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 * __Poem 520__**

Emily Dickinson starts off this poem by saying that she takes a trip to the sea wit hher dog. She walks into the ocean tides, choosing to go in on her own, no one made her go. The water, as she walks deeper into the water, rises past her shoes, past her waist, past her belt, then past her chest. The water almost consumes her completely, just like flowers absorb morning dew into their petals. She then feels the waves by her and feels a current by her feet pulling her downwards. the water then washes her up onto shore. The sea receeds and begins going on to its normal movement and existance.

I find this poem wierd becuase its telling a story but dosent really describe where she is or who is watching her. The narrator dosen't discuss her motives for doing what she does either. This experience of taking a dip in the ocean wasn't symbolizing anything important either, which confused me greatly and made me question Emily Dickinson's reason for even writing this poem. So, in conclusion, it wasn't one of my favorites, but it was simple to understand and comprehend. 1204260841

I really enjoyed this poem because it is really unique and simple. It doesn't have a huge deep meaning behind the words. And that makes this poem different than the ones that we have read by her before. I really liked the words in this poem. I think that this poem is talking about an average day, nothing that is too special or unusual. It is talking about an experience which can sometimes be the best type of poems to read about, because many people can relate to them. In this poem the character is at the beach with her dog. I think Emily Dickinson is talking about running away from waves. I know that whenever i go to a beach this is a very fun thing to do. Many people enjoy running in the water when the tide is low and when the waves come toward the shore we try to run as fast as you can so they don't touch you. The fifth stanza really does a good job of describing this. For example: //"and--he followed--close behind-- I felt his silver head upon my ankle--then my shows would overflow with pearl--"// I liked this stanza because of the wording Emily Dickinson chose to use. Like how the silver head is the tip of the wave. I also liked how she describe the feeling to running away from the wave and how when you are too slow it hits your ankle and then your feet. I really enjoyed reading this poem. 1205289079