The Best Thing in the World
What’s the best thing in the world ?
June-rose, by May-dew impearled;
Sweet south-wind, that means no rain;
Truth, not cruel to a friend;
Pleasure, not in haste to end;
Beauty, not self-decked and curled
Till its pride is over-plain;
Light, that never makes you wink;
Memory, that gives no pain;
Love, when, so, you're loved again.
What's the best thing in the world ?
— Something out of it, I think.
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Who wrote the poem "The Best Thing in the World"?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (March 6, 1806 — June 29, 1861)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an English poet of the Victorian era, famous in England and the U.S. during her lifetime. She was the eldest of 12 children and wrote poetry from 11. She was an avid reader and writer, and Shakespeare was her favorite. From 15, she suffered from frail health due to intense head and spinal pain and lung problems throughout her life. After her 1844 volume "Poems" had a great success, Robert Browning, an English poet and playwright, was inspired to write to her, praising her work. The two met in 1845, fell in love, and soon got married. Their special bond had an important influence on their respective subsequent writings. Her work also had a great influence on famous contemporary writers such as the American poets Edgar Allan Poe and Emily Dickinson.
"The Best Thing in the World" explanation
In the poem, the speaker asks a rhetorical
question “what’s the best thing in the world?” She then provides her own
answers: June-rose, sweet south-wind, truth, pleasure, beauty, light, and memory.
By doing so, she invokes the readers’ own experiences related to these. She
also invites the readers to think of their own opinion about the most valuable
things in the world. What do you value the most in your life?
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