An Analysis Of Emily Dickinson's Life

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Since her death, many people said that Emily Dickinson was the greatest american poet ever. She was born in 1830. She spent most of her life hidden away in her massachusetts home.She wrote her poems in style for herself. She fell in love, but the love fell apart .Emily wrote her sad poems in her room.
Emily Dickinson became the best american poet. Other poet’s sought fame and fortune,
But Emily was a rebel. She had a religious family. She also had amazing skills as a poet. She wrote in style for herself, she wrote a lot about death. Play tracks were numbers, not titles or names.
She wrote her poems in style for herself. She had amazing skills as a poet. She was alone when writing. She wrote moving but sad poems.

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