To -- by Edgar Allan Poe
Analysis
"To --" is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe. It first appeared in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems and was reprinted alter in Broadway Journal, the September 20, 1845 issue.
This poem speaks about Poe dreaming of better things. However, once he awakes, he sighs and realizes that he was only dreaming.
"To --" consists of three poems with four lines with the rhyme scheme ABAB.
Poem
To -- The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see The wantonest singing birds, Are lips- and all thy melody Of lip-begotten words- Thine eyes, in Heaven of heart enshrined, Then desolately fall, O God! on my funereal mind Like starlight on a pall- Thy heart- thy heart!- I wake and sigh, And sleep to dream till day Of the truth that gold can never buy- Of the baubles that it may. Published in 1829.
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Nationality
American
Literary Movement
Romanticism, 19th Century
Subjects
Dream
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Nationality
American
Literary Movement
Romanticism, 19th Century
Subjects
Dream