Imagination
John Davidson
1857 to 1909
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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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The form and mould of every star,
A brazier to contain the sun,
A voice to wake the dead and done!
The mood of men, the world's career.
Its accent with the thunder strive;
A compass for the galaxy,
(From "New Year's Eve")
There is a dish to hold the sea,
Imagination, new and strange
Can make the ancient dead alive.
In every age, can turn the year;
Imagination, gathers up
The source and bound of good and ill,
The mart of power, the fount of will,
The ruddy sentence of its mouth
The undiscovered Universe,
The key of all the things that are,
Its flame can mingle north and south;
That minister of ministers,
Like jewels in a jasper cup.
Can shift the poles and lightly change