Poem

There is another sky by Emily Dickinson


There is another sky,
Ever serene and fair,
And there is another sunshine,
Though it be darkness there;
Never mind faded forests, Austin,
Never mind silent fields -
Here is a little forest,
Whose leaf is ever green;
Here is a brighter garden,
Where not a frost has been;
In its unfading flowers
I hear the bright bee hum:
Prithee, my brother,
Into my garden come!


Question 1 :How are the figurative language used in the poem? Give the specific
word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet
chose to use this figurative language?
Answer 1 :Figurative language is used sparingly in this poem. There is no
symbolism in this poem. However, there is a lot of usage of
similes. Here are some examples:
1)There is another sky ; There is another sunshine
2)Faded forests ;little forest
3)Silent Fields ; brigher garden
The writer used similes because he wanted to show similarities between
two objects. After that, the writer can better describe the objects in
poem. There is only one hyperbole in the poem. It is Prithee. The writer
used such a word as she did not want to use a similar, but common, word
like "Welcome". There is also a rather wide use of personification.
Words like "serene","fair" and "silent" are words used commonly to
describe humans but in the poem, these words are used to describe the
sky and the fields. I think that the writer used personification because
she wanted to give life to the non-living objects.There is one use of a
metaphor. It is "Though it be". I think that the writer used this to
two completely different things in sunshine and darkness.

Question 2 : Tell us why you like this poem in no less than 100 words.

Answer 2 : I like this poem because it contains many descriptive vocabulary words.
With wide use of similes and personification, the writer can better
describe the objects involved. The poem also made me learn a new word :
Prithee, which means 'welcome' in old english. The poem also tells us
about the garden the writer describes in very descriptive words. The
poem also has a lot of meaning where the writer uses words that is not
commonly used on that object. That is the main reason why I chose this
poem.Another reason I like this poem is because the writer has a
similar name to me. I picked this poem on the website because of this
factor.


Any comments?

Signing off,
Dickson