I have not Told my Garden Yet by Emily Dickinson
The poem explores the speaker's relationship with nature and their own mortality. The garden represents a symbol of life and growth, while the speaker's silence about it signifies their awareness of their own impending death. The poem delves into themes of impermanence, the passing of time, and the human experience.
By Emily Dickinson · First published 1890 · Genre: Poetry, Lyric, Metaphysical · 142 words
First lines
I have not told my garden yet, / Lest that should conquer me; / I have not quite the strength now / To break it to the bee.
I will not name it in the street, / For shops would stare, that I, / So shy, so very ignorant, / Should have the face to die.
The hillsides must not know it, / Where I have rambled so, / Nor tell the loving forests / The day that I shall go,
Nor lisp it at the table, / Nor heedless by the way / Hint that within the riddle / One will walk to-day!
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Emily Dickinson
- Date: 1890 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric, Metaphysical, Nature, Symbolism
- Length: 142 words
- Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is structured in verse form, utilizing rhyme and meter typical of poetry.
- Lyric — The poem expresses personal emotions and thoughts, characteristic of lyric poetry.
- Metaphysical — The themes explore existential and philosophical ideas, such as life and death.
- Nature — The poem references natural elements like gardens, bees, hillsides, and forests.
Tags
Poetry · Nature · Gardening · Metaphor · Symbolism · Imagery · Personification · Solitude · Introspection · Mortality · Existentialism · Philosophy