Poem Analysis: A Certain Lady

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Priscilla M. Alvarez Lopez
Professor Bracewell
English Comp 2
22 October 2014
A Certain Lady A Certain Lady is a poem from a multitude of emotions and expresses what a woman goes through. While she is listening to the man she most loves talk about his exploits with other different women. The poem speaks about how she is a smile for him while tilting for him. Listening attentively to what he says, she tries to attract with her body language in a coquettish way to him. She speaks about the ways he flirts with other women. Even though, he can't see how she hides away her smile. He can't see that behind her laughter she isn't happy at all. She is light hearted trying to fix her broken heart. As the lady is talking about how the guy is bringing

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