A Dirge
Christina Rossetti
1830 to 1894
Track 1
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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And the wheat-fields are sodden stubble,
You should have come to the cuckoo's calling,
Or, at least, when lithe swallows muster
When the grasshopper comes to trouble,
And all winds go sighing
Why did you die when the lambs were cropping?
Why were you born when the snow was falling?
You should have died at the apples' dropping,
For their far off flying
Or when grapes are green in the cluster,
From summer dying.
For sweet things dying.