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LITTLE GIRL, MY STRING BEAN, MY LOVELY WOMAN by ANNE SEXTON

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: MY DAUGHTER, AT ELEVEN (ALMOST TWELVE), IS LIKE A GARDEN
Last Line: You will strike fire, / that new thing
Subject(s): DAUGHTERS;
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