A Route of Evanescence Themes
Man and the Natural World
Nature is a major Dickinson theme, and in "Route of Evanescence" she wants to get at how nature can completely mesmerize someone, even if only for a few seconds. In this poem the speaker doesn't do...
Awe and Amazement
The speaker of "Route of Evanescence" is totally captured by the hummingbird. Rather than trying to tame nature, or merely describe it as beautiful, the speaker is just shocked by nature, trying to...
Change
If you've ever paid cash for something, you know that change can mean a lot of things. In this case, when we say change, we're really talking about transience. What does that mean? Transience is "p...