The Blue Dress (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sandra Cisneros
- First Published: 1980
- Type of Work: Meditation
- Genres: Poetry, Meditation
- Subjects: Love or romance, Pregnancy, Food, Childbirth, Dressmaking or dressmakers, Clothing or dress
The Poem
“The Blue Dress” consists of six short stanzas of brief lines in free verse. In spite of its brevity and informality, the poem successfully conveys a multitude of feelings. Cisneros looks at a young man’s breakup with his girlfriend, the events precipitating it, and his consequent anxiety and pain. The poet narrates the details of two final visits between the former lovers, suggesting metaphorically the distance and the lack of commonality the young man feels at separating from the woman for whom he had once felt a close bond but who now goes her way alone to...
[The entire page is 1275 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
See Also
Related Topics
