A Bird Came Down the Walk (Emily Dickinson) by Mia Larios (Student FVHS)

Poem

mjlarios100 — 2024-02-21 19:53:50 UTC

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.

mjlarios100 — 2024-02-21 19:57:32 UTC

What figures of speech are used? How do they contribute to the tone and meaning of the poem?

mjlarios100 — 2024-02-22 02:24:14 UTC

Emily Dickinson uses Similes like " They look like frightened Beads" and "Like one and danger" to contribute to the tone of this poem. These Smilies contribute to the poem because they illustrate how the bird frightens those he sees in his path. This gives readers a good grasp of what the birds attitude and impact may be throughout the stanzas of this poem.

Are there any symbols? What do they mean? Are they universal symbols or do they arise from the context of this poem?

mjlarios100 — 2024-02-22 02:31:07 UTC

Yes there are symbols. The bird symbolizes the beauty and horrors of nature. Throughout the stanzas of this poem, you hear gruesome facts about nature and it just shows how nature can be beautiful and scary all at once. Using phrases like " He bit the angle worm in halves" and "Than oars divide the ocean" shows that nature wasn't made to be pretty all the time. It was made for the animals best fit to survive its habitats.

Biography

mjlarios100 — 2024-02-22 02:33:41 UTC

Throughout Emily's life she was increasingly intrigued with nature. This poem reflects her specific observations about nature in her own perspective. It was a great way to put her own twist on a poem by writing about something she loved.