Have passed I thought a Whip LashUnbraiding in the SunWhen stooping to secure itIt wrinkled And was gone
I think that the structure of this poem in terms of stanzas is a Quatrain, which is four lines in each stanza. There are 6 stanzas to this poem and each stanza is a Quatrain. I wonder why Emily Dickinson set up her poem this way? Do you all have any thoughts?
The Grass divides as with a Comb
I am not 100% sure, but I believe that this line in the poem is a metaphor. I believe this to be true because a metaphor is a figure of speech applied to an object/action that's not literal. In this instance, Dickinson is using the metaphor that the grass is divided like a comb is divided. The grass isn't actually divided with a comb it's just a metaphor. Do you all think this is a metaphor or something else?