Question

The speaker in “The Courage That My Mother Had” is a _____.

Answer 1

Millay's elegy to her mother.

Answer 2

The speaker in “The Courage That My Mother Had” is Millay's elegy to her mother. It is a somber commemoration.

“The Courage That My Mother Had” is included in the collection Mine the Harvest, which was published in 1949. These poems reflect the mature sensibility of a woman who has experienced her share of hardship.

This poem particularly is an autobiographical response to Millay's mother’s death.