Analysis
I think that the poem, Hope is the thing with feathers shows that we can always have hope, no matter what kind of a situation we are in. It says that hope has made many people happier despite the "storms" they are going through in their life. It also shows that it is always a choice to have hope or not , but will make life a lot better if you do. Emily Dickinson knew that hope was something that could make things seem better than they really were, and she could compare that to feathers, which help birds to rise up above the world around them, just like hope can do for us. Hope is the thing with feathers By Emily Dickinson “Hope” is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all - And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard - And sore must be the storm - That could abash the little Bird That kept so many warm - I’ve heard it in the chillest land - And on the strangest Sea - Yet - never - in Extremity, It asked a crumb - of me. Analysis
While Emily Dickinson was writing the poem, A Bird, came down the walk she was most likely observing something in nature. She is writing what the bird is doing very specifically, and seems to understand what the bird is thinking. She shows that she appreciates even the most common things in nature that happen every day. It proves that it is important not to take beautiful things that occur in life for granted. When most people see a bird eating a worm and then flying away they don't think twice, but Emily Dickinson took it and created a beautiful poem. A Bird, came down the walk By Emily Dickinson A Bird, came down the Walk - He did not know I saw - He bit an Angle Worm in halves And ate the fellow, raw, And then, he drank a Dew From a convenient Grass - And then hopped sidewise to the Wall To let a Beetle pass - He glanced with rapid eyes, That hurried all abroad - They looked like frightened Beads, I thought, He stirred his Velvet Head. - Like one in danger, Cautious, I offered him a Crumb, And he unrolled his feathers, And rowed him softer Home - Than Oars divide the Ocean, Too silver for a seam, Or Butterflies, off Banks of Noon, Leap, plashless as they swim. Analysis The poem Forever-is composed of Nows by Emily Dickinson shows that time will continue going on without stopping for anything or anyone, no matter how important something is. It also proves that forever wouldn't seem as long if it was broken up into each day that we live. Emily Dickinson spent a lot of her time hidden up in her room, and knew from experience that time would keep moving forward in the same way it always had. Forever – is composed of Nows By Emily Dickinson Forever – is composed of Nows – ‘Tis not a different time – Except for Infiniteness – And Latitude of Home – From this – experienced Here – Remove the Dates – to These – Let Months dissolve in further Months – And Years – exhale in Years – Without Debate – or Pause – Or Celebrated Days – No different Our Years would be From Anno Dominies – |
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