In an Artist's Studio
How does the repetition of "one " at the beginning of the first two lines add to the meaning?
How does the repetition of "one" at the beginning of the first two lines add to the meaning?
How does the repetition of "one" at the beginning of the first two lines add to the meaning?
The poem reflects the singular through the first two lines. The artist seems consumed with the singular: One face looks out from all his canvases, One selfsame figure sits or walks or leans: Here, anaphora of the word "one" and parallelism between these lines makes the poem reflect what it describes.
One of the
One you are