Emily Dickinson Lexicon

his, pron. [OE hys, possessive form of he and it; third-person singular masculine possessive pronoun; see also he, him, himself, and his, adj.; sometimes capitalized for Deity.]

1. [Refers to Deity; co-referential God = he = his.]
2. [Refers to a beloved male person not specified by name in the text.]
3. [Refers to a male person previously mentioned in the text; co-referential: Minister = His = He.]
4. [Refers to a personified animate creature mentioned previously in the text, such spider, bird, etc.; Spider = Himself = His = He] its.
5. [Refers to an inanimate natural phenomena or entity; Sun = Himself = Him = His] its.
6. [Refers to an abstract concept or event; Death = His] its.