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Analysis and comments on An Ancient Gesture by Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Comment 35 of 75, added on February 11th, 2012 at 9:29 PM.
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Comment 33 of 75, added on April 18th, 2011 at 2:12 PM.
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Comment 32 of 75, added on April 18th, 2011 at 2:12 PM.
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Comment 31 of 75, added on April 18th, 2011 at 12:43 PM.

I hate this poem!!!!!!!!!

jfal from United States
Comment 30 of 75, added on April 18th, 2011 at 12:43 PM.

I hate this poem!!!!!!!!!

jfal from United States
Comment 29 of 75, added on January 4th, 2010 at 12:00 AM.
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Comment 28 of 75, added on April 26th, 2009 at 9:35 PM.

I think the last stanza has the most meaning, and shows what the poem is
about. The poet is stating that a women crying is a gesture to a man to
tell them that they are sad. The men only sees it as that, but then in the
last 2 lines.. it states that penelope is the only one actually crying, and
she is the one feeling the pain

ry from United States
Comment 27 of 75, added on December 2nd, 2008 at 1:47 PM.

i love this poem (please no one correct my writing, i do it on purpose) its
open to so many interpretations you know? likeit can be taken literally,
and it could be a woman waiting faithfully for her husband just like
penelope did, or it could also be a sort of justification of crying, a way
to make it known that there is nothing wrong with shedding a tear now and
then because it does not make us weak, that's why she stresses that
penelope cried too, because penelope was a strong, spartan and eternaly
faithful and determined woman whom anyone could take as an example and even
she cried... also there are different little messages throughout the poem,
like the apron, is it saying that a woman's place is in the kitchen or is
it critizing that ideal? or the lines about bursting into tears because
there is nothing else to do... is she saying that women are useless without
men or again criticizing that idea that we have as a society? she also
criticizes men and the way that they are basically emotionless especially
in contrast with women
or at least thats how i interpret the poem

Zoe from United States
Comment 26 of 75, added on April 3rd, 2008 at 8:37 PM.

In the story odysseus has been gone for about 20 years and penelope is
being pestered to choose a new king and she tells her people that as soon
as she finishes the quilt she will choose a king so by day she quilts and
at night she undo's it. Thought id throw that in

brad from United States

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Poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poem: An Ancient Gesture
Added: Feb 21 2003
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