Emily Dickenson
Emily Dickenson was one of America's most famous Romantic writers, but she was not even discovered until long after she passed away. She spent most of her time locked up in her room and never bothered to share any of her work with anyone mainly because a woman poet was unheard of in her time. Following her death, relative found thousands of poems strung together in the attic of her home that they since released and published for Americans to read and enjoy. The poetry that was found following her death shows how her letter writing is very similar to her poetic style--enigmatic and abstract, sometimes fragmented, and often forcefully sudden in emotion. A Bird Came down the Walk is a very confusing poem by Emily Dickenson. With the simplicity of the plot and a sense of humor, as in calling the angleworm a "fellow", there is certain playfulness and innocence in the poem, as if one was talking to a child in a nursery rhyme. This poem describes a bird that the persona was candidly watching come down a path and feed inconsiderably on a smaller worm, and then steal the water from a plant. However, this bird then pauses
The bird reveals himself as a good soul and takes off in flight. " This spotted snake is slivering his way through the cool grass when a boy startles the snake. This poem depicts a narrow fellow who we soon learn is really a snake. "Than Oars divide the Ocean, Too silver for a seam. Her poetry is enjoyed by many, but unfortunately I do not understand most of it very well. "And he unrolled his feathers, And rowed him softer home. and steps aside letting a beetle walk pass. Emily Dickenson's willingness to be alone contributed greatly to her poetry and its quality. This connection between the earth and the heavens is so beautiful that is almost hard to differentiate between the two. Dickenson uses wonderful imagery in this poem describing the snake's path through the tall grass to be so dramatic that, "The Grass divides as with a Comb. This poem shows how Emily perceives that a little kindness' can spring a friendship even in the harshest of souls. "When stooping to secure it-It crumpled and was gone. This bird represents the topic of nature that is so prevalent in many of the American romantic pieces. I am able to come up with my own perceptions of what she is trying to say but all that I can draw from this about her character is that she is very lost in that she can not seem to find any loved one to grasp on to. A narrow Fellow in the grass in another one of Emily Dickenson's 1,800 poems released after her death.
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