The Drop, That Wrestles in the Sea
poem 284
The Drop, That Wrestles in the Sea - meaning Summary
Self Against the Vast
Dickinson's short poem presents a drop of water struggling with its identity as it moves toward a larger presence. The drop alternately claims small, sacred value and questions how it could be greater, while the vast ocean regards its pride amused. By forgetting its local ties and even the sea-goddess Amphitrite, the drop's plea—"Me?"—encapsulates a tension between individual significance and absorption into the whole.
Read Complete AnalysesThe Drop, that wrestles in the Sea Forgets her own locality As I toward Thee She knows herself an incense small Yet small she sighs if All is All How larger be? The Ocean smiles at her Conceit But she, forgetting Amphitrite Pleads Me?
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