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Emily Dickinson's #74 (p.3)
1. What is this poem saying about Nature?
2. Choose one of the following devices, identify it in the poem, and connect it to meaning: personification, alliteration, capitalization, punctuation, allusion.
In the poem, “74” by Emily Dickinson, nature is more interesting than it seems. “The neighbors do not yet suspect!”, this is implying that a lot happens in nature that we can’t see literally with our own eyes. It is more than the boring “placid lily”. Instead, “The woods exchange a smile!”, implying that nature can have emotions which is personification. We can’t see the emotions, but we can imagine. Even with our imaginations, it is very hard to imagine. “And yet, how still the landscape stands!”, we take a glimpse which looks like nothing is happening, but a lot is happening. Nature has a lot going on which we can’t see or imagine, a simple glance at a landscape doesn’t uncover what is going on underneath.
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ReplyDeleteIn the poem, “74” by Emily Dickinson, nature is more interesting than it seems. “The neighbors do not yet suspect!”, this is implying that a lot happens in nature that we can’t see literally with our own eyes. It is more than the boring “placid lily”. Instead, “The woods exchange a smile!”, implying that nature can have emotions which is personification. We can’t see the emotions, but we can imagine. Even with our imaginations, it is very hard to imagine. “And yet, how still the landscape stands!”, we take a glimpse which looks like nothing is happening, but a lot is happening. Nature has a lot going on which we can’t see or imagine, a simple glance at a landscape doesn’t uncover what is going on underneath.
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