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Summary Of The Centaur May Swenson

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In the poem “The Centaur” May Swenson writes about a woman reminiscing her childhood, back to the summer when she was a ten year old girl riding her wooden horse. The imagery and language in this poem leads me to believe that while riding her horse the child experiences something she hasn't before. In the lines “the willow knob with the strap between my thighs” the imagery and words used here are sexual in connotation. The innocent playful riding of the horse was replaced by something more sexual. Being a ten year old girl it is likely she is going through changes such as puberty. This might enable her to welcome this new feeling she’s experiencing, mischievous and filled with curiosity. It all commenced when the young girl was riding her
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