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“THE EMPEROR OF ICE CREAM”
By Wallace Stevens
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Call the roller of big cigars,The muscular one, and bid him whip In kitchen cups concupiscent curds
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Let the wenches dawdle in such dressAs they are used to wear, and let the boysBring flowers in last month’s newspapers.
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Let be be finale of seem.The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
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Take from the dresser of deal.Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheetOn which she embroidered fantails once
and spread it so as to cover her face
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If her horny feet protrude, they comeTo show how cold she is, and dumbLet the lamp affix its beam.
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The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
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Explication
The poem is a commentary on how society honors their dead.
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The central idea expressed through the speaker of the poem is that reality trumps
perception: “Let be be finale of seem.”
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And that we must seize the day and enjoy the pleasures of life!