--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: She dealt her pretty words like Blades…" description: "\"She dealt her pretty words like Blades -- How glittering they shone -- And every One unbared a Nerve Or wantoned with a Bone -- She never deemed -- she..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/anonymous-1_ache_she-dealt-her-pretty-words-like-blades-h_2072045.jpg" --- # She dealt her pretty words like Blades -- How glittering… ![“She dealt her pretty words like Blades -- How glittering they shone -- And every One unbared a Nerve Or wantoned with a Bone -- She never deemed -- she hurt -- That -- is not Steel's Affair -- A vulgar grimace in the Flesh -- How ill the Creatures bear -- To Ache is human -- not polite -- The Film…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/anonymous-1_ache_she-dealt-her-pretty-words-like-blades-h_2072045.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/anonymous-1_ache_she-dealt-her-pretty-words-like-blades-h_2072045.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/anonymous-1_ache_she-dealt-her-pretty-words-like-blades-h_2072045.jpg) > “She dealt her pretty words like Blades -- How glittering they shone -- And every One unbared a Nerve Or wantoned with a Bone -- She never deemed -- she hurt -- That -- is not Steel's Affair -- A vulgar grimace in the Flesh -- How ill the Creatures bear -- To Ache is human -- not polite -- The Film upon the eye Mortality's old Custom -- Just locking up -- to Die.” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The poem likens words to sharp, beautiful weapons that reveal vulnerability and mortality. **In simple terms:** Words are sharp and reveal pain. Key Takeaway Choose words wisely. Themes language vulnerability mortality Mood melancholic introspective Type poetic philosophical When to use this quote - writing - public speaking - therapy - conflict resolution - art criticism Key Concepts metaphor poetry human frailty Questions to Reflect On - What emotions do the sharp images evoke? - How can language both harm and heal? 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