Lyric Poem · Life
Teach Him—When He makes the names
Teach Him — When He makes the names —
Such an one — to say —
On his babbling — Berry — lips —
As should sound — to me —
Were my Ear — as near his nest —
As my thought — today —
As should sound —
"Forbid us not" —
Some like "Emily."
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“Teach Him—When He makes the names” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/teach-him-when-he-makes-the-names
Quick facts
- Poem
- Teach Him—When He makes the names
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Length
- 9 lines
- Form
- Lyric Poem
- Themes
- Life, Short
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- Author record
- Emily Dickinson1830–1886
- Source record
- PoetryDBTeach Him—When He makes the names by emily-dickinson, PoetryDB transcription
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- Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
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- Not recorded in the imported source
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- Whitespace and stanza breaks normalized for web display; no material wording change recorded.
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