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)hope has flown away, creep Through my fingers, pitiless wave

2)I like this poem because of the way the poet describes the different contrast of different things. Also, the poet describes his feelings deeply, very specificly. Describing the different actions to express his feeling. Every specific action is described, even the way the sand moves through his fingers. The poet is also very clear in his poem that the poem is for another person. He does that by having the starting like a conversation. The poet also includes his own point of view, which is: Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream. Most importantly, I like this poem becuase of its originality.