(READER RESPONSE) There is Another Sky by Emily Dickinson

THEORY

READER RESPONSE

-Its meaning ultimately resides in the reader's mind or the consensual "mind" of a community of readers.

-Its texts have many interpretations.

TITLE | AUTHOR

THERE IS ANOTHER SKY BY EMILY DICKINSON

POEM

There is another sky,

Ever serene and fair,

And there is another sunshine,

Though it be darkness there;

Never mind faded forests, Austin,

Never mind silent fields -

Here is a little forest,

Whose leaf is ever green;

Here is a brighter garden,

Where not a frost has been;

In its unfading flowers

I hear the bright bee hum:

Prithee, my brother,

Into my garden come!

ANALYSIS

The poem is full of positive attitude towards life. 

No matter what might happen, always look at the bright side. 

This world is so beautiful. Our lives are so wonderful. 

We only need to open our eyes and our hearts to see and feel it.