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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY COUNTRY NEED NOT CHANGE HER GOWN, by EMILY DICKINSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: That taunts her bayonet. Subject(s): Patriotism; United States | |||
My country need not change her gown, Her triple suit as sweet As when 'twas cut at Lexington, And first pronounced "a fit." Great Britain disapproves, "the stars"; Disparagement discreet, - There's something in their attitude That taunts her bayonet. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS WATCH THE LIGHTS FADE by ROBINSON JEFFERS AFTER TENNYSON by AMBROSE BIERCE MEETING YOU AT THE PIERS by KENNETH KOCH INVOCATION TO THE SOCIAL MUSE by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH FAITH' IS A FINE INVENTION by EMILY DICKINSON |
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