensory metaphors. Seeing her is a picture, hearing her a tune, knowing her an ecstatic, innocent excess, while not knowing her brings pain. Possessing her friendship offers a sustaining, almost solar warmth. The poem moves from perception to personal consequence, compressing admiration, desire, and consolation into compact, image-driven lines.
Read Complete AnalysesTo see her is a Picture To hear her is a Tune To know her an Intemperance As innocent as June To know her not Affliction To own her for a Friend A warmth as near as if the Sun Were shining in your Hand.
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