In the first stanza of the poem "The Mountain," Emily Dickinson uses figurative language to bring the mountain to life. By describing the mountain as sitting "upon the plain in his eternal chair," she attributes human-like qualities to it, suggesting a sense of presence and permanence. This personification effectively creates a vivid image of the mountain as a wise observer of the world around it.
Read the poem "The Mountain" by Emily Dickinson.
The mountain sat upon the plain
In his eternal chair,
His observation omnifold,
His inquest everywhere.
The seasons prayed around his knees,
Like children round a sire:
Grandfather of the days is he,
Of dawn the ancestor.
Dickinson uses figurative language in the first stanza to
criticize the mountain’s unchanging ways.
bring the mountain to life.
compare the mountain to furniture.
suggest that the mountain is meddlesome.
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