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How are grass and Stevens the anecdote of jar similar?

In Wallace Steven's poem "Anecdote of the Jar," the speaker places a plain glass jar on a hill in Tennessee, and observes how its presence transforms the surrounding landscape. The jar becomes a focal point, around which the speaker notices new details and patterns in the natural world. The jar's presence also creates a sense of order and harmony, as it imposes its geometric shape on the chaotic wilderness.

Similarly, in Emily Dickinson's poem "The Grass," the speaker observes the way that a blade of grass can disrupt and challenge the expectations and conventions of the natural world. The grass refuses to conform to the neat and orderly patterns of human life, and instead asserts its own wildness and individuality. By placing a simple object in a natural setting, both poems explore the complex relationship between the natural and human worlds, using nature to challenge and disrupt human expectations and assumptions.

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