Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I LIKE A LOOK OF AGONY, by EMILY DICKINSON Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I like a look of agony / because I know its true Last Line: By homely anguish strung. Subject(s): Death | ||||||||
I like a look of Agony, Because I know it's true - Men do not sham Convulsion, Nor simulate, a Throe - The Eyes glaze once - and that is Death - Impossible to feign The Beads upon the Forehead By homely Anguish strung. | 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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