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Write the summary of the Poem To Helen Edgar Allan Poe s - poem To Helen is about beauty It is also about peace inspiration and home The poet sees Helen as a guide She gives rest to his tired heart She brings him back to comfort and hope In the first part the poet says Helen s beauty is gentle He says it is like old Nic an boats These boats carried lost sailors home He calls himself a weary way-worn wanderer He feels tired of life Helen s beauty brings him back to a safe place It feels soft It feels warm It feels like coming home In the second part he talks more about Helen s beauty He sees her hyacinth hair He sees her classic face He sees her as a Naiad a water spirit These images take him to the past He thinks of Greece

He thinks of Rome He remembers art wisdom and glory Helen s beauty brings back his love for culture and high thoughts She gives him new light She brings back his lost spirit In the last part the poet sees Helen standing by a bright window She looks like a statue She holds an agate lamp She looks calm and holy He calls her Psyche a spirit of the soul She seems to come from a sacred place Her beauty is not only physical It is spiritual It lifts the poet s mind The poem shows that Helen s beauty gives peace hope and inspiration She becomes a symbol of art culture and inner light Through her the poet finds rest and joy

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