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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
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
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