Shivering in fever, weak, and parched to sand, My ears, those entrances of word-dressed thoughts, My pictured eyes, and my assuring touch, Fell from me, and my body turned me forth From its beloved abode: then I was dead; And in my grave beside my corpse I sat, In vain attempting to return
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- In a dreamlike state, the speaker feels disconnected from their senses and body, as if dead.
- In plain terms
- I felt like I lost my senses and body, like I was dead.
- What can you take from it?
- Extreme weakness can feel like separation from life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you feel disconnected?
- What is the line between life and death?
Another view
Physical sensations usually remain even in illness.
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