“Should the Wide World Roll Away” Free Poster
Stephen Crane’s “Should the Wide World Roll Away” is a poem that is piercingly moving, despite its short length. The poem explores multiple moods that contradict each other. There is dread at the lines of “black terror” and the thought of the world succumbing to darkness, but also a renewing vitality of being in the arms of a loved one in the face of fear. Download this free poster to help students foster a deeper understanding of Crane’s philosophical poem.
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