Friday, April 22, 2016

In class writing

1-The poem has only one stanza with twelve lines. The entire poem is only one sentence long. There is a slant rhythm pattern that goes ABACDBEBFGHB. There are many different words that are highlighted as they are randomly capitalized along with capitalizing the words that begin each line. This is extremely important, as almost all of the capitalized words have to do with nature, like "The Hill" and what the poem describes nature as "Harmony(Lines 1 and Lines 9)." This random capitalization helps connect the different parts of nature that are described in the poem, while also distancing these symbols from everything else in the poem, which is mostly the words that relate to human beings, as the "we" is implied to be humans(Line 1). This is very important, as it shows that the speaker, much like Emily Dickinson herself, relates more closely to nature instead of other people. The tone of the poem starts off on a more happy note, when the speaker describes the beauty and wonderfulness of nature. However the tone quickly shifts to a darker tone as the speaker describes human being's lack of appreciation for nature and that humans can not even begin to comprehend how wonderful nature is.
2-The poem is largely talking about how many people are unable to fully understand or appreciate nature's beauty, despite surrounding all people. This is clearly shown when the speaker says that "Nature is what we know—Yet have no art to say- So impotent Our Wisdom is to her Simplicity (Lines 10- Line 13)." These lines shows how people are entirely inadequate to acknowledge or respect nature in the way that it deserves, despite the fact that people see it all around them. This connection is also build by the fact that all the words relating to nature are capitalized, while all the words that are implied to be about human beings are not. It also draws the focus away from the people and towards nature to help correct this injustice. It also creates a distinct connection between the speaker and Emily Dickinson as Emily held similar beliefs about human beings, which implies that the speaker may be herself or some form of herself.

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