Emily Dickinson Lexicon

her, adj. [OE hiere < Germanic; third person feminine singular possessive adjective; see she, her, pron., her's, and herself.]

1. [Refers to a bird, dove, lark, wren, linnet; indicates association with such a creature] its.
2. [Represents a flower that is not named in the text] its.
3. [Refers to heaven; quality of a heavenly object] its.
4. [Refers figuratively to a natural phenomena] its.
5. [Refers to the soul] its.
6. [Used to represent and personify a season of the year, such as spring or summer] its.
7. [Refers to the first of two preceding noun phrases, “the East” personified] its.
8. [Refers to a specific persona mentioned in the poem; quality of such previously identified person] its.
9. [Used to represent and personify abstractions, such as the soul, conscience, time, fate, and hope] its.
10. [Refers to abstract ideas, values] its.
11. [Used to represent plant life as a female human being] its.
12. [Refers to a type of bird which is not named in the text] its.
13. [Refers to a person not mentioned in the poem; quality of a person not previously identified] its.