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    Literary Techniques A Bird Came Down The Walk by Emily Dickinson

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    The poem uses various literary techniques to describe a bird's actions in vivid detail. It employs imagery to create a clear picture of the bird eating, drinking dew, and hopping. Personification attributes human qualities like emotions to the bird. Similes liken the bird's movement to being in danger or butterflies. Metaphors, like comparing the bird's head to soft velvet, create sensory images. Alliteration adds musicality. Enjambment mirrors the bird's continuous movements. Symbolism represents nature's interconnectedness. Contrast emphasizes small moments' significance. Irony exists in the difference between the bird's natural behavior and the speaker's human actions.

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    Literary Techniques A Bird Came Down The Walk by Emily Dickinson

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    The poem uses various literary techniques to describe a bird's actions in vivid detail. It employs imagery to create a clear picture of the bird eating, drinking dew, and hopping. Personification attributes human qualities like emotions to the bird. Similes liken the bird's movement to being in danger or butterflies. Metaphors, like comparing the bird's head to soft velvet, create sensory images. Alliteration adds musicality. Enjambment mirrors the bird's continuous movements. Symbolism represents nature's interconnectedness. Contrast emphasizes small moments' significance. Irony exists in the difference between the bird's natural behavior and the speaker's human actions.

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    The poem uses various literary techniques to describe a bird's actions in vivid detail. It employs imagery to create a clear picture of the bird eating, drinking dew, and hopping. Personification attributes human qualities like emotions to the bird. Similes liken the bird's movement to being in danger or butterflies. Metaphors, like comparing the bird's head to soft velvet, create sensory images. Alliteration adds musicality. Enjambment mirrors the bird's continuous movements. Symbolism represents nature's interconnectedness. Contrast emphasizes small moments' significance. Irony exists in the difference between the bird's natural behavior and the speaker's human actions.

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    Literary Techniques A Bird Came Down The Walk by Emily Dickinson

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    Noël Perera
    The poem uses various literary techniques to describe a bird's actions in vivid detail. It employs imagery to create a clear picture of the bird eating, drinking dew, and hopping. Personification attributes human qualities like emotions to the bird. Similes liken the bird's movement to being in danger or butterflies. Metaphors, like comparing the bird's head to soft velvet, create sensory images. Alliteration adds musicality. Enjambment mirrors the bird's continuous movements. Symbolism represents nature's interconnectedness. Contrast emphasizes small moments' significance. Irony exists in the difference between the bird's natural behavior and the speaker's human actions.

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    Literary techniques - A bird came down the Walk" by Emily

    Dickinson

    Imagery: The poem is rich in sensory imagery, describing the bird's


    actions in detail, such as biting the angle worm, eating it raw, drinking
    dew, and hopping to the wall. These vivid descriptions create a clear
    and visual picture of the bird's movements and interactions with its
    environment.

    Personification: The speaker personifies the bird by attributing human-


    like qualities and emotions to it. For example, the bird's eyes are
    described as "frightened beads," and the bird is said to "row" and
    "unroll his feathers." This personification helps readers relate to the
    bird and understand its behavior from a human perspective.

    Simile: The poem contains similes to make comparisons between the


    bird's actions and other elements. For example, the bird's movement is
    "like one in danger," and its motion is "like butterflies off banks of
    noon." Similes enhance the reader's understanding of the bird's
    behavior by likening it to familiar experiences or phenomena.

    Metaphor: The comparison of the bird's head to "stirred velvet" is a


    metaphor that creates a sensory and tactile image, emphasizing the
    softness of the bird's feathers.
    Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the
    beginning of words. In this poem, alliteration can be found in phrases
    like "rowed him softer home," "Butterflies, off Banks of Noon," and
    "leap, plashless as they swim." Alliteration adds a musical quality to the
    poem and reinforces the rhythm.

    Enjambment: The poem uses enjambment, where lines continue


    without a pause into the next line, creating a sense of continuity and
    fluidity. This technique mirrors the bird's natural and uninterrupted
    movements.

    Symbolism: While not as overt as other techniques, the poem uses


    symbolism to represent the bird as a symbol of nature and the
    interconnectedness of all living creatures. The bird's actions and
    interactions with its environment reflect the delicate balance of the
    natural world.

    Contrast: The poem employs contrast between the bird's small,


    seemingly insignificant actions and the grand natural elements it is
    compared to, such as oars dividing the ocean and butterflies off banks
    of noon. This contrast emphasizes the beauty and significance of even
    the smallest moments in nature.
    Irony: The poem contains an element of irony in the contrast between
    the bird's natural behavior and the speaker's human gestures of
    offering a crumb. The bird's response to the offered crumb is
    unexpected, and this irony adds depth to the poem.

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