Fabien Dei Franchi
Oscar Wilde
1854 to 1900
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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For thee should lure his love, and desperate fear
Thy grand revengeful eyes when all is o'er,—
Pluck Richard's recreant dagger from its sheath—
And then the lonely duel in the glade,
The dead that travel fast, the opening door,
The broken swords, the stifled scream, the gore,
For more august creation! frenzied Lear
With the shrill fool to mock him, Romeo
The ghost's white fingers on thy shoulders laid,
The murdered brother rising through the floor,
The silent room, the heavy creeping shade,
Should at thy bidding wander on the heath
Thou trumpet set for Shakespeare's lips to blow!
These things are well enough,—but thou wert made