Aprompt—executive bird is the jay by emily dickinson a prompt—executive bird is the jay— bold as a bailiff's1 hymn— brittle and brief in quality— warrant2 in every line— sitting a bough3 like a brigadier4 confident and straight— much is the mien5 of him in march as a magistrate6— legal officer legal action branch of a tree army officer (british) appearance judge i heard a bird sing by oliver herford i heard a bird sing in the dark of december. a magical thing and sweet to remember. "we are nearer to spring than we were in september,” i heard a bird sing in the dark of december. read both poems. what literary device is used throughout the poems? alliteration hyperbole pun metaphor 2. read this section of the text: the kites of the world are generally smaller than most raptors, but just as astonishing in skill and grace as any other hunter of the skies. what does astonishing mean in this sentence? appalling amazing dreadful predictable