One Art
One Art
by Elizabeth Bishop

One Art Quotes

Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.

Transience Quotes

so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster. (1.2-3)

Memory and the Past Quotes

Then practice losing farther, losing faster: places, names, and where it was you meant to travel. (3.7-9)

Sadness Quotes

The art of losing isn’t hard to master (1.1, 2.6, 4.12)

Love Quotes

I lost my mother’s watch. And look! my last, or next-to-last of three loved houses went. (4.10-11)

Lies and Deceit Quotes

The art of losing isn’t hard to master (1.1, 2.6, 4.12)