I know I am but summer to your heart,
And not the full four seasons of the year.

Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Topic

Summer love Flings

Author

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Source

I Know I Am But Summer

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1923 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Millay, Edna St. Vincent. "I Know I Am But Summer." The Harp-Weaver, and Other Poems. Harper & Brothers, 1923, I. 1.

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