When trying to interpret the word "handsome" many different things often come to mind. First of all, some may see beauty in nature; some may see it in people. If we talk about a person's beauty, it could be interpreted in two different ways: inner beauty, such as their kindness or respect towards others. Then there is external beauty, which focuses more on appearance than personality. If you interpret the word "beautiful" in nature, it is usually based distinctly on the look or sound that nature has to offer. In Sappho's poem "Beauty in a Man", she plays with the definition of beautiful and makes the reader understand that there could be many other meanings of the word. When Sappho says "A man" (line 1), she is referring to no more than one man since it is not in the plural form. Sappho then goes on to say, “who is beautiful” (line 1). Readers may have difficulty imagining a man being called handsome; often the minds of readers of the time refer to beauty as something that is often described in a woman's appearance. When referring to a man, handsome or good ...