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What does the poem "The Choice" by Dorothy Parker mean?
What is the story of the poem or what is going on? I do not understand the poem very well... Could someone help me analyze it?
Poem:
The Choice
He'd have given me rolling lands,
Houses of marble, and billowing farms,
Pearls, to trickle between my hands,
Smoldering rubies, to circle my arms.
You- you'd only a lilting song,
Only a melody, happy and high,
You were sudden and swift and strong-
Never a thought for another had I.
He'd have given me laces rare,
Dresses that glimmered with frosty sheen,
Shining ribbons to wrap my hair,
Horses to draw me, as fine as a queen.
You- you'd only to whistle low,
Gayly I followed wherever you led.
I took you, and I let him go-
Somebody ought to examine my head!
Pretty typical Parker. She's lamenting her poor choice in men and wishing that she were more materialistic. It's an ironic poem poking fun at love.
Focus on the closing line. Parker almost always put the emphasis on the poem's end with some kind of ironic twist.
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