Emily Dickinson Lexicon

his, pron. [OE hys, possessive form of he and it.] (webplay: awe, belongs, book, fear, ground, him, John, son's). Masculine possessive pronoun, third person, singular.

1. Male animal.
2. Insect.
3. Bird.
4. Unnamed male antecedent.
5. Death; tomb or grave.
6. Heavenly body; moon, sun, and stars.
7. God; deity.
8. Jesus Christ.
9. Component of nature such as the weather elements.
10. Time.
11. Last male referred to in the text.
12. Abstract idea.