Quotes: I Felt a Funeral, in my Brain Flashcards
Repeat the first stanza
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,
And Mourners to and fro
Kept treading-treading-till it seamed
That Sense was breaking through-
I felt a ______, in my _____,
And ______ to and fro
Kept treading-treading-till it seamed
That _____ was ______ through-
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,
And Mourners to and fro
Kept treading-treading-till it seamed
That Sense was breaking through-
Repeat the second stanza
And when they all were seated,
A Service, like a Drum-
Kept beating-beating-till I thought,
My Mind was going numb-
And when they all were ______,
A Service, like a ____-
Kept beating-beating-till I thought,
My _____ was going _____-
And when they all were seated,
A Service, like a Drum-
Kept beating-beating-till I thought,
My Mind was going numb-
Repeat the third stanza
And then I head them lift a Box
And creak across my Soul
With those same Boots of Lead, again,
Then Space-began to toll,
And then I head them ___ a ___
And ____ across my Soul
With those same _____ of ____, again,
Then ____-began to toll,
And then I head them lift a Box
And creak across my Soul
With those same Boots of Lead, again,
Then Space-began to toll,
Repeat the fourth stanza
As all the Heavens were a Bell,
And Being, but an Ear,
And I, and Silence, some strange Race
Wrecked, solitary, here-
As all the ______ were a ____,
And Being, but an ___,
And I, and Silence, some strange ____
Wrecked, ______, here-
As all the Heavens were a Bell,
And Being, but an Ear,
And I, and Silence, some strange Race
Wrecked, solitary, here-
Repeat the final fifth stanza
And then a Plank in Reason, broke,
And I dropped down, and down-
And hit a World, at every plunge,
And Finished knowing-then-
And then a ____ in ______, broke,
And I ______ down, and down-
And hit a ____, at every plunge,
And ______ knowing-then-
And then a Plank in Reason, broke,
And I dropped down, and down-
And hit a World, at every plunge,
And Finished knowing-then-
