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SOMEBODY TRYING by DENISE LEVERTOV

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: 'That creep Tolstoy,' she sobbed.
Last Line: trudging behind his funeral, he earned
Subject(s): DEATH; GRIEF; SOCIAL CLASSES; DEAD, THE; SORROW; SADNESS; CASTE;
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