Read these lines from Emily Dickinson’s poem “A Bird came down the Walk.” A Bird came down the Walk—
He did not know I saw—
He bit an Angleworm in halves
And ate the fellow, raw,

And then he drank a Dew
From a convenient Grass—
And then hopped sidewise to the Wall
To let a Beetle pass—

He glanced with rapid eyes
That hurried all around—
They looked like frightened Beads, I thought—

Which aspect of the writer’s craft contributes to the poem’s meaning?

A
The use of assonance emphasizes the sound the bird makes.

B
The short, clipped rhythm mimics a bird’s movements.

C
The use of simile encourages readers to think of the bird as a person.

D
The lines rhyme to form a pattern that emphasizes the bird’s actions.