I took my Power in my Hand -- - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - I took my Power in my Hand --

I took my Power in my Hand --
And went against the World --
'Twas not so much as David -- had --
But I -- was twice as bold --

I aimed by Pebble -- but Myself
Was all the one that fell --
Was it Goliath -- was too large --
Or was myself -- too small?

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I took my Power in my Hand -- - Comments and Information
Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 540. I took my Power in my Hand -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Comment 7 of 7, added on February 11th, 2012 at 6:27 PM. HvtenPDuViqOIjVmy g5lXJ2 Hooray! the one who wrote is a cool guy..!! buy cheap oem software from Uzbekistan Comment 6 of 7, added on August 27th, 2010 at 11:32 AM. Sorry John but I can't quite catch what you mean. Your comment is such an oxymoron... First, you say that you can't see the interest in commenting on poems and analyzing them. Well, it's the basic principle of literary criticism, which anyone can dislike. I perfectly understand that you don't like it. But then you can assume that you're being intolerant with people who love it. We know we can't find out what the poet really meant when he/she wrote a poem, but what's interesting for people who read literature is to confront our ideas with others. Anyway. You don't seem to be liking literature, so my question is this : why are you posting comments on a poetry site?? Elodie from France Comment 5 of 7, added on March 14th, 2010 at 1:32 PM. Poetry Honest this takes no skill at all to write. and you can interpert this anyway you want. Who are we or the english teachers to say what this lady truely meant when she wrote this stuff. For all we know this can mean something completely different. Im tired of having asignments to analize poems that can be interperted 100 different ways. John from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, I took my Power in my Hand --, has received 7 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 540. I took my Power in my Hand -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-05-21 23:09:12 Viewed 15935 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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