Discussion Questions:
- How does the poem mimic the mockingbird?
- "Word" has what significance in this poem?
(Or like some old crone rocking the cradle, swathed in sweet garments bending aside,)
The sea whisper'd me.
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- Project Gutenberg - audio recording
- Emily Dickinson - begin reading (pages 71 - 92)
The Lincoln Funeral Train in Philadelphia - Photo by Charles Philippi
The Metropolitan Museum