From this poem, it is actually difficult to fully understand and grasp Elizabeth Bishop's personality. She seems optimistic, but at the same time she is sarcastic and seems almost pessimistic. His pessimism is completely understandable if you fully understand his work. In “One Art,” Bishop expects to lose something good in his life, but he accepts this fate and learns to live with it. Elizabeth Bishop lays out her plot well, lets the audience know that the poem is about loss, and lets her intent show. The plot of this poem is not hidden at all; Bishop's plot of not being afraid of loss is the obvious plot of "One Art". He demonstrates this by saying, “None of these will bring you disaster,” meaning that life can seem terrible. He uses the example “I lost my mother's watch” to show the wide variety of lost things in his world (line 10 of Bishop). This example is intended to illustrate the loss of family heirlooms as well. Bishop even jokes about the loss of someone seemingly close to her by saying, “Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture / I love) I will not have lied” (Bishop lines 16-17). Although most people are upset when someone leaves their life for any reason, she presents it in a sarcastic way. Bishop uses personal examples to show what he has lost and is still moving forward: “And, wider, / Some kingdoms I possessed, two rivers, a continent” (Bishop lines 13-14). She has become so accustomed to missing great things that she can now create other "realms" through her imagination ("Critical Casebook" 504). No matter how great his loss may be, he proves that it can be overcome. In “One Art,” Elizabeth Bishop does a fantastic job of developing her theme by clearly stating her plot, letting the audience come into her element, and allowing her theme to shine. She lets it be known that her losses have shocked her, but she remains optimistic throughout much of the work. Bishop presents his thoughts poetically while still allowing his true meanings to be shown. The ability to do this so well shows how great a writer Elizabeth Bishop truly is. “One Art” is a wonderful example of truly exemplary poetry about someone’s rawness