The Brain



The brain is a curious thing-
A cornucopia of Knowledge
It harps, it sings-
Taking out Knowledge takes work-

The brain is wider than the sky-
Clouds are Knowledge-
They soon disappear-
And the brain is a cold, unknown thing

About this poem

A poem inspired by Emily Dickinson after I researched her and decided to use her style of poetry to write my own poem.

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Written on January 12, 2023

Submitted by kaiaromanelli on January 12, 2023

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXX XBXA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 224
Words 41
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

Kai Romanleu

Kai is a 6th-grade student who loves to write, especially with friends. He has two book drafts he has written, hoping that someday they will be published. more…

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