The Mill

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"The Mill" is a dark, psychologically intense narrative poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson that explores themes of despair, miscommunication, and tragic misunderstanding within a miller’s family.

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instanceOf lyric poem
poem
author Edwin Arlington Robinson NERFINISHED
authorNationality American
containsCharacter the miller
the miller’s wife NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
explores psychological states of its characters
the consequences of misinterpretation
the impact of economic decline on personal identity
form narrative
genre dark poetry
psychological poetry
imageryType domestic imagery
gloomy imagery
includedIn collections of Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poems
language English
literaryMovement American modernism NERFINISHED
American realism NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod early 20th century American literature
mainCharacter the miller
the miller’s wife NERFINISHED
meter iambic pentameter
narrativePerspective third-person
rhymeScheme regular rhyme scheme
setting a mill
symbol the mill NERFINISHED
the miller’s coat
the rope
symbolizes economic decline
emotional desolation
theme ambiguity of reality
death
despair
economic hardship
marital alienation
miscommunication
suicide
tragic misunderstanding
tone dark
somber
tragic

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