An Enigma - A poem by Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe - An Enigma

"Seldom we find," says Solomon Don Dunce, 
"Half an idea in the profoundest sonnet. 
Through all the flimsy things we see at once 
As easily as through a Naples bonnet- 
Trash of all trash!- how can a lady don it? 
Yet heavier far than your Petrarchan stuff- 
Owl-downy nonsense that the faintest puff 
Twirls into trunk-paper the while you con it." 
And, veritably, Sol is right enough. 
The general tuckermanities are arrant 
Bubbles- ephemeral and so transparent- 
But this is, now- you may depend upon it- 
Stable, opaque, immortal- all by dint 
Of the dear names that he concealed within 't.

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Poet: Edgar Allan Poe Poem: An Enigma Poem of the Day: Dec 17 2000 Comment 9 of 9, added on April 17th, 2007 at 11:49 PM. i love the poems but at the same time would like to ask a question . can i get help with a poem by the name MYSELF BY EDGAR ALLEN POE edgar allen poe from United States Comment 8 of 9, added on October 20th, 2005 at 8:29 AM. 1848 was a time in poe's life when his wife was dead. Perhaps this sarah hanna lewis was a woman he found to satisfy him before he dies the following year Ben from United States Comment 7 of 9, added on August 31st, 2005 at 6:27 AM. Wat i've noticed in the poem "An Enigma" is that if u write down the letters to the lines they correspond to, for example 1st line 1st letter, 2nd line 2nd letter etc. then u end up with the name Sarah Anna Lewis, and as is my understanding, this is the woman who Poe had sent this poem to in the first place, other than this it just seems to be criticising shakespeare and his whole style of writing a sonnet very harshly... Bluey from Australia More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, An Enigma, has received 9 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Edgar Allan Poe with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Edgar Allan Poe Poem: An Enigma Last read: May 11 2008, 9:59PM Poem of the Day: Dec 17 2000 Viewed 10727 times. Added on August 31st, 2005 at 6:27 AM.

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