Reading and Discussion Questions for Oscar Wilde's Poems

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"Les Balloons"

• The Dance of Femininity in Wilde’s "Les Balloons"
• The Duration of Beauty in Wilde's "Les Ballons"

"The Harlot's House"

• The Need for Contrasts in Oscar Wilde's "The Harlot's House"
• Voyeurism: Oscar Wilde's "The Harlot's House"
• A glimpse at lust redeemed in Oscar Wilde's "The Harlot's House
• Love, Lust, and Lies in "The Harlot's House" by Oscar Wilde
• Mechanical Monsters: Distance and Control in "The Harlot's House"

"Helas!"

• Decadence and discontentment in Oscar Wilde's "Impression du Matin"

"Impression du Matin""

• A painting in words: Wilde's "Impression du Matin"
• Subjectivity of Detail versus Subjectivity of the Panoramic: Oscar Wilde's "Impression du Matin," "Les Balloons," and "Symphony in Yellow"

"Pan — Double Villanelle"

• Entendre? Jano's faces in Oscar Wilde's "Pan — Double Villanelle"
• Pining for the Good Ol' Days

"The Sphinx"

• The Sphinx and The Sensual Life
• The Riddle of "The Sphinx": Difficult Questions and Troublesome Answers

Other Poems

• "Symphony in Yellow" — Painting a Picture

Questions for Wide's Other Works

• Questions for Act 1, The Importance of Being Earnest
• "The Decay of Lying"

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