Poetic Eggs
Poetic Eggs - meaning Summary
Poetry as Crafted Product
The poem uses a conceit of a ‘‘poetic hen’’ who lays eggs as a metaphor for making poems. The speaker separates elements of poetry into parts: philosophy as yolk, beauty as albumen, and form as the shell that humanizes the text. It presents composition as a craft that blends idea, aesthetic, and structure, with a modest desire for quiet to preserve temperament. The tone is wry and deliberately schematic.
Read Complete AnalysesI am a grave poetic hen That lays poetic eggs And to enhance my temperament A little quiet begs. We make the yolk philosophy, True beauty the albumen. And then gum on a shell of form To make the screed sound human.
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