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'Sestina' was originally titled 'Early Sorrow'.
A sestina has six stanzas of six lines each.
It has six stanzas, each with six lines.
Key icons are house, grandmother, child, and tears.
The almanac symbolizes anxiety about time passing.
Tears symbolize loss and nostalgic childhood memories.
Helen Vendler offers a psychological interpretation.
The house represents the poet's childhood insecurity.
Bishop explores the enigma of the domestic scene.
It resolves, showing grief and the inscrutable coexist.
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