An awful Tempest mashed the air -
Emily Dickinson
An awful tempest mashed the air,
The clouds were gaunt and few;
A black, as of a spectre's cloak,
Hid heaven and earth from view.
The creatures chuckled on the roofs
And whistled in the air,
And shook their fists and gnashed their teeth,
And swung their frenzied hair.
The morning lit, the birds arose;
The monster's faded eyes
Turned slowly to his native coast,
And peace was Paradise!
, Photo by Raychel Sanner on Unsplash
VOCABULARY
Tempest - a windy, intense storm
Gaunt - thin, sickly
Spectre - ghost
Chuckled - usually this word means ‘laughed’, but in this case it may be referring to
the clucking sound made by birds such as chickens and ducks
Frenzied - full of energy
Arose - got up
Native - where someone was originally born
Emily Dickinson
An awful tempest mashed the air,
The clouds were gaunt and few;
A black, as of a spectre's cloak,
Hid heaven and earth from view.
The creatures chuckled on the roofs
And whistled in the air,
And shook their fists and gnashed their teeth,
And swung their frenzied hair.
The morning lit, the birds arose;
The monster's faded eyes
Turned slowly to his native coast,
And peace was Paradise!
, Photo by Raychel Sanner on Unsplash
VOCABULARY
Tempest - a windy, intense storm
Gaunt - thin, sickly
Spectre - ghost
Chuckled - usually this word means ‘laughed’, but in this case it may be referring to
the clucking sound made by birds such as chickens and ducks
Frenzied - full of energy
Arose - got up
Native - where someone was originally born
