Men at forty
Learn to close softly
The doors to rooms they will not be
Coming back to.

Donald Justice

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Topic

Middle age The road not taken Shrinking horizons Aging

Author

Donald Justice

Source

Men at Forty

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1967 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Justice, Donald. "Men at Forty." Night Light. Wesleyan University Press, 1967.

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Time
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Speaker
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

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Source
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Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
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Time
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James, Henry. Letter to Grace Norton. 28 July 1883.

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