Carried away describes a state in which feeling, excitement, anger, fear, grief, or imagination overcomes restraint. In poetry, it is especially useful for moments when emotion exceeds judgement: a lover speaks too freely, a crowd becomes violent, a dreamer abandons realism, or a speaker is swept into memory. The phrase implies movement as well as loss of control, so it can work metaphorically with tides, winds, music, flames, or crowds. It may suggest dangerous excess, but also artistic rapture or liberating passion.

Carried away describes being swept beyond restraint by emotion, enthusiasm, anger, imagination, or crowd energy. In poetry, the phrase connects feeling with motion, as if the self is borne by a current or wind. It is useful in romantic, religious, political, and comic contexts. It can suggest inspiration, loss of control, or the dangerous pleasure of surrendering judgement.