Literary Techniques Used in A Bird Came Down The Walk by...

The speaker observes a bird, which has come down to the Walk. The bird is unaware of the speaker’s presence, which allows the speaker to observe the bird in its natural environment. The bird discovers a worm, and bites it in half, before eating it. The emphasis of the word ‘raw’ serves to highlight the difference between men and birds. A man usually cooks his food/meat, while animals in nature do not feel the need. They are in-tune with nature, and it provides for them, in a harmonious manner. Angelworm begins with a capital letter- this may either serve to personify the worm, or to highlight the importance of ever creature, in nature. Dickson does this several times throughout the poem. Stanza two further emphasises the creature’s harmonious relationship with nature, as the bird ‘drinks’ the dew on the grass. The grass is described as ‘convenient’, as the grass is immediately there to quench the bird’s thirst, without the bird having to hunt for something to drink. The fact that the bird moves sideways in order to make way for the bird, highlights the harmonious relationship that those in nature have. It is also evident that the bird has either had enough to eat, or that he does not eat beetles, as he does not move to attack the beetle. The words â€Å"Grass†, â€Å"Dew† and â€Å"Beetle† all begin with capital letters in the middle, or at the end of, sentences. This highlights the importance of nature in the poem. Nature is given a high status. The bird changes from a relaxed, naturalShow MoreRelatedBibliography Relation to Analysis of Emily Dickinson ´s Writings2048 Words   |  8 Pages Anderson, Paul W. The Metaphysical Mirth of Emily Dickinson. Georgia Review 20.1 Spring 1966): 72-83. Rpt. in Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism. Ed. Jessica Bomarito and Russel Whitaker. Vol. 171. Detroit: Gale, 2006. Literature Resource Center. Web. 14 Feb. 2014. Anderson accomplishes the discernment of Dickinson’s poems and their allusions to many classic myths. He denotes the figurative language that Dickinson utilizes in her poetry to relate to her themes. With these key elements inRead More Poetry Analysis of Emily Dickinson Essay1307 Words   |  6 PagesAnalysis of Emily Dickinsons The snake, In the Garden, and It bloomed and dropt, a Single Noon—. Emily Dickinson uses nature in almost all of her poetry. She uses many literary techniques in her poems to show her interpretations of nature and the world around her. In the poem The snake she uses imagery in the forms sight and touch. The poem describes the snake as transient or passing swiftly and deceptive or misleading. His appearance is sudden. As the snake moves it divides the grassRead MoreA Dialogue of Self and Soul11424 Words   |  46 PagesTBC02 8/7/2002 04:01 PM Page 46 CHAPTER TWO A Dialogue of Self and Soul: Plain Jane’s Progress a SANDRA M. GILBERT AND SUSAN GUBAR The authors of The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-century Literary Imagination (1979) are both distinguished feminist critics: Sandra Gilbert is a Professor at the University of California, Davis; and Susan D. Gubar a Distinguished Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Indiana University. They have also collaboratedRead MoreIndian English Novel17483 Words   |  70 Pagesconsciousness; as a reaction to break away from the colonial literature. Hence the post colonial literature in India witnessed a revolution against the idiom which the colonial writers followed. Gradually the Indian English authors began employing the techniques of hybrid language, magic realism peppered with native themes. Thus from a post colonial era Indian literature ushered into the modern and then the post-modern era. The saga of the Indian English novel therefore stands as the tale of Changing tradition