i can't quite understand what the emotion is?
IF I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
by emily dickinson
2007-06-10 14:39:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Poetry
Though the things we do may be small, they are a reason for us to have lived. I agree completely with her.
2007-06-10 14:45:41 · answer #1 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The theme is that even doing the smallest things mean a lot and make life worth living.
2007-06-10 21:58:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she can help one person or stop their pain she has lived a full life or a purposeful life.
2007-06-10 21:49:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is displaying compassion and empathy.
It is one of the most beautiful poems I know.
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2007-06-10 22:06:10 · answer #4 · answered by BlueFeather 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think she is saying if she can give of herself for any reason-big or small- her life will have had worth.
2007-06-10 21:50:42 · answer #5 · answered by dizzkat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems like compassion to me
2007-06-10 21:48:24 · answer #6 · answered by blahblah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋