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Why do poets make comparisons?

Why do poets make comparisons?. He glanced with rapid eyes That hurried all abroad, - They looked like frightened beads, I thought; He stirred his velvet head. In this lesson, you will learn how how to examine comparisons in a poem by picturing the items in your head.

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Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson. The Lady in White. Biography. Born in Massachusetts in 1830 Died in 1886 Raised in a prominent family Very well educated Liked to read Emerson and Thoreau. Family Life. Had an older brother and a younger sister Her father was a conservative, severe man

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A Bird Came Down The Walk

A Bird Came Down The Walk. By: Emily Dickinson. A Bird Came Down The Walk. A bird came down the walk: He did not know I saw; He bit an angle-worm in halves And ate the fellow, raw. And then he drank a dew From a convenient grass, And then hopped sidewise to the wall To let a beetle pass.

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