This seems to be suggestive of the train’s noise and its whistle. The poet, being an appreciator of the nature, might have taken this technological advancement as a devastating force, for it replaced the existing economy, undermined mankind and destroyed nature but as the poem develops in its narrative, the reader comes along the positive points being counted by the speaker in its favour. However, as the lyric develops, we discern that what is being identified or shown in the initial lines is something other than an animal, for it “stop to feed itself at tanks-/ And then-prodigious step/ Around a Pile of Mountains-/ And supercilious peer/ In Shanties- by the side of roads.” The actions now can be looked on and analysed as an extended metaphor, depicting the train as a powerful animal. Cloudflare Ray ID: 63bce68f68884bcb The Amherst and Belcher town Railway had already been established. Emily correlates two forms of transportation of her time with a figurative and sound device. "I LIKE TO SEE IT LAP THE MILES" What is this story teach you about ? If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware. THE POEM To fit its sides, and crawl between, Complaining all the while In horrid, hooting stanza Then chase itself down hill THE END I like to see it lap the miles, And lick the valleys up, And stop to feed Study Resources. CommonLit has identified one or more texts from our collection to pair with I like to see it lap the Miles, based on similar themes, literary devices, topic, or writing style.
Emily Dickinson’s “I like to see it lap the Miles” is also about a locomotive. (3) Isolation- a theme which she looked at through an optimistic sight.
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