Ancient Autumn (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
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The Poem
Charles Simic’s “Ancient Autumn” consists of four free-verse stanzas that simultaneously present a landscape and call the scene into question. While the view presented is one of everyday existence from an earlier time, subtle hints within the scene present both a cynical and comical view of human life.
The poem presents an Old World landscape where a “foolish youth” is perched in an apple tree sawing the branch that he is seated on. The orchard echoes the sound, and the few remaining apples on the tree sway from the saw’s motion. As the young man...
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