The theme involves the effect of humans on nature. The bird hops down the walk, eats a worm, notices a human who tries to give the bird some food, the bird becomes frightened by the human and immediately flies away. As simple as the poem appears, its meaning is significant. The poem is an expression of the poet’s respect for nature. Her purpose is to use her artistic skill to inspire that same respect in her readers. Dickinson’s use of literary devices and her creativity enables her to imaginatively describe the beauty and grace from a simple and familiar observation. It is through her use of tone, imagery, and sound that she exploits a keen sense of respect for at the very least the little bird, if not also nature itself. Dickinson recreates and expresses the magnificence and smoothness of the bird soaring across the sky. She uses tone to create the mood to emphasize the theme. She uses sound and imagery to not only tell the reader about the awesome flight of the bird, but to help the reader experience and connect to the little bird and nature in hope that they too will learn to respect
The theme involves the effect of humans on nature. The bird hops down the walk, eats a worm, notices a human who tries to give the bird some food, the bird becomes frightened by the human and immediately flies away. As simple as the poem appears, its meaning is significant. The poem is an expression of the poet’s respect for nature. Her purpose is to use her artistic skill to inspire that same respect in her readers. Dickinson’s use of literary devices and her creativity enables her to imaginatively describe the beauty and grace from a simple and familiar observation. It is through her use of tone, imagery, and sound that she exploits a keen sense of respect for at the very least the little bird, if not also nature itself. Dickinson recreates and expresses the magnificence and smoothness of the bird soaring across the sky. She uses tone to create the mood to emphasize the theme. She uses sound and imagery to not only tell the reader about the awesome flight of the bird, but to help the reader experience and connect to the little bird and nature in hope that they too will learn to respect