H.D. "Oread".
Summary and Analysis
Oread of the title is a nymph dwelling in mountains and hills.
The brief poem develops an image of the sea, however it is not distinct whether the speaker addresses a literary sea of green water or the sea of green tree tops. The speaker asks the sea to cover her rocks with the pools of trees.
Basics
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Author
Doolittle, Hilda. (1886 - 1961). -
Full Title
"Oread". -
Fist Published
1924 -
Form
Poem.
Works Cited
H.D. "Oread". (1924). In: The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Ed. Nina Baym et al. NY: Norton, 1989.