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Essay Archive - Analysis of "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird"
Analysis of "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird"
“Thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird” by Wallace Stevens is a poem
about what it means to really know something. In this poem, Stevens shows this
connection by writing a first person poem about a poet's observation and
contemplation's when viewing a blackbird. He does this by making each stanza an
explanation of a new way he has perceived this blackbird. First, he writes about
his physical perception of the blackbird as an observer. Then, he writes about
the his mental p....
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