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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
YOUTH, by SALLIE GAFFNEY
First Line: Youth is like a child in a swing
Last Line: To the lower regions of despair.
Subject(s): Metaphor; Youth; Similes
First Line: Youth is like a child in a swing
Last Line: To the lower regions of despair.
Subject(s): Metaphor; Youth; Similes
Youth is like a child in a swing
Transported in a moment from the heavenly heights
To the lower regions of despair.
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