Trace The Development Of Feeling In The Poem "One Art"
"One Art" is a powerful poem written in the Villanelle style. Though at first glance it appears to be devoid of feeling, Elizabeth Bishop carefully orchestrates a gradual buildup of emotions most prominently grief and regret which climaxes and appears most obvious at the conclusion of the poem.
The title appears to divert the reader from the actual content of the poem, as the reader is led to assume that it revolves around actual art. It is the first sentence that declares that the poem concerns the art of losing.
The first stanza is generally witty, as Bishop reveals that some things are "filled with the intent to be lost". The word "intent" is employed to describe these objects initially appears to herald a largely mischievous and lighthearted poem. However, while the tone of this first stanza is optimistic, Bishop's unnecessary use of "disaster" forecasts a slightly ominous tone.
The second stanza is very much like the first. Bishop appears to order the reader......
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