Helen
Helen In the poem, Helen by HD, the poet’s attitude toward Helen has a rejecting and negative tone. The title embodies hate by simply addressing Helen with just her name.The poem starts with, "All Greece hates the still eyes in the white face", representing Helen as a statue, still memorialized for her beauty. "All Greece", representing an entire population. The poet acknowledges her beauty in an unfortunate way. The second stanza states, "All Greece reviles the wan face when she smiles". This quote creates the idea that Helen is an unwanted and a criticized person. The last two lines, "only if she were laid, white ash amid funeral cypresses", further showing the resentment towards Helen.
Helen In the poem, Helen by HD, the poet’s attitude toward Helen has a rejecting and negative tone. The title embodies hate by simply addressing Helen with just her name.The poem starts with, "All Greece hates the still eyes in the white face", representing Helen as a statue, still memorialized for her beauty. "All Greece", representing an entire population. The poet acknowledges her beauty in an unfortunate way. The second stanza states, "All Greece reviles the wan face when she smiles". This quote creates the idea that Helen is an unwanted and a criticized person. The last two lines, "only if she were laid, white ash amid funeral cypresses", further showing the resentment towards Helen.
Helen In the poem, Helen by HD, the poet’s attitude toward Helen has a rejecting and negative tone. The title embodies hate by simply addressing Helen with just her name.The poem starts with, "All Greece hates the still eyes in the white face", representing Helen as a statue, still memorialized for her beauty. "All Greece", representing an entire population. The poet acknowledges her beauty in an unfortunate way. The second stanza states, "All Greece reviles the wan face when she smiles". This quote creates the idea that Helen is an unwanted and a criticized person. The last two lines, "only if she were laid, white ash amid funeral cypresses", further showing the resentment towards Helen.