Sweetness refers to the universal and direct flavor of a poem, not to a mandatory tone. The narrator reminds the reader that verses should speak both "the bites and kisses of love," (line 15). The extended metaphor of sweetness also symbolizes the nourishing aspect of poetry, as the narrator longs for "eatable sonnets," (line 16).
In the fourth stanza, the narrator reminds the reader of the corruption of poetry. The fourth stanza therefore alludes to the first. "Vanity," notes the narrator, leads to "deep and useless" endeavors (lines 18; 20). In attempting vainglorious works of art, a poet forgets "the joyous / love-needs of our bodies," (lines 22, 23). The body's love-needs refers to all the visceral desires felt by the everyday person. Furthermore, the poet who relies on the "harsh machinery" mentioned in the first stanza is also "not feeding the world," (line 25). Here, the narrator reiterates the essential nourishing feature of genuine poetry. Poetry should feed pastries to the soul, suggests the narrator.
The fifth stanza transports the reader to Madras, where the narrator claims to have seen a "sugary pyramid, / a tower of confectionary," (lines 27, 28). The symbolic tower displays "one level after another" of "blushing delights," (lines 29; 31). The narrator purposely does not mention exactly what the Indian masterpiece was because its sweetness alone was meaningful. A poem is valuable not in terms of its embellishments, as suggested in stanza one. A poem is valuable because of the impact it leaves on the reader. Moreover, the reference to India also stresses the universality of poetry. Sweet poetry is accessible to all, regardless of geography, time, or culture.
The narrator continues the sentiments about universality in the seventh stanza of the poem. Between the fifth...
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