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A list of 5 great poetic lines is one that could change everyday. Sometimes a certain line will strike you more one day and less so another - it depends on your mood and circumstances. However, there are some lines that just grab a hold of you and never let go. Whenever you think of these lines or reread the poems that contain them they still send shivers or warm feelings up and down your spine. The following are five lines that I consider great, from poems I have read in my life. They speak to me and are ones that are forever lodged in my memory. If you love poetry, make up your own list of your top five lines. You’ll find it’s an exercise in discovering what poetry does for you and how words can communicate in a special way.

5 Great Poetic Lines

This is the way the world ends/Not with a bang but a whimper -T.S.Eliot, The Hollow Men

Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons/I have measured out my life with coffee spoons; - T.S.Eliot - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

But I have promises to keep,/And miles to go before I sleep,/ And miles to go before I sleep. - Robert Frost, Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

And your quaint honour turn to dust;/And into ashes all my lust. - Andrew Marvell - To His Coy Mistress

but may you never see what we saw,/may you never do what we’ve done,/may you never remember & may you never forget - Suji Kwock Kim -Montage with Neon, Bok Choi, Gasoline, Lovers & Strangers

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