By emily dickinson a prompt—executive bird is the jay— bold as a bailiff's1 hymn— brittle and brief in quality— warrant2 in every line— sitting a bough3 like a brigadier4 confident and straight— much is the mien5 of him in march as a magistrate6— legal officer legal action branch of a tree army officer (british) appearance judge i heard a bird sing by oliver herford i heard a bird sing in the dark of december. a magical thing and sweet to remember. "we are nearer to spring than we were in september,” i heard a bird sing in the dark of december. review the two poems. what literary device is used to describe the bird in "a prompt—executive bird is the jay" that is not used in "i heard a bird sing"? allusion metaphor simile hyperbole