The Lemon Trees (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Eugenio Montale
- First Published: 1925
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Poetry or poets, Edible plants, Trees, Italy or Italians, Fruit, Plants, Orchards, Lemons
The Poem
“The Lemon Trees” is the second poem in Eugenio Montale’s collection Ossi di seppia (Bones of the Cuttlefish, 1984) and the first poem of the series entitled “Movimenti” (“Movements”). It consists of forty-nine lines in free verse, divided into four stanzas of various lengths. In addition to introducing an important image in the poem—the lemon trees themselves—the title suggests a connection with the first composition of the book. First, it recalls the orchard mentioned in the opening poem and suggests to the reader that images of nature...
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