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“The Eagle” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1851)
Alfred, Lord Tennyson is one of the most important poets of the Victorian period. His precise meter and perfect rhymes form a sharp contrast to his contemporary American poets, who were often exploring free verse. Tennyson’s depiction in “The Eagle” of a strong bird displaying its power contrasts well with Dickinson’s bird, who engages with the world more casually and even timidly.
“Pigeons” by James Henry (1866)
James Henry’s “Pigeons” shares many of the same impulses as Dickinson’s “A Bird, came down the Walk” in observing a bird’s behavior. While Dickinson’s speaker and the bird share a moment of companionship, Henry’s pigeon faces a harsher ending when it feels “at its throat the knife” (Line 9) slaughtering it for pigeon pie.
“Hope is the thing with feathers” by Emily Dickinson (1891)
“Hope is the thing with feathers” describes the abstract human emotion of hope as having bird-like qualities, something that “perches in the soul” and “sings” to give someone courage. The poem is a good example of how Dickinson often draws upon natural imagery to explore human psychology and emotional states.
“Sunday Morning” by Wallace Stevens (1915)
By Emily Dickinson
A Clock stopped—
A Clock stopped—
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A narrow Fellow in the Grass (1096)
A narrow Fellow in the Grass (1096)
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Because I Could Not Stop for Death
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
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"Faith" is a fine invention
"Faith" is a fine invention
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Fame Is a Fickle Food (1702)
Fame Is a Fickle Food (1702)
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Hope is a strange invention
Hope is a strange invention
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"Hope" Is the Thing with Feathers
"Hope" Is the Thing with Feathers
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I Can Wade Grief
I Can Wade Grief
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I Felt a Cleaving in my Mind
I Felt a Cleaving in my Mind
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I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain
I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain
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If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking
If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking
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If I should die
If I should die
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If you were coming in the fall
If you were coming in the fall
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I heard a Fly buzz — when I died
I heard a Fly buzz — when I died
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I'm Nobody! Who Are You?
I'm Nobody! Who Are You?
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Much Madness is divinest Sense—
Much Madness is divinest Sense—
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Success Is Counted Sweetest
Success Is Counted Sweetest
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Tell all the truth but tell it slant
Tell all the truth but tell it slant
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The Only News I Know
The Only News I Know
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There is no Frigate like a Book
There is no Frigate like a Book
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