Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Transience Quotes
so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster. (1.2-3)
Memory and the Past Quotes
Then practice losing farther, losing faster: places, names, and where it was you meant to travel. (3.7-9)
Sadness Quotes
The art of losing isn’t hard to master (1.1, 2.6, 4.12)
Love Quotes
I lost my mother’s watch. And look! my last, or next-to-last of three loved houses went. (4.10-11)
Lies and Deceit Quotes
The art of losing isn’t hard to master (1.1, 2.6, 4.12)