Thursday, January 1, 2004

Sadie And Maud Comments

Rating: 4.2

Maud went to college.
Sadie stayed home.
Sadie scraped life
With a fine toothed comb.
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Gwendolyn Brooks
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Chinedu Dike 30 March 2025

A great poem written with artistic brilliance

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Sylvia Frances Chan 09 March 2025

This is still a WOW Poem with all the excellent comments given here, immortally very precious

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Sylvia Frances Chan 21 July 2024

This is true immortal poem, chosen again by Poem Hunter and Team as The Modern Poem Of The Day. Our greatest Congratulations to the great Poetess.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 21 July 2024

I have given my complete comments on this amazing and fantastic poem by Gwendolyn Brooks, and I have still these marvelous words for this excellent poem

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Marguerite Anderson 12 April 2024

I have always been affected by this poem. It is a message that reminds us to make the most of our circumstances, that success or happiness is not one dimensional. I see myself in Sadie and I celebrate all the Saidies in the world.

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Ruth Walters 30 March 2024

Nice work

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Sylvia Frances Chan 29 March 2024

The poetess shows a fascinating comparisoon.5 Stars!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 29 March 2024

A beautiful and clever poem about what women can do or may do. The poetess shows these abilities,

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Sylvia Frances Chan 09 March 2024

FOUR: In the end, Sadie passes away, her daughters move forward, and Maud inhabits Sadie's old home, where the poetess hints at her unhappiness, meekness, and loneliness.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 09 March 2024

THREE: Maud embodies conventionality, while Sadie defies expectations, using her metaphorical "fine-tooth comb" to extract joy from life.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 09 March 2024

TWO: Maud seeks education, and attends college. Sadie remains at home, becoming a mother. Despite their different choices, both sisters grapple with societal norms dictating a woman's life.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 09 March 2024

ONE: The poem is about happiness, sexism, and society's expectations. The poem contrasts the lives of two sisters, Maud and Sadie, who take divergent paths.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 18 January 2024

Most deserving poem chosen by Poem Hunter And Team as The Modern Poem Of The Day. TOP Marks. A poem about what womencan do or may do. The poetess shows these abilities, a fascinating comparisoon

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Sylvia Frances Chan 18 January 2024

FOUR: The poem also praises going against the grain and living life by one's own rules, but showcases the hardships of both Sadie and Maud, who face either intense social scrutiny or intense loneliness

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Sylvia Frances Chan 18 January 2024

THREE: The poem explores themes of sexism and societal expectations. It implies that women in the mid-20th century had limited options for happiness and fulfillment.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 18 January 2024

TWO: Maud goes to college, while Sadie stays home and has children out of wedlock.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 18 January 2024

ONE: the story of two sisters, Sadie and Maud, who take different paths in life.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 18 January 2024

Crazy comparison, but we know who the happiest and luckiest in life IS. So samrtly rendered

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Sylvia Frances Chan 18 January 2024

An excellen Modern Poem Of The Day, TOP Marks for the great poetess. Most deserving!

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Kumarmani Mahakul 19 December 2023

Maud, who went to college, Is a thin brown mouse. She is living all alone In this old house.....nice inscription. Beautiful poem

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