The Plot Against The Giant - A poem by Wallace Stevens


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Wallace Stevens - The Plot Against The Giant

First Girl
When this yokel comes maundering,
Whetting his hacker,
I shall run before him,
Diffusing the civilest odors
Out of geraniums and unsmelled flowers.
It will check him.

Second Girl
I shall run before him,
Arching cloths besprinkled with colors
As small as fish-eggs.
The threads
Will abash him.

Third Girl
Oh, la...le pauvre!
I shall run before him,
With a curious puffing.
He will bend his ear then.
I shall whisper
Heavenly labials in a world of gutturals.
It will undo him.

Added: on July 29th, 2005 at 6:59 PM | Viewed: 2008 times | Comments and analysis of The Plot Against The Giant by Wallace Stevens Comments (2)

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Poet: Wallace Stevens Poem: The Plot Against The Giant Comment 2 of 2, added on December 3rd, 2005 at 9:02 PM. What an odd comment from Tamra! There are three girls in the poem, and no women. The poem compares three senses, scent, sight, and finally sound; the last is the most powerful-- it "undoes" the giant-- because it is self-reflexive, referring to poetry's origins in song. Leo from United States Comment 1 of 2, added on July 29th, 2005 at 6:59 PM. Under a womans exterior is a hidden flower with the power to bend the will of even a giant. Her submission is never a mistake. Tamra from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, The Plot Against The Giant, has received 2 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Wallace Stevens with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Wallace Stevens Poem: The Plot Against The Giant Last read: Jul 19 2008, 7:06PM Viewed 2008 times. Added on July 29th, 2005 at 6:59 PM.

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