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The Red Wheelbarrow Quotes

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Source: The Red Wheelbarrow

Author: William Carlos Williams

"so much depends upon a red wheel barrow"

so much depends
upon

a red wheelbarrow

glazed with rainater

beside the white
chickens.

Context

Yep, that's the whole poem. Sixteen words.

Take a look at our summary for all the deets.

Where you've heard it

People love to pull out the WCW at hipster parties. They usually don't know what it means, though, so you can one-up them with some real life analysis.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

If so much does depend on a red wheel barrow, then you can say it all you want. In all other situations, keep the WCW quoting to a minimum.