The poetess conveys wisdom through several elements in the poem: - Experience and reflection. The poem suggests the poetess has gone through difficult life experiences of loneliness, hardship as a woman, and unfulfilled hopes for love and freedom. She is drawing on this experience to reflect on deeper truths about the human condition and women's lives. - Realism and acceptance. Rather than dwelling in misery, the poetess adopts a realistic tone of accepting her circumstances as they are. This conveys a wisdom of understanding reality rather than clinging to false hopes. - Resilience. Despite her suffering, the poetess notes she has never sunk so low as to be overwhelmed by fear, and can still find moments of