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.
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| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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poem → |
| author |
Emily Dickinson
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| authorNationality |
American
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| centralImage |
train
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| comparesTrainTo |
animal
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docile animal → omnivorous creature → |
| containsStanzas |
four
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| depicts |
interaction of train with environment
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sounds of a train → speed of a train → |
| explores |
human fascination with machines
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| firstLine |
I like to see it lap the Miles –
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| focusesOn |
movement of the train
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| form |
short poem
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| genre |
lyric poetry
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| imageryType |
auditory imagery
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kinesthetic imagery → visual imagery → |
| includedIn |
posthumous collections of Emily Dickinson's poetry
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| language |
English
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| lineCountApproximate |
16
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| literaryMovement |
American poetry of the 19th century
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| meter |
common meter
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| originalPublicationStatus |
posthumous
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| period |
19th century American literature
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| portraysTrainAs |
animal-like being
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powerful creature → |
| rhymeScheme |
irregular
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| setting |
rural landscape
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| subjectMatter |
a train journey
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| 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
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| writtenBy |
Emily Dickinson
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Emily Dickinson
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notableWork |