On Monsieur's Departure

What is the setting in the poem, On Monsieur’s Departure?

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This poem has no specific setting. Its events do not unfold in any particular location: readers can imagine these thoughts taking place at the dock as "Monsieur's" boat departs, as the speaker writes in her chamber, or anywhere else. The location is largely unimportant, as the poem really explores the conflicted and rocky landscape of the speaker's mind.

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On Monsieur’s Departure