A Dream Within a Dream BY edgar allan poe - Take this kiss upon the brow/ \( A \) 2 And, in parting from you now, \( A \) 3 Thus much let me avow- / \( A \) 4 You are not wrong, who deem \( B \) 5 That my days have been a dream/ \( B \) 6 Yet if hope has flown away \( C \) 7 In a night, or in a day \( c \) In a vision, or in none, \( D \) \( Q \) Is it therefore the less gonef \( D \) p \( A l l \) that we see or seem \( E \) * Is but a dream within a dream/E I I stand@mid the roar \( A \) 13 Of a surf-tormented shore, A 14 And I hold within my hand \( B \) is Grains of the golden sand \( \not \subset B \) 4 How few! yet how they creep \( C \) 1) Through my fingers to the deep, \( c \) \( { }^{8} 8 \) While I weep - while I weepl/c 140 God! Can I not grasp D 20 Them with a tighter clasp 7 D 21 0 God! can I not save E 22 One from the pitiless wavef \( E \) 23 Is all that we see or seem F

The poem "A Dream Within a Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe is provided. The poem is divided into stanzas, and each line is labeled with a letter (A, B, C, D, E, F, etc.). The poem starts with the speaker taking a kiss on the brow and parting from the person they are with. The speaker then reflects on the nature of reality and dreams, questioning whether their days have been a dream or not. The poem continues with the speaker standing on a surf-tormented shore, holding grains of golden sand, and weeping as they try to grasp the grains but they slip through their fingers. The poem ends with the speaker questioning whether all that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream. Let's break down the poem further: 1. The speaker takes a kiss on the brow and parting from the person they are with. 2. The speaker reflects on the nature of reality and dreams, questioning whether their days have been a dream or not. 3. The speaker stands on a surf-tormented shore, holding grains of golden sand. 4. The speaker weeps as they try to grasp the grains but they slip through their fingers. 5. The poem ends with the speaker questioning whether all that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream. This poem explores the themes of reality, dreams, and the fleeting nature of life. The speaker's emotions and thoughts are deeply intertwined with the natural world, highlighting the fragility and impermanence of human existence.