First Fig

by Edna St. Vincent Millay

This poem is from her 1920 collection, A Few Figs from Thistles. Click here for the text. The text is also in The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, Vol 1.   Click here for an audio reading of "Two Figs" by Walter Rufus Eagles.

Discussion questions:

What does the title mean?

What is the attitude of the poem's persona?

Created by Stan Galloway 26 July 2005.  Last updated 26 July 2005.  Contact me at sgallowa@bridgewater.edu