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"Nature" is what we see−
The Hill−the Afternoon−
Squirrel−Eclipse−the Bumble bee−
Nay−Nature is Heaven−
Nature is want we hear−
The Bobolink−the Sea−
Thunder−the Cricket−
Nay−Nature is Harmony−
Nature is what we know−
Yet have no art to say−
So impotent Our Wisdom is
To her Simplicity.
− Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was an American poet who published very few poems during her lifetime and was not well-known. Yet, since her death, several hundreds of her poems have come to light and she is now considered a very important name in American literature. Dickinson often used short lines, unusual punctuation and capitalisation in her poems.
- bobolink: a kind of bird
- harmony: pleasant mix of musical sounds played or sung at the same time; or, a state where different element are agreement and peace
- art: here: skill or ability
- impotent: powerless
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| Nature is what we− | 1. see | 2. hear | 3. know |
| a. example from the poem | None given, perhaps because we don't have the skill to say it. | ||
| b. one example of your own | |||
| c. Nature is also− |
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Nay−Nature is Heaven−
- Which of these phrases comes closest to the meaning of 'nay' in this line−not really / in fact?
- Where else has 'nay' been used? How has nature been described there?
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The other place ‘nay’ has been used is in the 8th line.
Nature has been described there as ‘Harmony’.
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So impotent Our Wisdom is / To her simplicity.
- Why is our wisdom 'impotent'?
- Is it unusual that, according to the poem, our wisdom is impotent when faced with 'Simplicity' rather than 'Complexity'?
- Do you think that it is this 'Simplicity' that adds to Nature's beauty?
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Nature is what we know− / Yet have no art to say−
- Would you say that this poem is an attempt to describe nature?
- Do you think many other works of art− poems, paintings, music and so on−are also attempts to capture the beauty and / or simplicity of Nature?
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This poem uses many em dashes (−). Where in the poem does the em dash work as a −
- colon?
- comma?
- full stop?
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1st line - "Nature" is what we see:
2nd line - The Hill, the Afternoon,
4th line - Nay. Nature is Heaven.
