Music when Soft Voices Die

Percy Bysshe Shelley

1792 to 1822

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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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Music, when soft voices die,
Vibrates in the memory;
Love itself shall slumber on.
And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone,
Live within the sense they quicken.
Rose leaves, when the rose is dead,
Odours, when sweet violets sicken,
Are heap'd for the belovèd's bed;