Notes Class 11 Chapter 2.3 Yuvakbharati English Maharashtra Board

There is Another Sky

About the Poem

• Poet: Emily Dickinson, 19th-century American poet.
• Poem: A Petrarchan sonnet (14 lines) written to her brother, Austin, encouraging hope and resilience.
• Style: Simple, motivational, with slant rhymes and unique punctuation.

Theme

• Hope, optimism, and overcoming life’s challenges by focusing on positive choices.

Poetic Devices

• Imagery: Sky, garden, forests.
• Onomatopoeia: “Bright bee hum.”
• Alliteration: “Faded forests,” “bright bee.”
• Metaphor: Brighter garden = hope.
• Inversion: “Prithee, my brother, into my garden come.”

Key Vocabulary

• Serene: Calm.
• Frost: Thin ice layer.
• Unfading: Bright, lasting.
• Prithee: Please (old word).

Gloomy Aspects

• Darkness, faded forests, silent fields.

Encouraging Expressions

• Brighter garden, ever green leaf, unfading flowers, bright bee hum.

Message

• Stay hopeful and choose positivity to face life’s challenges.

Careers Related to Nature

• Forest Officer, Environmental Scientist, Wildlife Biologist, Botanist, Park Ranger.