The Language of Poetry - LanguageArts-NHS
The Language of Poetry - LanguageArts-NHS
The Language of Poetry - LanguageArts-NHS
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738 unit 7: the language <strong>of</strong> poetry<br />
Gabriela Mistral<br />
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He passed by with another;<br />
I saw him pass by.<br />
<strong>The</strong> wind ever sweet<br />
and the path full <strong>of</strong> peace.<br />
And these eyes <strong>of</strong> mine, wretched,<br />
saw him pass by!<br />
He goes loving another<br />
over the earth in bloom.<br />
<strong>The</strong> hawthorn 1 is flowering<br />
and a song wafts by.<br />
He goes loving another<br />
over the earth in bloom! c<br />
He kissed the other<br />
by the shores <strong>of</strong> the sea.<br />
<strong>The</strong> orange-blossom moon<br />
skimmed over the waves.<br />
And my heart’s blood did not taint 2<br />
the expanse <strong>of</strong> the sea!<br />
He will go with another<br />
through eternity.<br />
Sweet skies will shine.<br />
(God wills to keep silent.)<br />
And he will go with another<br />
through eternity!<br />
Translated by Doris Dana<br />
1. hawthorn: a spring-flowering shrub.<br />
2. taint (tAnt): contaminate.<br />
c BALLAD<br />
Reread stanzas 1<br />
and 2. What patterns<br />
<strong>of</strong> repetition can<br />
you identify?
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