Favourite Poem

A Dream Within A Dream by Edgar Allan Poe

Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow--
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand--
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep--while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?

1. "That my days have been a dream" ( Stanza 1, line 5)
This line carries a metaphor.
The poet uses this figurative language to express how magical his days with his loved one had seemed.

2. "Yet if hope has flown away" ( Stanza 1, line 6)
This line carries a personification
The poet uses this figurative language to express how hopeless and distanced he feelsfrom his loved one.

3. "I stand amid the roar" ( Stanza 2, line 1)
This line carries a personification.
The poet uses this to describe how loud it is when waves crash onto the shore of the beach.

4. "How few! Yet how they creep" ( Stanza 2, line 5)
This line carries a personification.
The poet uses this to express his grief of being unable to keep his loved one by his side.

Why I like this poem

The poem is to express the author's grief of being unable tyo keep his loved one by his side, and he uses much figurative language to express his deep emotions. It is an extremely moving piece of poetry, and the words and language are beautiful. Reading it is a pleasure for all.