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    A Study Guide for Edna St. Vincent Millay's "The Courage That My Mother Had"
    A Study Guide for Edna St. Vincent Millay's "The Courage That My Mother Had"
    A Study Guide for Edna St. Vincent Millay's "The Courage That My Mother Had"
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    A Study Guide for Edna St. Vincent Millay's "The Courage That My Mother Had"

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    A Study Guide for Edna St. Vincent Millay's "The Courage That My Mother Had," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Poetry for Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateAug 19, 2016
    ISBN9781535835978
    A Study Guide for Edna St. Vincent Millay's "The Courage That My Mother Had"

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      A Study Guide for Edna St. Vincent Millay's "The Courage That My Mother Had" - Gale

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      The Courage That My Mother Had

      Edna St. Vincent Millay

      1949

      Introduction

      The Courage That My Mother Had is included in the collection Mine the Harvest, which was published in 1949. The poems in this volume were written in Millay’s later years, and they tend to reflect the mature sensibility of a woman who has experienced her share of hardship. Indeed, one might read The Courage That My Mother Had as Millay’s autobiographical response to her mother’s death. In this poem, Millay expresses her admiration for her mother’s courage and yearns for her fortitude. She also carefully chooses small details to allude to other aspects of her mother’s personality. Although her tone is wistful, the speaker is not embittered. She acknowledges the belief that material possessions can be handed down but such virtues as courage cannot. Using simple diction, the speaker laments the fact that she lacks courage as she faces the heartache of having lost her

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