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Farm Implements and Rutabagas in a Landscape
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John Ashbery
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Farm Implements and Rutabagas in a Landscape Quotes
Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Language and Communication Quotes
The first of the undecoded messages read: "Popeye sits in thunder, Unthought of. From that shoebox of an apartment, From livid curtain's hue, a tangram emerges: a country." (1-3)
The Home Quotes
Meanwhile the Sea Hag was relaxing on a green couch: "How pleasant To spend one's vacation en la casa de Popeye," she scratched Her cleft chin's solitary hair. (4-6)
Dissatisfaction Quotes
The apartment Seemed to grow smaller. "But what if no pleasant Inspiration plunge us now to the stars? For this is my country." (10-12)
Man and the Natural World Quotes
Farm Implements and Rutabagas in a Landscape (Title)
Transformation Quotes
The first of the undecoded messages read: "Popeye sits in thunder, Unthought of. From that shoebox of an apartment, From livid curtain's hue, a tangram emerges: a country. (1-3)
