From this poem alone, it is actually difficult to fully understand and grasp the personality of Elizabeth Bishop. She seems optimistic, but at the same time, she is sarcastic and almost seems pessimistic. His pessimism is completely understandable if one fully understands his work. In "One Art", Bishop expects to lose everything good in his life, but accepts this fate and learns to live with it. Elizabeth Bishop lays out her plot well, lets her audience know that the poem is about loss, and allows her intention to show. The plot of this poem is not at all hidden; Bishop's plot that he is not afraid of loss is the obvious plot point throughout "One Art." She proves this by saying, “None of these will bring you disaster,” meaning that life can seem terrible. She uses the example “I lost my mother's watch” to show the wide variety of lost items in her world (Bishop line 10). This example is supposed to explain the loss of even family heirlooms. Bishop even jokes about losing someone apparently close to her, saying, "Even if I lost you (joking voice, gesture / Like), I wouldn't have lied" (Bishop lines 16-17) . While most people are upset when someone leaves their life for any reason, she presents it in a sarcastic manner. Bishop uses personal examples to show what she has lost and that she continues to move forward: “And, larger, / some kingdoms I possessed, two rivers, one continent” (Bishop lines 13-14). She has become so accustomed to losing great things that she can now create other “realms” through her imagination (“Critical Casebook” 504). No matter how great her loss, she shows 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 understand its element, and allowing her theme to shine. She lets it be known that her losses upset her, but she remains optimistic throughout most of the work. Bishop presents his thoughts poetically while allowing his true meanings to shine through. The ability to do this so well shows what a wonderful writer Elizabeth Bishop is. “One Art” is a wonderful example of a truly exemplary poem about the rawness of someone.