The Emperor of Ice-Cream

“The Emperor of Ice-Cream” by Wallace Stevens requires several readings to gain an understanding of the poet’s meaning. The poem is open for different interpretations. Narration The narration is...

This poem can be very confusing. With all difficult poems, we have to consider what might be suggested by symbols, images, odd words or phrases, and that such a poem might be interpreted in...

This poem is commonly interpreted as being spoken by a narrator shocked at how coarse life in the kitchen can coexist in the same house with death (the corpse of an old woman) in the parlor. Then...

“The Emperor of Ice Cream” is a poem that can be read on several levels and is probably best understood as an existential commentary on the fleeting nature of life and so a testament to the...