Summary The Wind Begun to Rock the Grass by Emily Dickinson IEB Matric
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English Home Language
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12th Grade
This document contains a full analysis of the prescribed Matric IEB poem: The Wind Begun to Rock the Grass by Emily Dickinson. The poem has been broken down and analysed line by line to ensure it is fully understood by the reader and includes points on the structure and techniques of the poem.
the wind begun to rock the grass by emily dickinson
the wind begun to rock the grass
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The WInd begun to rock the grass
Emily Dickinson
By Adrian MacKenzie
Summary = Christian upbringing, the poet sees God reflected in nature and its power
The Wind begun to rock the Grass → Wrong verb is disconcerting – suggestion of storm becoming menacing
With threatening tunes and low - → Alliteration = noise of wind ominous + threatening. Foregrounds lightning
He threw a menace at the Earth - → Lightning strike is jarring + discordant (enhanced through use of dashes)
A menace at the Sky. → Repetition = foreboding – God's omnipotence is responsible for nature's forcefulness
The Leaves unhooked themselves from Trees - → Personification = gives leaves agency
And started all abroad (started all over) → Dash creates pause as leaves unhook
The Dust did scoop itself like Hands → Personification = gives dust agency, cannot see the road
And threw away the Road.
The Wagons quickened on the Streets → Personification + synecdoche = movement of wagons rushing to safety
The Thunder (hurried slow) - → Oxymoron = immenency of storm – slowness of thunder enhanced by dash
The Lightning showed a Yellow Beak → Comparing the shape of lightning to a bird of prey
And then a livid claw. → extreme fury of storm (bird of prey similar to lightning wreaking havoc + destruction)
The Birds put up the Bars to Nests - → birds are hunkering down to find safety
The Cattle fled to Barns - → suggests that animals are fearful of the storm too
There came one drop of Giant Rain → beginning of the deluge
And then as if the Hands → Enjambement + simile = continuation of storm as “hands part” (opening the skies)
That held the dams had parted hold → torrents of rain begin to fall
The Waters Wrecked the Sky, → Alliteration + strong diction = destructive force of nature (storm’s momentum)
But overlooked my Father's House - → 1) house left untouched yet tree was struck
Just quartering a Tree - → 2) ‘overlook’ - sees the church amidst the destruction
→ 3) dash emphasises poet’s amazement
In the midst of all the power of nature, ‘the home of God’ remains untouched.
This demonstrates the poet’s reverence.
Stanza 1 = slow rhythm (storm is threatening, it is building up)
Stanza 2 = rhythm picks up – urgency to escape
Rhythm starts slowly and gains amazement
Fixed 4-line stanzas despite unpredictability and chaos of the storm
Mood = awe
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