Emily Dickinson References

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Emily Dickinson is a naturalist poet that wants the world to know that peace does exist in humanity. She is a unique poet who uses small words to compact a great deal of meaning. Many of Emily poems contain references to birds, bees, flies, and butterflies. Many her poems are written using iambic trimeter to have a rhythmic movement. Although Emily’s poems use similar references, they convey different meanings. “A Bird Came down the Walk” describes the experience of her watching a bird walk down a path. Emily creates imagery and contrast by describing the activities of a bird. “A Bird Came down the Walk” describe the simplicity a bird and its daily routine. “He bit an Angle Worm in halves and ate the fellow, raw, then, he drank a Dew From

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