There is a word - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - There is a word

There is a word
Which bears a sword
Can pierce an armed man --
It hurls its barbed syllables
And is mute again --
But where it fell
The saved will tell
On patriotic day,
Some epauletted Brother
Gave his breath away.

Wherever runs the breathless sun --
Wherever roams the day --
There is its noiseless onset --
There is its victory!
Behold the keenest marksman!
The most accomplished shot!
Time's sublimest target
Is a soul "forgot!"

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 8. There is a word Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Comment 12 of 12, added on March 3rd, 2006 at 11:59 AM. Im doing research on Emily for an assignment, this is the first poem I came about.. And i too think that this is about a victory during the civil war..a victory that will be celebrated by others but the indiviuals who fought and won this victory will be forgotten with time and only those close to the lost lives will remember them. Time will forget the names of those who lost their lives for this country but not the victory... A very good poem, it really means something to me.. I will keep reading her poetry even after im done with my assignment.. She has an interesting way with words.. Crazzylaidbackfunchick from United States Comment 11 of 12, added on February 16th, 2006 at 9:44 PM. the first stanza is short, and limited giving it a rhythm of breaths maby acting as the last breaths of the dying soldier dominig from United States Comment 10 of 12, added on February 9th, 2006 at 6:58 PM. i think that the name is a literary device that enfasises the meaning of the poem, forgoten. the title is more like "there is a word, that i can't remember". the poem means that everyone will remember great feats in history, but not names. time will wipe the memory of the people who made history, but maby "The saved will tell On patriotic day, Some epauletted Brother Gave his breath away." means that the family and friends of the fallen will always remember dominic from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, There is a word, has received 12 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Emily Dickinson with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 8. There is a word Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: May 14 2008, 1:15PM Viewed 28363 times. Added on February 9th, 2006 at 6:58 PM.

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