I like to see it lap the Miles Analysis

Dickinson's poems are often described as "hymn-like," which is actually a pretty good way of thinking about her sing-songy, musical verse; they're best read aloud to make sure you really feel the c...

The speaker in this riddle is even more mysterious than the subject of the riddle itself. We can figure out that she's talking about a train ("she" being an arbitrary gender assignment) – but who...

The landscape the poem takes us to is fairly non-specific, but we can imagine it clearly nonetheless. The speaker describes a train winding its way over miles, dipping through valleys and around an...

Even before we figure out that "I like to see it lap the Miles" describes a train in motion, we can already feel the "chugga chugga (choo choo!)" rhythm of the railway. Dickinson's poem possesses a...

Dickinson wasn't one for giving poems grand (or even explanatory) titles – or, for that matter, any titles at all. Instead, her poems are most commonly referred to by their first lines (in this c...

Dickinson's poems are deliciously deceptive in their apparent simplicity. When read aloud, this poem, like many of her others, seems effortlessly consistent and delightfully smooth. However, upon c...

Though this poem may seem kooky and confusing on a first reading (as it's supposed to – after all, it's a riddle), it's actually pretty straightforward, as Dickinson poems go. Compared to her mor...

Emily's father, Edward Dickinson, was instrumental in bringing the railroad to Amherst, MA, and he even led a parade in honor of the first train. (Source)It's possible to sing all of Emily Dickinso...

Sex is just a non-issue here. This poem expresses wonder, fascination, admiration – but that's about it. In fact, there aren't even any human bodies present at all.

Mark 3:17 (line 13 – "Boanerges")