Analysis of "Nature, the gentlest mother"

After reading the poem, "Nature,the gentlest mother," by Emily Dickinson, it is very clear for the reader, that Dickinson was in love with nature. In fact from this poem, it can almost be inferred that Dickinson was fascinated with nature. In this poem, Dickinson compares nature to a mother, by using personification("Emily"). When beginning to read this poem, the reader or audience would wonder why Dickinson was comparing nature with a mother. Well judging from the tone of the poem, Dickinson tends to believe that nature is very soothing and also very relaxing. For example, within the poem, the author states, "NATURE, the gentlest mother,
Impatient of no child,
The feeblest or the waywardest,—
Her admonition mild(Dickinson)"
From this quote, it is very easy to see the point of view that Dickinson has on nature. From this quote, it is also very clear why Dickinson tends to compare nature to a mother or the instincts and tendencies of a mother. For the rest of the poem, really all that Dickinson is doing is she is making comparisons of how nature relates to beauty by using personification for the reader to give the reader many clear ideas of how beauty relates to nature. For example, in the poem, the author is quotes, "How fair her conversation,
A summer afternoon,-
Her household, her assembly;
And when the sun goes down(Dickinson)."
From this quote, it is very easy for the reader to see some example of hoe the author of this poem, Dickinson, relates simple and other divine things to the concept of nature. For example, when the author compares the idea of the summer afternoon being nature's home, this shows that the author wants to point out that the main thought of nature comes when one thinks of a summer afternoon, or as another example, the heart of nature is seen in a summer afternoon because summer afternoons are so peaceful, beautiful, and divine as well("Emily"). Another quote from this poem that reflects Dickinson's point of view within this poem is as follows, "When all the children sleep
She turns as long away
As will suffice to light her lamps(Dickinson);" From this quote, it is once again very easy for the reader to see the special comparisons that Dickinson makes between nature and the characteristics of a mother. In this quote, the author is referring to stars when she uses the word lamps, because she has said that the children have gone to sleep meaning that it is now night, and that will itself will be enough to bring out these lamps or light them. Finally, Dickinson end the poem by quoting, "Then, bending from the sky,
With infinite affection
And infiniter care,
Her golden finger on her lip,
Wills silence everywhere." In this quote, the author is once referring to the transition in nature from day to night. This quote ends the poem very well because it reflects maternal instincts as well as well as referring to beauty in nature. When the author says "with infinite affection and infiniter care," This is referring to tucking a child into bed("Emily").

Dickinson, Emily. "1. “Nature, the Gentlest Mother.” Part Two: Nature. Dickinson, Emily. 1924. Complete Poems." Bartleby.com: Great Books Online -- Quotes, Poems, Novels, Classics and Hundreds More. Web. 24 Mar. 2011. .

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