This poem took me a while to analyze, honestly. I'm still not sure if this is right either. Anyways, I think this poem is about a forest that once had life in it and then was annhilated of all its plants or life. Another way I looked at it was, that I pictured someone living in the woods out in the middle of nowhere and was ransacked by an unknown trespasser taking everything he or she treasured the most. Thus, thinking what he or she valued will be lost forever. I'm still not sure if that's right. But I do have one question, what does Emily Dickinson mean by 'What will the fir-tree say?'
When I read this poem I looked at it as the trees were in place of a young girl and boy. The girl was the fir tree and the boy robbed her of her innocence. He touched her and then just left so the "fir-tree" is feeling lost and alone. She showed him "her burrs and mosses."It was the girl's first time and she opened her self up but " he grasped, he bore away." Overall, i was left feeling sad about this poem because the boy took advantage of an innocent girl and that is a relatable scenario for most teenagers. All in all, I think there are many ways to interpret this poem but i took it on a more deeper level. Honestly, the poem made me feel a bit depressed. Although, I really did enjoy analyzing this poem because I love how Emily Dickinson made you think. She didn't just say boy and girl, she changed their characters which in turn makes it all the more meaningful.
Well, I deffintly did not take it as deep as you Jamie haha. But I deffintly understand what you're getting at. And it makes a lot of sense. I took it as man is ruining our nature. Taking our trees and their beauty. I realated it to this whole "Go Green" movement that SoCal seems to be in. Everyone is trying to enviormentaly friendly these days. And this poem seems to be warning us that if you keep taking the gifts of nature, soon there will be nothing left.
Well Anastasia, literature can be derived in different ways (: And it is possible that she wanted you to question the meaning. I believe when she's asking about the fir tree, she is wondering what the truth behind it will be. Or perhaps she is questioning if anyone will take notice to the actions in the forest, or if they will be forgotten. And Jamie, when I was reading, this didn't occur to me at all but looking back it makes so much sense. And that would definitely bring romanticism into play, as that would be an emotional experience for the girl. Perhaps Dickenson is portraying a childhood memory, or a memory of her friend? I noticed romanticism is usually about something close to home. So I think that if what you say is true, Jamie, then she knew someone in a similar situation.
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This poem took me a while to analyze, honestly. I'm still not sure if this is right either. Anyways, I think this poem is about a forest that once had life in it and then was annhilated of all its plants or life. Another way I looked at it was, that I pictured someone living in the woods out in the middle of nowhere and was ransacked by an unknown trespasser taking everything he or she treasured the most. Thus, thinking what he or she valued will be lost forever. I'm still not sure if that's right. But I do have one question, what does Emily Dickinson mean by 'What will the fir-tree say?'
When I read this poem I looked at it as the trees were in place of a young girl and boy. The girl was the fir tree and the boy robbed her of her innocence. He touched her and then just left so the "fir-tree" is feeling lost and alone. She showed him "her burrs and mosses."It was the girl's first time and she opened her self up but " he grasped, he bore away." Overall, i was left feeling sad about this poem because the boy took advantage of an innocent girl and that is a relatable scenario for most teenagers. All in all, I think there are many ways to interpret this poem but i took it on a more deeper level. Honestly, the poem made me feel a bit depressed. Although, I really did enjoy analyzing this poem because I love how Emily Dickinson made you think. She didn't just say boy and girl, she changed their characters which in turn makes it all the more meaningful.
Well, I deffintly did not take it as deep as you Jamie haha. But I deffintly understand what you're getting at. And it makes a lot of sense. I took it as man is ruining our nature. Taking our trees and their beauty. I realated it to this whole "Go Green" movement that SoCal seems to be in. Everyone is trying to enviormentaly friendly these days. And this poem seems to be warning us that if you keep taking the gifts of nature, soon there will be nothing left.
Well Anastasia, literature can be derived in different ways (: And it is possible that she wanted you to question the meaning. I believe when she's asking about the fir tree, she is wondering what the truth behind it will be. Or perhaps she is questioning if anyone will take notice to the actions in the forest, or if they will be forgotten.
And Jamie, when I was reading, this didn't occur to me at all but looking back it makes so much sense. And that would definitely bring romanticism into play, as that would be an emotional experience for the girl. Perhaps Dickenson is portraying a childhood memory, or a memory of her friend? I noticed romanticism is usually about something close to home. So I think that if what you say is true, Jamie, then she knew someone in a similar situation.
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