Ellen Oconnor

English

12 October, 11:17

I knew a woman, lovely in her bones,

When small birds sighed, she would sigh back at them;

Ah, when she moved, she moved more ways than one:

The shapes a bright container can contain!

Of her choice virtues only gods should speak,

Or English poets who grew up on Greek

(I'd have them sing in chorus, cheek to cheek).

Source: Source: Roethke, Theodore. "I Knew a Woman." The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke. New York: Random House Inc., 1961. Poetry Foundation. Web. 9 June 2011.

Which excerpt best illustrates a contemplative mood?

"I'd have them sing in chorus,"

"Ah, when she moved, she moved more ways than one:"

"The shapes a bright container can contain!"

"lovely in her bones,"