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Pity the Beautiful Dana Gioia

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Significant Re-Arrangement: A Close Reading of “Pity the Beautiful” Bekah Carter College

Pity the Beautiful

When conducting a close reading of Dana Gioia’s “Pity the Beautiful,” the odd number of stanzas stands out; this observation is accentuated by the fact the third (and middle) stanza acts as a turning point in the poem. Sometimes, poets do this...