# Poetry — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Poetry by C. S. Lewis.

- [Spirits in Bondage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/spirits-in-bondage.md): A cycle of lyrics exploring themes of spiritual imprisonment, the conflict between nature and spirit, and the search for meaning in a world marked by suffering and loss.
- [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/prologue.md): The prologue sets the stage for a poetic journey, comparing the narrator's quest to ancient Phoenician sailors voyaging to the Tin Isles. It speaks of singing of unknown lands, fleeing a scarlet city ruled by a pitiless 
- [Part I: The Prison House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/part-i-the-prison-house.md): Dymer is born and raised in a sterile, utopian city that suppresses individuality and emotion. He kills his master and flees, triggering a revolution in the city.
- [I: Satan Speaks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/i-satan-speaks.md): Satan, personifying Nature, declares herself the sole law and reality, encompassing both beauty and brutality, and asserts her dominance over all fantasy and rebellion.
- [II: French Nocturne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/ii-french-nocturne.md): Set in the desolate trenches of Monchy-le-Preux, the chapter contrasts the serene, moonlit night with the brutal reality of war. The speaker observes the trenches, a ruined village, and a plane flying toward the moon, wh

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- [III: The Satyr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/iii-the-satyr.md)
- [IV: Victory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/iv-victory.md)
- [V: Irish Nocturne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/v-irish-nocturne.md)
- [VI: Spooks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/vi-spooks.md)
- [VII: Apology](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/vii-apology.md)
- [VIII: Ode for New Year’s Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/viii-ode-for-new-year-s-day.md)
- [IX: Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/ix-night.md)
- [X: To Sleep](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/x-to-sleep.md)
- [XI: In Prison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xi-in-prison.md)
- [XII: De Profundis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xii-de-profundis.md)
- [XIII: Satan Speaks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xiii-satan-speaks.md)
- [XIV: The Witch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xiv-the-witch.md)
- [XV: Dungeon Grates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xv-dungeon-grates.md)
- [XVI: The Philosopher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xvi-the-philosopher.md)
- [XVII: The Ocean Strand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xvii-the-ocean-strand.md)
- [XVIII: Noon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xviii-noon.md)
- [XIX: Milton Read Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xix-milton-read-again.md)
- [XX: Sonnet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xx-sonnet.md)
- [XXI: The Autumn Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxi-the-autumn-morning.md)
- [Part II: Hesitation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/part-ii-hesitation.md)
- [XXII: L’Apprenti Sorcier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxii-l-apprenti-sorcier.md)
- [XXIII: Alexandrines](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxiii-alexandrines.md)
- [XXIV: In Praise of Solid People](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxiv-in-praise-of-solid-people.md)
- [Part III: The Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/part-iii-the-escape.md)
- [XXV: Song of the Pilgrims](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxv-song-of-the-pilgrims.md)
- [XXVI: Song](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxvi-song.md)
- [XXVII: The Ass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxvii-the-ass.md)
- [XXVIII: Ballade Mystique](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxviii-ballade-mystique.md)
- [XXIX: Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxix-night.md)
- [XXX: Oxford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxx-oxford.md)
- [XXXI: Hymn (For Boy’s Voices)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxxi-hymn-for-boy-s-voices.md)
- [XXXII: “Our Daily Bread”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxxii-our-daily-bread.md)
- [How He Saw Angus the God](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxxiii-how-he-saw-angus-the-god.md)
- [XXXIV: The Roads](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxxiv-the-roads.md)
- [XXXV: Hesperus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxxv-hesperus.md)
- [XXXVI: The Star Bath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxxvi-the-star-bath.md)
- [XXXVII: Tu Ne Quæsieris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxxvii-tu-ne-qu-sieris.md)
- [Lullaby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxxviii-lullaby.md)
- [World's Desire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xxxix-world-s-desire.md)
- [XL: Death in Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/xl-death-in-battle.md)
- [Dymer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/dymer.md)
- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/epigraph.md)
- [Dymer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/dymer.md)
- [Canto I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/canto-i.md)
- [Canto II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/canto-ii.md)
- [Canto III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/canto-iii.md)
- [Canto IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/canto-iv.md)
- [Canto V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/canto-v.md)
- [Canto VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/canto-vi.md)
- [Canto VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/canto-vii.md)
- [Canto VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/canto-viii.md)
- [Canto IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_3_se/chapters/canto-ix.md)

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