Emily Dickinson's Collected Poems

Thunderstorm

How was the poet brought forward the element of fear related to the thunderstorm in the poem.

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Dickinson's description of the storm itself evokes fear, and her descriptive language speaks to the violent nature of the storm. The author also orders her words to create a sense of unease.

‘The Wind begun to rock the Grass’

‘With threatening Tunes and low’

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A Thunderstorm