In Emily Dickinson's letter to the world Part 1: Life there is a poem (number 97) called We never know how high we are..... I don't understand the meaning of.
Can someone help me?
Thanks
-Ace
2007-01-26 03:41:16 · 8 answers · asked by Ace 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Great poem. What she is saying is that we never know what we are capable of until we have to do something we thought was impossible and that we could all do much greater things if we were not so afraid of what might happen if we tried.
2007-01-26 03:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by cathcoug 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Number 97. List of Emily Dickinson poems - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The number provided for each poem is the Johnson number, as given by Thomas H. ... 1191 The pungent atom in the Air 97 The rainbow never tells me 1356 The Rat ...
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2007-01-26 03:49:14 · answer #2 · answered by demilspencer@yahoo.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WE never know how high we are
Till we are called to rise;
And then, if we are true to plan,
Our statures touch the skies.
The heroism we recite
Would be a daily thing,
Did not ourselves the cubits warp
For fear to be a king.
it means you never know what good you can do until you are called upon. you are better than you know
2007-01-26 03:53:11 · answer #3 · answered by wonder woman 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You never know how heroic you can be, how high you can fly, how much courage you can muster until the time comes to show it. It is then when the metal of a man is tempered and shown true...
2007-01-26 03:52:01 · answer #4 · answered by kb6jra 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
give us a little from the poem
2007-01-26 04:07:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
can you explain more, what is the words in the poem. your question is very unclear
2007-01-26 03:45:21 · answer #6 · answered by myindigostar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know - you didn't include the poem for us to read.
2007-01-26 03:45:04 · answer #7 · answered by onecutebyrd 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
untill we fall.
2007-01-26 03:46:23 · answer #8 · answered by territheterribleliar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋