I Knew A Woman Analysis

I knew a woman, lovely in her bones,

When small birds sighed, she would sigh back at them;

Ah, when she moved, she moved more ways than one:

The shapes a bright container can contain!

Of her choice virtues only gods should speak,

Or English poets who grew up on Greek

(I'd have them sing in chorus, cheek to cheek.)How well her wishes went! She stroked my chin,

She taught me Turn, and Counter-turn, and stand;

She taught me Touch, that undulant white skin:

I nibbled meekly from her proffered hand;

She was the sickle; I, poor I, the rake,

Coming behind her for her pretty sake

(But what prodigious mowing did we make.)Love likes a gander, and adores a goose:

Her full lips pursed, the errant note to seize;

She played it quick, she played it light and loose;

My eyes, they dazzled at her flowing knees;

Her several parts could keep a pure repose,

Or one hip quiver with a mobile nose

(She moved in circles, and those circles moved.)Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay:

I'm martyr to a motion not my own;

What's freedom for? To know eternity.

I swear she cast a shadow white as stone.

But who would count eternity in days?

These old bones live to learn her wanton ways:

(I measure time by how a body sways.)

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| Posted on 2009-05-14 | by a guest

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i think this poem is beautiful. I also think it could be him talking about his mother. read it again and u can see what i mean. im not saying it isnt about a lover of his but some of the ways he describes her makes it sound like she was more than a lover.

| Posted on 2009-05-14 | by a guest

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| Posted on 2009-04-28 | by a guest

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This poem is very clearly about a woman the speaker knows intimately, in more ways than one. The language towards the woman is a mix of romantic and sensual, and the whole work is laden with subtle sexual references that Roethke makes very delicately and playfully, in keeping with the poem's tone, which makes obvious his more-than-skin-deep attraction to the woman, almost elegantly skipping across sections of innuendo as if her sexuality is just another facet of her pure and beautiful nature, or another of the 'shapes a bright container can contain,' meant to be treated with a sort of whimsical reverence.

| Posted on 2009-01-13 | by a guest

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Contrary to popular belief this poem is actually not about the narrorators infatuation with a woman. It is actually about a woman's infatuation with the narrorator. Look closely at the 3rd line and you'll see what I mean.

| Posted on 2008-11-30 | by a guest

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i think he is talking about thhis beautiful lovely girl taht he really want to talk to but he is just to shy to do anything about it and he really wants her to know how he feels about her so he writes this poem

| Posted on 2008-04-17 | by a guest

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This poem is just a lame copy of what has been out there for hundreds of years. Please stop bothering us with this crap. Thanks a lot! jacob

| Posted on 2008-01-24 | by a guest

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This may be my favorite poem from my favorite poet. Known mostly for his beautiful imagery with natural themes, this is more about human elements, but just as effective. The wanting here, the adulation...This so well describes the overwhelming, over-taking of ones whole when in the head-over-heels phase of a relationship. (She moved in circles, and those circles moved) and (I measure time by how a body sways) are two of the most beautiful lines I've ever read. They have inspired me so many times to dig deeper when trying to display emotion. The reason I'm even here right now is because I'm feeling a bit of a drought, and wheneveer I read him I get inspired. I should go on, there's so much to say about it (the way he plays with words in such silly manners at times then so delicately beautiful in others) but I've gotten what I was looking for. Thanks Teddy, you've moved me yet again!

I knew a woman, lovely in her bones,
When small birds sighed, she would sigh back at them;

My God! How such warm words can produce such a chill in me is bewildering!

| Posted on 2004-11-20 | by deadndreaming