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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BUTTERFLY OBTAINS, by EMILY DICKINSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: For immortality Subject(s): Butterflies; Immortality | |||
The butterfly obtains But little sympathy Though favorably mentioned In Entomology - Because he travels freely And wears a proper coat The circumspect are certain That he is dissolute - Had he the homely scutcheon Of modest Industry 'Twere fitter certifying For Immortality | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WALLACE STEVENS' LETTERS by ROBERT BLY DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING by DAVID IGNATOW I CLOSE MY EYES by DAVID IGNATOW IN 'DESIGNING A CLOAK TO CLOAK HIS DESIGNS' YOU WRESTED FROM OBLIVION by MARIANNE MOORE THE THINGS THAT DIE by GREGORY ORR THE MAN WHO DIED TWICE by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON YOUTH'S IMMORTALITY by GEORGE SANTAYANA FAITH' IS A FINE INVENTION by EMILY DICKINSON |
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