Who wrote “All But Blind”?
Walter de la Mare
Who is the speaker in the poem “All But Blind”?
a human
What patterns of rhyming words is each verse of “All But Blind”/
The last words of the 2nd and 4th lines rhyme.
What is the likely reason thae speaker wrote “All But Blind”
to explain his view of his small world
What is All But Blind about?
a speaker who describes 3 animals who are all limited by sight, but make the speaker realize if he is as blind to a higher power
What is the best paraphrase of the stanza: And Blind as are/These 3 to me/ So blind to someone I must be is
I see as little compared to a higher being as these animals see as compared to me
Discuss the idea of blindness in All But Blind. What does blindness represent to the speaker:
The speaker means that being blind means that not only having no eyesight, but also having personal limitations. The speaker feels that he/she may seem blind to a higher power.
