Appreciation of ' There is Another Sky'

Write an appreciation of the poem considering the following points:

• About the poem/poet/title

• Theme

• Poetic devices, language, style

• Special features/ novelties/focussing elements

• Values, message

• Your opinion about the poem

     'There is Another Sky' is an inspirational poem, written by an American poet of the nineteenth century, Emily Dickinson with a message of 'never say die'.

The poet is communicating to her brother through a letter. She encourages her brother not to get depressed under any circumstances and pleads to him to return home. She requests him to develop a positive outlook.

      It is a motivational poem. It is a petrarchan sonnet with octave and Sestet.The poet has used different figures of speech like - Hyperbole, Alliteration, Inversion, Onomatopoeia.

       Messages of positivity, optimism and hopefulness are spread over the poem. Life is full of challenges one can tackle the challenges with a positive attitude. We must overcome all sorts of difficulties, barriers and achieve our goals. We should never lose our confidence under any circumstances in life.

            I am really motivated and inspired by this poem. This poem gives new motivations and energy to live. The poem  shows the way to lead a positive life. That's why I really like this poem.