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In this poem, Emily Dickinson compares the heart to things in nature in "The Heart has Narrow Banks." This poem describes the heart very well. Emily Dickinson describes the heart by being completely filled with life, blood vessels scattered throughout the body, and a steady but strong heart beat. The heart compares well to the ocean and nature because it is filled with mystery, unmeasureable, unorganized, and well protected.

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This was an interesting poem. I like how she always compares things. Emily Dickonsonis comparing things in nature tothe heart in this poem. She compares it to the sea. Then to a hurricane. These are just 2 thingsshe compares in this poem. In others she compares much more. she also keeps a solid beat throughout the entire poerm. That would be my favoritse part of this poem She has a very interesting beat pattern that keeps the reader interested. 1205240118

This was an interesting poem. I think that the first stanza means that the heart can be nice, strong, and flows like the sea. The second stanza is talking about how the heart is kind and smooth until a huricane bisects it, the hurricane could be something that happens to break your heart causing disruption and chaos. The third stanza is is talking about how the heart can be repaired but it takes a lot of time, it can't heal right away. Your heart can only recover if you give it time to recover, thats what I think this poem by Emily Dickenson means. I also think she might have wrote this poem when she was having pain in her heart, like she may have lost some one close to her when she wrote this. 1205279891

This poem just didnt seem to add up. She says that the heart has narrow banks. This doesnt make any sense, The term banks in my mind refers to the useless area around a river. The heart does not have a useless area, so i guess that this must mean that the heart is almost totally usefull. THis is pretty true in my eyes, seeing as the heart is the most important organ in the body, it is the hub of life. The comparison makes some sense, but i think a better comparison could be found. mme

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__The Heart has narrow Banks It measures like the Sea In mighty — unremitting Bass And Blue Monotony

Till Hurricane bisect And as itself discerns Its sufficient Area The Heart convulsive learns

That Calm is but a Wall Of unattempted Gauze An instant's Push demolishes A Questioning — dissolves.__ This poem helped Emily Dickinsons writing style really stand out to me. It starts out in the second stanza when all the rhyming and the hymn meter changes. She does this in most of her poems but this one just caught my attention the most. It seems kind of weird to me how she can completely change the poem but still keep the meaning. What I thought that this poem was saying was that the heart could never learn how big it is if it does not hurt and is sometimes pushed to the limit of it's feelings. It is also saying that emotions can change suddenly and sometimes we have to take things slowly and work through them on our own even though it may hurt.1205376598

I agree with dte, this is an interesting poem. I think the first stanza means the heart can be kind, tough, and flows like the sea. I think that the second stanza is saying that the heart is kind and smooth until a hurricane bisects it; I think the hurricane might be something that happens to break your heart causing disorder and confusion. I think that the third stanza is saying that the heart can be fixed but it takes a bit of time, it can't heal in an instant. Your heart can only improve if you allow it time to improve, that’s what I think this poem by Emily Dickenson is all about. I also think she might have written this poem when she was having some type of trouble in her life, maybe she might have lost a loved one when this poem was written. 1205448525

this poem took me awhile to catch on to what she was trying to compair. i also found it had to fallow becase their are so many differnt ways you can interperate it that it is had to tell who is right on the interperations. i do agree that this poem helped me understand emily's writeing style and he ryme schemes and beats alot beter. one i under stood what the poem was about and reading it over acouple times i stared to like it and like he style of writing. 1205449931