Alfonsina Storni is one of the two poets that I had to read for my English class tomorrow. I enjoyed most of her poems that I read. I found a lot of imagery in her poems that I particularly liked.  In one of her poems "You Want Me White", she repeatedly uses the terms "white", "snowy", and "dawn"  to represent the delicacy of the woman she is describing. Most of the words Storni uses in this poem are related to "white" in some way. "Foam", "pearl", and "lily" can all have the physical appearance of a white color.  I was interested to why she picked the flower lily and I looked up what it represents and found this description by http://www.britinfo.net/florists/flowers-meanings.htm:
 
   "The Madonna Lily is a symbol of purity, and became known as the Madonna Lily, the white ones being associated with the Holy Virgin by Christians. Christians believe that the lily had been yellow until the Virgin Mary picked it up. Lilies are a symbol of fertility, being used as a wedding flower, and also of death, being placed on graves. It is said that lilies spontaneously appeared on the graves of people executed for crimes they did not commit. Dreaming of lilies in spring signifies marriage, happiness and prosperity. Dreaming of lilies in winter signifies frustration of hopes and the premature death of a loved one".


Since Storni is a feminist that would make sense for imagery of a lily to be in her poem. White is a symbol for purity and cleanliness. The color also reminds of angels and heaven as well, so maybe there is more to her story that meets the eye!