The Goblet (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Lucila Godoy Alcayaga
- First Published: 1938
- Type of Work: Lyric ballad
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry, Ballad
The Poem
Gabriela Mistral’s “The Goblet” consists of four stanzas alternating in odd and even lines. The title has also been translated as “The Drink,” evoking the elemental nature of water. Its lyrical quality evokes sensory images of the Caribbean islands and lulls the reader into its calm until the final stanza, in which ecstatic energy is transformed into anguish and alienation. The poet describes how she has traveled from island to island with her water-filled goblet, carefully protecting it so as not to spill a drop. If she had lost one drop, she would have lost...
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