I, Being born a Woman and Distressed
Edna St. Vincent Millay
1892 to 1950
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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So subtly is the fume of life designed,
Your person fair, and feel a certain zest
I shall remember you with love, or season
And leave me once again undone, possessed.
To clarify the pulse and cloud the mind,
I, being born a woman and distressed
By all the needs and notions of my kind,
I find this frenzy insufficient reason
To bear your body's weight upon my breast:
Of my stout blood against my staggering brain,
For conversation when we meet again.
Am urged by your propinquity to find
My scorn with pity, —let me make it plain:
Think not for this, however, the poor treason