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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RIGHT TO PERISH MIGHT BE THOUGHT, by EMILY DICKINSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: To pay you scrutiny Subject(s): Human Rights; Death | |||
The right to perish might be thought An undisputed right - Attempt it, and the Universe Upon the opposite Will concentrate its officers - You cannot even die But nature and mankind must pause To pay you scrutiny | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY HOW THE MIRROR LOOKS THIS MORNING by HICOK. BOB |
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