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Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
Mama
never forgets her birds,
Though
in another tree-
She
looks down just as often
And
just as tenderly
As
when her little mortal nest
With
cunning care she wove-
If
either of her “sparrows fall,”
She
“notices,” above.
I choose to compare and contrast Emily Dickinson’s poem Mama never forgets her birds,
to Diana Ross’s song, A Mother’s Love.This song and poem are similar
to each other in the fact that they both have a similar theme.Which is, a mother
is always there to love and care for their child.For instance, verses two and
four in the song have a similar meaning to the first and last two lines of Dickinson’s poem. Another
example of this theme is that the last line of the sixth verse in the song is comparable to the first and last two lines of
the poem.This difference is that Dickinson’s
poem provokes imagery, whereas the song incites and expresses emotion.
I think that the last two verses in Diana Ross’s song are like Dickinson’s poem because the line “A mother’s love is forever,” and
“Mama never forgets her birds,” have the same meaning.“A mother’s
love is free” is similar to the poem because Dickinson
portrays that a mama bird is naturally nurturing.“She’s there for
whatever you need” reminds me of how most mothers constantly care for their children; rather it is feeding them or teaching
them a life lesson.
The difference between Diana Ross’s song and Emily Dickinson’s
is that the song goes more in to depth compared to the poem.For instance, the
first verse of the song is basically saying that her mother did a good job raising her.Dickinson doesn’t state or hint at anything like
this in her poem, possibly because she didn’t consider it essential.It
is likely that she figured that all people see mother birds as excellent mothers.I
could not find anything in common with Dickinson’s poem
in verses three, five, and seven of Diana Ross’s song.
Worst Poem:(pg.101, poem 212)
Is
it true, dear Sue?
Are there two?
I
shouldn’t like to come
For
fear of joggling Him!
If
I could shut him up
In
a Coffee Cup,
Or
tie him to a pin
Till
I got in-
Or
make him fast
To
“Toby’s” fist-
Hist!
Whist! I’d come!
Of all the poems I have read by Emily Dickinson so far this poem is the worst.It rhymes such as True and Sue as well at the end of the stanza, fist, hist, and Whist.Assonance is also used in this poem.One example is at the
beginning of the stanza, two and Sue.Another example of assonance is “shut
him up” and “coffee cup.” I don’t understand the purpose of this poem.Is it a letter to someone?I just couldn’t relate to this poem or
make any sense of it.The only thing I came up with is that she may be confused
about her religion or religious beliefs.Maybe she thought there were two Gods
or something.
In a world of make believe You can change all that you
see But in the world of reality You've taught me all that I need
Time like a river flows Twisting and turning
all the way Life is an endless road You've been with me day by day
The only way I can thank you Is to be the
best that I can be If we hold on together Just you and me
A mother's love is forever A mother's love is for
free It doesn't matter if you're good or bad She's there for whatever you need
In the world of fantasy Hold
on to your dreams Open up your heart and see All the love you need is me
Time like a river flows Twisting
and turning all the way Life is an endless road You've been with me day by day
You are you and I am me You've
made me all that I am Heart to heart and hand to hand Always there to understand
A mother's love is forever A
mother's love is for free It doesn't matter if you're good or bad She's there for whatever you need
Doesn't matter
if you're good or bad There's nothing like a mother's love
My favorite
poem written by Emily Dickinson is known as, Hope is a thing with feathers. I say "known as" because Dickinson
did not title her poems. I like this poem because it is very true.No
matter what life throws at me, I never give up hope.This is similar to what
Dickinson
said in the end of the first stanza, “And never stops at all.”To me giving up hope is like giving up on life.When I feel miserable
and like there is nothing worth living for, I too look to the simple things in life such as birds, bees, rivers, and seas.How could you not appreciate nature?Its
natural beauty is simply splendid.I enjoy the way she used personification.In the first stanza she said, “Hope perches in the soul.”I think that is a great way to describe hope.It provides
great imagery.Overall, it is an impressive metaphor.Another example of personification can be found in the last stanza when she said, “It never asked
a crumb of me.”We all know birds don’t have the ability to really
ask questions.I also like the way this poem rhymes.For instance, in the second stanza, the end of every line rhymes; heard and bird as well as storm and warm.I like poems that rhyme more than those who don’t.Overall this poem has an excellent rhythm to it.
