Penelope is the wife of the main character, king Ulysses. is a character of the Odyssey, an epic poem by the Greek philosopher, Homer. I thought, as I wiped my eyes on the corner of my apron… The image of a woman wearing an apron makes the reader of kitchens and cooking, perhaps she wipes her eyes on her apron because she is chopping onions that make her eyes water. To the assembled throng that he was much too moved to speak. In the very best tradition, classic, Greek īut only as a gesture,-a gesture which implied This is an ancient gesture, authentic, antique, Your arms get tired, and the back of your neck gets tight Īnd along towards morning, when you think it will never be light,Īnd your husband has been gone, and you don't know where, for years.Īnd I thought, as I wiped my eyes on the corner of my apron: I thought, as I wiped my eyes on the corner of my apron:Īnd more than once: you can't keep weaving all day Millay makes the myths of ancient Greece relevant to every day life in her poem. The Bible and mythology are two poetic favorites when it comes to creating allusions. An allusion is understandable only to those with prior knowledge of the reference in question which the writer assumes to be so.įor me, allusion, symbolism, metaphor, and simile, are the very heart of a poem.
At first glance, it does not appear to be more than a poem about a woman wiping her eyes on her apron, but when you look deeper, you discover the exciting world of allusion.Īccording to, an allusion is the implicit referencing of a related object or circumstance, which has occurred or existed in an external context. Vincent Millay for its unique understatement.
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