Dickinson's The Wind Begun To Rock The Grass

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In the poem “The Wind begun to rock the Grass,” Dickinson personifies a storm coming through a town and how members of a community react to it. For example, “…The Birds put up the Bars to Nests…” is written. Dickinson personifies the birds to make them more relatable to humans. By putting up bars, the bird’s space could be thought of as more of a prison than an actual house. This makes sense, because birds are animals that enjoy being free. They do not like to be in captivity because they fly and need open space to do so. The bars can also serve in a more positive manner by being strong enough to withstand the storm in which the birds are trying to stay away from. Dickinson gives the storm qualities of a bird by writing, “The Lightning showed