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MY SENSES DO NOT DECEIVE ME by MARIANNE MOORE

Poet Analysis

First Line: LIKE THE LIGHT OF A CANDLE
Last Line: COMPARED WITH THE NAME.
Subject(s): HALLUCINATIONS & ILLUSIONS;
Like the light of a candle
Blown suddenly out,
I witness illusion,
And subsequent doubt.
Like a drop in the bucket
And liquid as flame,
Is the proof of enjoyment
Compared with the name.



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