One Art
...sily noticed. The halves mark a turning point in the spectrum of feelings expressed in the speaker’s voice, ranging from a rather carefree optimism to one that is visibly strained near the poem’s end. The first three stanzas deal with the loss of items that seem made with the “intent to be lost” because of their trifling characteristics. When the speaker claims that misplacing door keys or wasting an hour will bring no disaster, one readily agrees because the examples of loss that he/she has cited truly do not bring any grave consequences. Using words with connotations of excitement, like “fluster” and “faster”, create a fast paced and breezy tone, which complements the lack of solemnity that the speaker is trying to justify. The speaker even optimistically proposes a solution ...