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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ASPIRATION, by EMILY DICKINSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: We never know how high we are
Last Line: For fear to be a king.
Subject(s): Religion; Theology
First Line: We never know how high we are
Last Line: For fear to be a king.
Subject(s): Religion; Theology
WE never know how high we are
Till we are called to rise;
And then, if we are true to plan,
Our statures touch the skies.
The heroism we recite
Would be a daily thing,
Did not ourselves the cubits warp
For fear to be a king.
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