Emily Dickinson’s Nature Poems: An Analysis of Selected Emily Dickinson Poems about Nature

I will attempt to explain Emily Dickinson’s poems–her nature poems, not all of them, just a few. It is reasonable that you may have a conflicting interpretation. I’m OK with that. If you’re going to complain, however, make sure you have evidence for your arguments. Nature, the Gentlest Mother Nature, the gentlest mother, Impatient of […]

Metaphor Poems: “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou

Although the term metaphor poem doesn’t really exist, I use it because I have my own website and I can make terms up. When I use the term metaphor poem, I refer to poems that are metaphors and not just a poem that contains metaphors. The poem we’re looking at today is Maya Angelou’s “I […]

An Analysis of Selected Emily Dickinson Poems

I’ve compiled an analysis of Emily Dickinson poems to help you get started teaching. Here’s a link to some lesson ideas for teaching Emily Dickinson. Quick Lesson Plan Here’s a little something I threw together to make your visit to my site more useful and productive: Theme of Death in Emily Dickinson’s Poems. I feel it’s […]