In Language Arts we have been learning about poetry. We’ve discussed poetic devices such as Rhyme Scheme, Rhythm, Alliteration, Similes, Metaphors, and Evoking emotions.
Please read the following poem written by Emily Dickinson and comment on it:
I started out ealy, took my dog.
And visited the sea-
The mermaids in the basement
Came out to look at me,
And the frigates in the upper floor
Extended hemen hands-
Presuming me to be a mouse
Aground, upon the sands,
But no man moved me till the tide
Went past my simple shoe-
And past my apron and my belt,
And past my bodice too,
And made as he would eat me up
And wholly as a dew
Upon a dandelion’s sleeve-
And then I started too.
And he-he followed close behind;
I felt his silver heel
Upon my ankle-then my shoes
Would overflow with pearl.
Until we met the sold town,
No one he seemed to know-
And bowing with a mighty look
At me, the sea withdrew.
