Emily Dickinson wrote the poem "A Day." The poem is told from the perspective of a little child. In his innocence, the youngster informs us about his thoughts on the dawn and sunset. The poem expresses the idea that if the world were seen through the eyes of a kid, it would appear lovely and magnificent.
Dickinson was a famous American poet who lived in Amherst, Massachusetts. She published only a few poems during her lifetime and they have come to represent the spirit of the American Civil War era.
Here are some of Dickinson's most famous lines: "I felt the sunlight on my face, / I heard the thunder in the distance, / I saw the rainbow in the sky / But not for long." These words express how beautiful the world can be when you live in harmony with nature.
Another interesting thing about this poem is its use of hyperbole. Hyperbole is when someone describes something as being larger than it actually is in order to make a point. For example, if I wanted to tell you that my house was bigger than yours, I could say that it has two stories when it only has one. This would be a case of hyperbole because I'm making a point by saying that my house is large even though it has only one story.
Similarly, Dickinson uses hyperbole when she says that the sunrise is bright and the sunset is dark.
Emily Dickinson's "A Day" is about the simplicity of life's commonplace things as seen through the eyes of a child. Dickinson used irony to convey this message throughout the poem.
The theme of the poem is expressed in the first line: "Today, as always, the world will go on regardless." This shows that despite how terrible certain events may be, others will come along to take their place. For example, a war may end but another will begin. Children will grow up and die but life will continue on as before. Even though Dickinson was living in a time when death was a part of everyone's life, she still thought that life should be enjoyed while it is being lived.
Another way in which the poem conveys its theme is by using imagery. For example, children have no understanding of certain events so they view them as normal everyday things. When describing a child's view of war, Dickinson uses images such as: "the boy's blood shall wash out his smirch/ The little arms around my neck/ Are sweet to smell of smoke." (lines 5-7). She also uses words like "always," "everywhere," and "never" to show that life will never stop changing no matter what happens in the world.
Emily Dickinson's metaphors in "Will There Really Be a Morning?" explain theological concepts such as Jesus using imagery found in nature. The poem argues that the words "morning" and "day" are indicative of something other than their denotation by putting them in quotation marks. This creates a paradox in which if morning and day mean what they normally do, then they wouldn't be in quotes. Thus, this argument concludes that these words have a meaning beyond their ordinary use.
Dickinson uses this paradox to compare and contrast the transitory nature of this world with the eternal nature of God. She begins by comparing the dawn with Jesus' resurrection:
The Resurrection and the Dawn! Who shall separate us? / What hand can reach from shore to shore? / What voice from ocean call us? / What sign from heaven appear? / The resurrection and the dawn! / Who shall separate us?
Here, the dawn and the resurrection are used as parallel images to describe something that connects all people together even after death. This world is so full of injustice and evil that it makes sense that no one would want to be separated from their loved ones after they die.
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