Charlotte Mew

LitCharts guides for works by Charlotte Mew

Explore LitCharts poetry guides for works by Charlotte Mew. Each guide offers line-by-line analysis, exploration of poetic devices, and helpful resources for studying Charlotte Mew's poetry.

A Quoi Bon Dire

In Charlotte Mew's "A Quoi Bon Dire," a speaker addresses her dead beloved as if he were right at her side. To the rest of the world, it appears that the speaker's beloved has been gone for "sevent... view guide

Rooms

Charlotte Mew's "Rooms" is a weary look back at a life of confinement and discontent. Its speaker recalls a series of rooms they've lived in, providing either no detail or gloomy details about each... view guide

The Farmer's Bride

“The Farmer’s Bride” (1912) is a dramatic monologue by the English poet Charlotte Mew, and eventually became the title work of her acclaimed 1916 collection. The poem's speaker, a farmer, reflects ... view guide

The Trees are Down

Charlotte Mew wrote “The Trees are Down” in the 1920s after watching workers saw down plane trees in London’s Euston Square Gardens. The poem’s speaker poignantly narrates the trees’ slow death whi... view guide