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THE BRAIN - IS WIDER THAN THE SKY by EMILY DICKINSON

Poet Analysis

Last Line: As Syllable from Sound
Subject(s): MIND, THE;
The Brain - is wider than the Sky -
For - put them side by side -
The one the other will contain
With ease - and You - beside -

The Brain is deeper than the sea -
For - hold them - Blue to Blue -
The one the other will absorb -
As Sponges - Buckets - do -

The Brain is just the weight of God -
For - Heft them - Pound for Pound -
And they will differ - if they do -
As Syllable from Sound


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