Emily Dickinson's Letter To Bee

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In the poem Letter to Bee, by Emily Dickinson uses the story of a fly writing a letter to a bee about how the bee is late. She uses this poem to send a message between the lines. By using certain writing techniques and a precise decision of vocabulary choices she tucks in unexpected symbols and metaphors and makes detailed images in our minds. The title of the poem sends an important message to readers. Ms. Dickinson tries to show that the title "Letter to bee" is about becoming a mother, and expecting a child; the title is a simplistic way to say mother to be. On line one, Ms. Dickinson uses the phrase “Bee! I’m expecting you! to show readers that someone might be expecting a baby. On lines two to four, the poet writes "Was saying Yesterday(Line

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