Edna St. Vincent Millay

LitCharts guides for works by Edna St. Vincent Millay

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

First Fig

Edna St. Vincent Millay's "First Fig" is a bittersweet celebration of a life lived in the fast lane. The speaker describes their life as a candle that burns at "both ends." Though this candle won't... view guide

I, Being born a Woman and Distressed (Sonnet 41)

"I, Being born a Woman and Distressed" is a sonnet written by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay. Millay published "I, Being born a Woman and Distressed" in her coll... view guide

Pity me not because the light of day (Sonnet 29)

Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Pity me not" is a sonnet of lost love. In this short, sad poem, a speaker tries to reconcile herself to the fact that love, like everything else in the world, inevitably ... view guide

Recuerdo

Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Recuerdo" is a joyful celebration of life's simple pleasures. The poem describes two friends (or, perhaps, lovers) having a wonderful time riding a ferry back and forth, ... view guide

The Buck in the Snow

"The Buck in the Snow" is a poem by American poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay, first published in a collection of the same title in 1928. In the poem, the speaker recalls seeing a strong... view guide

What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why (Sonnet 43)

"What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why," first published in 1920 in Vanity Fair, is an Italian sonnet written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and feminist Edna St. Vincent Millay. ... view guide