Poetry · Character
Wise Men
Biblical magi or sages referenced in a poem about wisdom.
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Figures observed by the speaker, characterized as having dead eyes.
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In Wise Men: Figures observed by the speaker, characterized as having dead eyes. Later, in Poem for Youth: Addressed as 'Wise old men' and 'Staid old men,' they are the voices of tradition being questioned by the…
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