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Daniel Atkins 24th April 2003 English A1 SL A CHINESE SAGE ------------------------------ Poetry Commentary Elizabeth Jennings wrote this poem as part of a collection of works written in 1975 in a book called Growing-Points. A sage is a man who is believed to be wise, and having the wisdom of experience.1 This term could also be referred to as an herb, although given the circumstances it seems more likely to be the first option. Interesting how it seems that a sage is a man not a woman, evident in the dictionary and in the poem. The subject of the poem is quite intriguing. A Chinese sage reckons that he has written the perfect piece of poetry, however feels necessary to show it to a woman of hard labour. She reads through it, and does not understand various words. These words could be linked to wealth and freedom, which she has no clue about, therefore the poem's...

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