Analysis Of These Are The Days When Birds Come Back

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To begin, I find Dickinson’s poetry style more intriguing; simply for the reason that her poem employed a rhyme scheme. In particular, the poem “These are the days when Birds come back” is composed of five stanzas, which each hold a couplet to from the rhyme scheme. Not to mention, the use of the metaphoric phrase “Oh Last Communion in the Haze.” (Dickinson, 1864, p.1194) Moreover, I believe the poem was written in light of the seasons changing. Although, I can appreciate the framework of the poem; the audience would require the ability to determine the message that’s intended, but Dickinson is successful in conveying her message.
At any rate, Whitman’s writing style for “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” was extremely different from Dickinson’s “These

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