Question

Copy at least four but no more than ten lines from Anne Sexton's poem "Young" and annotate them.

Answer 1

Answer:

"A thousand doors ago

when I was a lonely kid

in a big house with four

garages and it was summer

as long as I could remember,

I lay on the lawn at night,

clover wrinkling under me,

the wise stars bedding over me,"

Explanation:

The above lines are from the poem called "young" written by Anne Sexton. In this poem the poet reflects on adolescence and how this phase modifies our bodies, minds, feelings and sensations. The poem shows how adolescencia leaves us confused and unstable while bringing a nostalgia for a wonderful time that has passed.

Answer 2

Answer: Young is a short poem, one of Anne Sexton's early attempts to express herself in verse. It focuses on transition and that special time everyone goes through - adolescence, puberty, those days, weeks, months when physical, mental and spiritual changes profoundly affect our relationships.

Anne Sexton published this poem in 1962 in a book titled All My Pretty Ones. Whilst not explicitly confessional, it gives hints and clues as to how the poet would progress later on in her career.

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