Context

• Author of "Mild the Mist Upon the Hill" 


  Emily Bronte
• Emily Bronte


  • Victorian writer who lived in the Yorkshire countryside.
  • Her work shows her love of nature.
  • Uses natural imagery.
  • The poem shows how she feels nostalgic and remembers the safety of her childhood.
• "Mild the Mist Upon the Hill" - Form


  • A ballad with four quatrains to show her thoughts have a natural and smooth path.
  • Nostalgic tone.
• "Mild the Mist Upon the Hill"


  • Innocence and safety of childhood.
  • Reminder of the happier times she had as a child.