A Triad Summary

The stories of three women in love are told in this sonnet. One woman is blooming and full of life. Another woman is pale and cold like snow. The final woman is dying from lack of love. The first woman is shamed in love, the second is neglected by her husband and dies, and the third woman also dies from lack of love.

A Triad Analysis

A Triad is written as a sonnet. The poem has a traditional sonnet structure of fourteen lines with the classic split of eight and six lines. The first eight lines set the scene and introduce the topic, in this case the three women. The final six lines either add information or summarise the topic, and in A Triad, they describe the fate of the women. The message is contained in the final line of the...