Just like most of the poems Emily Dickinson wrote, this poem also does not have a particular title. However, it is possible that the poem is about power since the word is written referring to the theme of this poem on a line after its ‘poem identification number’ that is commonly used to identify Emily Dickinson’s poems.
On the copy that was given, the editor classifies the poems using words possibly referring to the theme the poems are about. Through the use of metaphor and rhymes, Dickinson made the central message in her poem apparent. She is pointing out the real potentials of power using fire and water.
Both of which might bring devastating effects to the surroundings when they get out of control. However, paradoxically, both fire
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The last line on the first stanza is the first - “slowest night”. The next assonance device is used in the third line on the second stanza - “would find” and “it out”. And the last assonance is on the last line - “cedar floor”.
The sentence structure on this poem is short, concise and bold. Most of the lines consist of 4 to 6 words. The reason behind it is that most warnings are short and concise without too many unneeded details.
Dickinson chose the words very carefully help the reader visualise the images in their minds such as the fire igniting on the slowest night and the flood being metaphorically folded. Moreover, she used personification in the last line on the second stanza
“And tell your cedar floor.” which is not possible and for metaphorically purposes only.
Emily Dickinson used a technique in which she gradually lead the reader to the meanings in the end of each verse. But each line in this poem plays an important role to metaphorically complete the messages as well as to literally complete the poem.
All in all, the verses, are very different from each other. Paradoxically however, they are very similar and they contain the same message. The destructiveness of human