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Why does Emily Dickinson capitalize most of the nouns in these lines from her poem "A curious Cloud surprised the Sky"?

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By capitalizing nouns, Emily Dickinson is personifying the nouns and making their actions seem human-like and anthropomorphic.
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Emily Dickinson capitalizes most of the nouns in her poem because she wants to draw attention to a specific idea.

Like this, the poem tries to give personification to all nouns, given them human attributes. Writers use personification to understand better the nature and actions in a better way. Because it is easier for us to relate to something that is human, its use cheers us to develop a new perspective.

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