Question

lesson activity
the railway train
by emily dickinson
i like to see it lap the miles,
and lick the valleys up,
and stop to feed itself at tanks;
and then, prodigious, step
around a pile of mountains,
and, supercilious, peer
in shanties, by the sides of roads;
and then a quarry pare
to fit its sides, and crawl between,
complaining all the while
in horrid, hooting stanza;
then chase itself down hill
and neigh like boanerges;
then, punctual as a star,
stop—docile and omnipotent—
at its own stable door.
part e: note any symbolism, similes, and/or metaphors in the poem.
symbolism: the is a symbol of technological innovation.
metaphor: the whole poem compares a train to an.
simile: the poem compares the train to (the last
name given by christ to his disciples james and john, meaning
\mighty\).
part f: what is the poem’s deeper meaning?
even though the train acts like an animal, it is described as grotesque
and. the train is portrayed as
and unnatural or something that is apart from nature. the poet
appears to be saying that the machines of the industrial revolution
are to the natural world.
summary
what is a slant rhyme? give an example of two words that have slant rhyme.

Explanation:

• Part E:
• Symbolism: The train itself is a symbol of technological innovation as it represents the new - age machinery.
• Metaphor: The whole poem compares a train to an animal (using words like “lap”, “lick”, “neigh” which are animal - like actions).
• Simile: The poem compares the train to “Boanerges” (the last name given by Christ to his disciples James and John, meaning “mighty winds” as per the biblical reference).
• Part F:
• Even though the train acts like an animal, it is described as grotesque and “unnatural”. The train is portrayed as “artificial” and unnatural or something that is apart from nature. The poet appears to be saying that the machines of the Industrial Revolution are “detrimental” (or a similar negative term, like “alien”) to the natural world.

Answer:

• Part E:
• Symbolism: The train is a symbol of technological innovation.
• Metaphor: The whole poem compares a train to an animal.
• Simile: The poem compares the train to Boanerges (the last name given by Christ to his disciples James and John, meaning “mighty winds”).
• Part F:
• Even though the train acts like an animal, it is described as grotesque and unnatural. The train is portrayed as artificial and unnatural or something that is apart from nature. The poet appears to be saying that the machines of the Industrial Revolution are detrimental (or alien) to the natural world.