William Stafford: He is an American poet and recieved his Ph.D from University of Iowa. This is interesting to me because overall I have found that many writers do not finish college or even go to college, but the last two poets i have researched have had degrees and a very profound educationasl background.
This poem is about discovering yourself and letting adventure become a positive embrace of your soul. Millicent was obviously looking for a journey and when she kept on crawling futher into the undiscovered world, she was thrilled and couldn't help but feel whole. Aunt Dolbee was reality calling her back from the fantasy to the world again.
This poem is most definitely a ballad telling a story about a girl named Millicent.
The poem has three stanzas, the first stanza is 11 lines, second stanza is also 11 lines, and the third stanza is 7 lines. There was no rhyming but there was some diction. The diction indicates the imaginary truth that Millicent was thinking. The poem seemed more like a short story rather than a poem!
Good. It does seem to be a ballad!
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