Complete Poems of Marianne Moore Summary

Complete Poems of Marianne Moore Summary

Silence

In the poem, Silence, the experiences of a father are told by the daughter in his own words. He tells about superior people. He says that superior people never pay long visits. They prefer solitude, privacy and silence. They are self-reliant. The key is that the silence is sometimes necessary to fully understand the world around oneself.

The Mind is a wonderful Thing

The Mind is a Wonderful Thing is a poem where the poet describes mind using a series of metaphors. She calls it an enchanted things. It feels everything, hears, sees, tastes even when it doesn’t have any organs for itself. Signals through all the senses reach mind and thus the poet makes this analogy.

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