Shipwreck
Emily Dickinson
1830 to 1886
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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To crew and you;
O'ertook by blast,
It spun and spun,
To break for you.
The ocean's heart too smooth, too blue,
A little brig I knew, —
Ah, brig, good-night
As one that drunken stepped;
And groped delirious, for morn.
Then dropped from sight.
It slipped and slipped,
Its white foot tripped,
It tossed and tossed, —