Dickinson keenly depicts the bird
as it eats a worm, pecks at the grass, hops by a beetle, and glances around fearfully
. … The image of butterflies leaping “off Banks of Noon,” splashlessly swimming though the sky, is one of the most memorable in all Dickinson's writing.
What does the bird symbolize in A Bird, came down the Walk?
The bird in “A Bird, came down the Walk” essentially symbolizes
the natural world itself
. This is because it is a being that contains in itself both nature's cruelty and its sublime beauty. … The bird therefore represents the tension that exists in the natural world between beauty and danger.
How does the poet describe the eyes of the bird a bird came down?
Explanation: The speaker takes some liberties with the description and states how the bird's eyes appear like “frightened Beads.” They
are shiny, probably black, and moving or rolling around easily
. The bird becomes scared of the speaker and “stir[s]” its “Velvet Head.” This description of his feathers is interesting.
What feature of A Bird, came down the Walk tells the reader that it is a poem?
What feature of “A Bird Came Down the Walk” tells the reader that it is a poem?
It tells a story
. It is about nature. It is written in stanzas.
How does the description of the bird in stanza 3 develop the meaning of the poem A Bird, came down the Walk?
How does the description of the bird in stanza 3 develop the meaning of the poem?
He is described as wild, which emphasizes how nature is free and unrestrained
. His features are compared to decorative elements, which emphasizes how people attribute civilized qualities to nature.
Is a bird came down the walk a metaphor?
This is a metaphor because
the narrator compares the bird's head to velvet without
the use of “like” or “as.” This emphasizes the texture of the bird's head and creates an idea of softness. Simile is present in the third stanza. This is a simile because the narrator compares the bird's eyes to beads.
What is the best summary of the poem A Bird Came Down the Walk?
In this poem, the simple experience of watching a bird hop down a path allows her to exhibit her extraordinary poetic powers of observation and description. Dickinson
keenly depicts the bird as it eats a worm
, pecks at the grass, hops by a beetle, and glances around fearfully.
What number is A Bird Came Down the Walk?
A Bird, came down the Walk (
359
)
How do the birds feelings change over the course of the poem?
Answer: Answers may vary, but students should recognize that the bird starts out feeling calm and relaxed, and
becomes frightened by the end
of the poem.
What does the poet try to offer the bird?
Simply by offering
two quick comparisons of flight and by using aquatic motion (rowing and swimming)
, she evokes the delicacy and fluidity of moving through air.
Why does the poet call the grass convenient?
Why has the poet called the grass ‘convenient'?
Because the bird could see the beetle in the grass
. Because grass is greener on the other side. … Since the bird does not have oars it could not splash in the water.
What is the free bird metaphor for?
The free bird metaphor means means that
you have freedom and you are free, you can do what you want
. They say bird because birds can fly wherever they want and have freedom.
What is the biggest possession of a free bird?
The biggest and most prized possession of the free bird is his liberty to do whatever he feels like without any hindrance and restriction.
Freedom or independence
is his biggest possession.
Why does caged bird sing?
After the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Angelou
was inspired by a meeting with writer James Baldwin and cartoonist Jules Feiffer to write I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings as a way of dealing with the death of her friend and to draw attention to her own personal struggles with racism.
