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MY LANTERN by MARIANNE MOORE

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE BANNERS UNFURLED BY THE WARDEN
Last Line: SO NOISY, FAMILIAR, AND SAFE BY DAY.

The banners unfurled by the warden
Float
Up high in the air and sink down; the
Moat
Is black as a plume on a casque; my
Light,
Like a patch of high light on a flask, makes
Night
A gibbering goblin that bars the way—
So noisy, familiar, and safe by day.



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