Edna St. Vincent Millay
"I think my feelings right now could be summarized from a quote from the made for TV movie: The House Without a Christmas Tree..." ("Mary Catherine Gallagher Christmas"). Just as Mary Katherine Gallagher, a character from the popular television show Saturday Night Live, has mastered expressing her feelings through words, so has the famous poet, Edna St. Vincent Millay. Her expert skill over the words of the English language was far superior to most others'. It was this dominance that led Edna St. Vincent Millay to be so excellent at conveying her thoughts, feelings, and beliefs through the medium of language. As a result, she was very influential not only to her readers, but also to writers. Overall, Millay's poetry had a huge effect on so many people and groups solely because of her ability to control, with simplicity, the messages she gave when she wrote. In the New York Times Book Review on March 15, 1992, Liz Rosenberg commented on a new compilation of old Millay poems. In general, Rosenberg seemed to enjoy most of Millay's works. She found that there are beliefs of feminism, anti-fascism, and social justice scattered all across the stanzas. This article also communicates to the reader that the simplicity of Millay
"Mary Catherine Gallagher Christmas." Saturday Night Live. NBC. 20 Dec. 1997. mastery of English was still exceptional. Rosenberg, Liz. "So Young, So Good, So Popular." The New York Times Book Review 15 Mar. 1992: 3. child and her playfulness waiting to get out on paper. As a result, she laid the groundwork for so many children's poets that are popular today such as Shell Silverstein and Dr. Seuss. Today, the value of Millay's masterpieces is understood. Collected Sonnets is universally recognized as one of poetry's best. "Intense feeling goes with 'chastity of soul,' and the humblest of details, like the commonest of creatures, win dignity from the art they incite, both to very great height and to equally great depth." (Modern American Poetry). Most of Millay's other books are still renowned today and are known mostly for the manner in which they changed the way poetry is thought of in the modern world. On the whole, Millay's novels are still revered today for changing poetry, as we know it. Millay, Edna St. Vincent. "Just But Mindful of You the Sodden Earth in Spring." Collected Sonnets. New York: Harper and Row, 1941. 3. 's works is beautiful. She also comments that Millay is able to express an important thought or belief in a brief poetic line. This furthers the idea of Millay being able to use words so effectively. Millay's "...sense of natural speech..." (3) in her works also clarifies her mastery of the use of vocabulary. This New York Times article suggests that Millay is able to give ideas to the reader in such a straightforward style. This way the reader is not overwhelmed by the superfluous and the point comes across simply. McNab, Chuck. "Chuck III's College Resources" [Online] http://www.chuckiii.com/Reports/Poetry/Edna_St_Vincent_Millay.shtml, 10 Mar. 2001.
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