"Pretty"

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This paper concentrates on the poem "Pretty." The writer explains that the entire poem speaks to Smith's unsentimental view of the human condition. She recognizes that although Man usually thinks of himself as The Top Predator, he is not. All creatures will fall to Man and his weapons, if he chooses. The paper examines how the poem is representative of Smith's life. The writer explains how the poem reflects the experience of Smith's life - it is a very British verse with a crisp sound and formal style.

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"Pretty is underrated, as Stevie Smith herself says. In discussions of her works, Pretty, the poem, is often overshadowed by her fiction and her earlier volumes of verse, especially Novel on Yellow Paper, A Good Time Was Had by All and Not Waving But Drowning. Pretty is a shining example of her "ironic wit, unexpected turn of phrase and unsentimental view of the human condition ." "

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