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English, 23.08.2019 16:00 mistymjoy

In "the wind began to rock the grass," why does emily dickinson compare the lightning to the "livid claw" of a bird?
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this poem focuses on the natural world, so dickinson makes comparisons that call to mind the natural world.
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lightning grabs tree branches in the poem just as a bird claw can grab a tree branch in real life.
c.
a bird's claw, like a bolt of lightning, is something that people see only when a great storm is in progress.
d.
dickinson wants readers to understand that the lightning is not just strong, but also beautiful and kind.

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