Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EXAGGERATION, by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: We overstate the ills of life, and take Last Line: That by the grief of one came all our good. Subject(s): Grief; Discontent; Sorrow; Sadness; Dissatisfaction | ||||||||
WE overstate the ills of life, and take Imagination (given us to bring down The choirs of singing angels overshone By God's clear glory) down our earth to rake The dismal snows instead, flake following flake, To cover all the corn; we walk upon The shadow of hills across a level thrown, And pant like climbers: near the alder brake We sigh so loud, the nightingale within Refuses to sing loud, as else she would. O brothers, let us leave the shame and sin Of taking vainly, in a plaintive mood, The holy name of GRIEF! -- holy herein, That by the grief of ONE came all our good. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME by CAROLYN KIZER ALMOST, NEVER by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE TIRADE FOR THE NEXT-TO-LAST ACT (VERSION A) by NINA CASSIAN MORTAL COMBAT by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE ON MONSIEUR'S DEPARTURE by ELIZABETH I A CHILD'S THOUGHT OF GOD by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |
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