I like to see it lap the Miles
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"I like to see it lap the Miles" is a short, metaphor-rich poem by Emily Dickinson that vividly personifies a train as a powerful, animal-like creature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I like to see it lap the Miles canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Emily Dickinson ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centralImage | train ⓘ |
| comparesTrainTo |
animal
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docile animal ⓘ omnivorous creature ⓘ |
| containsStanzas | four ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
interaction of train with environment
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sounds of a train ⓘ speed of a train ⓘ |
| explores | human fascination with machines ⓘ |
| firstLine | I like to see it lap the Miles – ⓘ |
| focusesOn | movement of the train ⓘ |
| form | short poem ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| imageryType |
auditory imagery
ⓘ
kinesthetic imagery ⓘ visual imagery ⓘ |
| includedIn | posthumous collections of Emily Dickinson's poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lineCountApproximate | 16 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American poetry of the 19th century ⓘ |
| meter | common meter ⓘ |
| originalPublicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| period | 19th century American literature ⓘ |
| portraysTrainAs |
animal-like being
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powerful creature ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| setting | rural landscape ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a train journey ⓘ |
| theme |
industrialization
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power of technology ⓘ relationship between nature and machines ⓘ |
| tone |
awe-struck
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playful ⓘ |
| usesLiteraryDevice |
imagery
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metaphor ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| usesPerspective | first-person speaker ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Emily Dickinson ⓘ |
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