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Monster Essays - Analysis of "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird"
Analysis of "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird"
“Thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird” by Wallace Stevens is a poem
about what it means to really know something. In this poem, Stevens shows this
connection by writing a first person poem about a poet's observation and
contemplation's when viewing a blackbird. He does this by making each stanza an
explanation of a new way he has perceived this blackbird. First, he writes about
his physical perception of the blackbird as an observer. Then, he writes about
the his mental processes during this time. These are as the thoughts and
perceptions of the blackbird itself, as what it must be like to....
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