Imagination
John Davidson
1857 to 1909
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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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The mart of power, the fount of will,
Imagination, new and strange
Its flame can mingle north and south;
(From "New Year's Eve")
Can shift the poles and lightly change
The form and mould of every star,
Imagination, gathers up
In every age, can turn the year;
There is a dish to hold the sea,
The undiscovered Universe,
A voice to wake the dead and done!
A brazier to contain the sun,
Can make the ancient dead alive.
A compass for the galaxy,
The ruddy sentence of its mouth
Like jewels in a jasper cup.
The source and bound of good and ill,
The key of all the things that are,
The mood of men, the world's career.
That minister of ministers,
Its accent with the thunder strive;