The idea you
have chosen would make an excellent basis for a thesis statement on this poem. Here are three
possible ways you could phrase a thesis statement for a critical essay encompassing the main
ideas from the poem and the complex relationship between art and loss:
In the poem "One Art," Elizabeth Bishop uses puns to
express the duality of the relationship between loss and art, in which loss is a form of art and
art is a form of dealing with loss.Loss affects everyone, but it is up to
the individual to handle it in a way that is artistic and meaningful or to allow it to become a
"disaster."The art of losing is not difficult to master, but the
outcome is determined both by the nature of the loss and the way you cope with it.
Elizabeth Bishop is known for her use of puns in the Portuguese
language, and the title "One Art" is ain and of itself. This pun supports the dual
themes Bishop establishes throughout this piece, so it would make a strong topic for an essay.
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