Bavarian Gentians

by D.H. Lawrence

This poem is from his 1933 collection, Last Poems.  Click here for the text.  Click here for my reading of the poem.

Photo of the gentian is from the Gentian Research Network, 
used by permission of Guilhem Mansion.  Please do not reproduce.

Discussion questions:

What is important about the claim made in lines 1 and 2?

Who are the people mentioned in the poem and why are they important?

  How would you describe the structure, or the organizing principle, of the poem?

  What is the persona's attitude toward death in the poem?

Created by Stan Galloway 22 July 2005.  Last updated 25 July 2005.  Contact me at sgallowa@bridgewater.edu