A Bird, came down the Walk Glossary

Question 1

Can you give me some quotes for this poem?

He bit an Angle Worm in halves

And ate the fellow, raw,

Speaker

These two lines in the opening of the poem are notable for the way they twist a familiar image. A bird eating a worm is a commonplace scene in nature. But here, because of...

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Question 2

Rowed him softer home, meaning?

"Rowed him softer Home" refers to the motion of the bird's wings as they carry him through the air.

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Question 3

Common Quotations in A bird came down the walk.

He bit an Angle Worm in halves

And ate the fellow, raw, Speaker

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They looked like frightened Beads,

I thought,

He stirred his Velvet Head. — Speaker

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A Bird, came down the Walk

by Emily Dickinson

A Bird, came down the Walk Glossary

angle worm

plashless

sidewise

seam

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