interppretation of a poem...?

Question

Do u like the poem below, if so why?

I'll tell you how the sun rose
a ribbon at a time.
the steeples swam in amethyst,
the news like squirrels ran.
The hills untied their bonnets,
The bobolinks begun.
The i said softly to myself,
"that must have been the sun!"
But how he set, i know not.
There seemed a purple stile
Which little yellow boy and girls
where climbing all the while.
Till when they reached the other side,
A dominie in gray
Put gently up the evening bars,
and led the flock away.

by emily dickinson

Answer 1

I like nearly everything Emily Dickinson has written.

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Emily Dickinson - I'll tell you how the Sun rose

I'll tell you how the Sun rose --
A Ribbon at a time --
The Steeples swam in Amethyst --
The news, like Squirrels, ran --
The Hills untied their Bonnets --
The Bobolinks -- begun --
Then I said softly to myself --
"That must have been the Sun"!
But how he set -- I know not --
There seemed a purple stile
That little Yellow boys and girls
Were climbing all the while --
Till when they reached the other side,
A Dominie in Gray --
Put gently up the evening Bars --
And led the flock away --

I am re-posting her poem with the capitalization that was intended by the writer. (5:59 pm)

Answer 2

Is this your homework, darling? Who wrote it? It's probably a 19th century romantic poet (description of nature) portraying the image and experience of sun rise and sun set using metaphors (e.g. "a ribbon at a time" [couloured line of clouds?]) and similies ("the news like squirrels ran") describing how everything comes to life. You can also read it as an acount of birth and death (early on images of purity, liveliness and activity); in the end images of decay (grey, evening bars, led the flock away).
I hope this helps.

Answer 3

So sad. I think it has to do with the power of religion as "Religion" to kill the spirit. Ironic, isn't it? Dominie is a old word for pastor or minister.

Answer 4

My favorite Emily Dickinson poem is "I'm a Nobody! Who are You?"

Answer 5

I don't get the line about little yellow boys and girls,

but this is the best poem I have read in this section!!! I have to be honest...all of the other ones I have read were cliche, most not rhyming, and you can tell most of them were written by high schoolers trying to sound poetic and emotional...not good at all... But this one was very original and not cliche at all!! Who wrote it? You? Someone else? I love it.

Answer 6

It is a beautiful example of descriptive writing and sarcasm. it portrays a picture in which the writer tries to observe and record every movement of the sun, from day break to evening.

i must say that there are areas that can be improved.

Answer 7

I figured I'd get my 2 points in before your question got deleted.

Answer 8

Too cluttered for me. Too many things going on. Sorry.

Answer 9

i dont know i think it is good maybe

Answer 10

i do liek it, its sad.