Those two final stanzas suggest that although the poetess usually feels very comfortable being outdoors, she feels fear before the “narrow fellow in the grass”. Her “tighter breathing” suggests that she is left breathless when confronted with this creature, breathless with fear or wonder, when it is close.
Q. Who is the narrow fellow in the grass?
Often a creature associated with fear, and at times, evil, the snake has a curious place in history. We might say that “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass” is an exploration of fear, using the creature of the snake as a catalyst for that fear.
Table of Contents
- Q. Who is the narrow fellow in the grass?
- Q. Which line from a narrow fellow in the grass contains alliteration?
- Q. What are two places where the narrow fellow can be found?
- Q. What is the meaning of the poem a narrow fellow in the grass?
- Q. What is a boggy acre?
- Q. What does Zero at the Bone mean?
- Q. How many lines can a stanza have?
- Q. What is unique about the house in which Emily?
- Q. What is a 5 lined poem called?
- Q. What is a four line rhyming poem called?
- Q. How do you identify quatrains?
Q. Which line from a narrow fellow in the grass contains alliteration?
We have an alliteration in the line “A Floor too cool for Corn”.
Q. What are two places where the narrow fellow can be found?
The “narrow fellow” can be found in the ‘boggy acre’ or the cold floor.
Q. What is the meaning of the poem a narrow fellow in the grass?
Emily Dickinson’s 1865 poem “A narrow Fellow in the Grass” uses the image of an encounter with a snake to explore the nature of fear and anxiety—especially the fear of deceit. Like the proverbial “snake in the grass,” this snake is a creature of secretive, treacherous menace.
Q. What is a boggy acre?
In this stanza of A Narrow Fellow in the Grass, the speaker claims that the snake “likes a boggy acre”. This means he likes a soft, cool, swampy area in which to slither.
Q. What does Zero at the Bone mean?
Attended or alone, Without a tighter breathing, And zero at the bone. The implication seemingly being a reference Zero (O° F – cold!) to the bone. Literally, a chilling fear!
Q. How many lines can a stanza have?
A stanza is a group of lines that form the basic metrical unit in a poem. So, in a 12-line poem, the first four lines might be a stanza. You can identify a stanza by the number of lines it has and its rhyme scheme or pattern, such as A-B-A-B. There are many different types of stanzas.
Q. What is unique about the house in which Emily?
Answer: Emily Dickinson is one of the most prominent figures of the United States´ poetry. What is unique about this house is that Dickinson decide to say there without even leaving her own room during her final days.
Q. What is a 5 lined poem called?
quintain
Q. What is a four line rhyming poem called?
A quatrain must have four lines. If a poetic stanza has more or fewer than four poetic lines, it is not a quatrain. A quatrain must feature a rhyme scheme in some way. There are 15 possible rhyme schemes for this form, and slant rhyme (words that have similar but not identical sounds) is considered acceptable.
Q. How do you identify quatrains?
Four lines – A quatrain has four lines. If a stanza has more or fewer lines, it is not a quatrain. Rhyme – A quatrain must rhyme in some way; however, there are 15 possible rhyme schemes. Slant rhyme is also acceptable.
