Ode to a Butterfly
‘Ode to a Butterfly’ by Thomas Wentworth Higginson is a thoughtful meditation on nature’s one of the daintiest creations, the butterfly. Higginson glorifies this tiny insect by using several metaphors and symbols.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson was an American minister, author, and soldier. He was an important member of the American abolitionism movement in the mid-1800s. Today, he is remembered primarily for his activism.
‘Ode to a Butterfly’ by Thomas Wentworth Higginson is a thoughtful meditation on nature’s one of the daintiest creations, the butterfly. Higginson glorifies this tiny insect by using several metaphors and symbols.