文档介绍："ToHelen"-linepoemwaswritteninhonorofJaneStanard,,makingseveralimprovements,mostnotablychanging"thebeautyoffairGreece,andthegrandeurofoldRome"to"theglorythatwasGreeceandthegrandeurthatwasRome."Theseimprovedlinesarethemostwell-“ToHelen”,’sschoolclassmates,,then14,tohishomein1823,Poewasgreatlytakenwiththe27-year-oldwoman,–orperhapsinspiredhim–,asPoeusesthewordinthepoem,appearstorefertothewoman',herepresentsherasHelenofTroy–thequintessenceofphysicalbeauty–,herepresentsherasPsyche–thequintessenceofsoulfulbeauty–,psychemeanssoul. ImageryandSummaryofthePoemPoeopensthepoemwithasimile–“Helen,thybeautyistome/LikethoseNicéanbarksofyore”–paresthebeautyofHelenwithsmallsailingboats(barks)thatc