Being one of the most renowned American poets, Emily Dickinson had fewer than twenty poems published in her lifetime. Fame and fortune occupied such a minute spot in her body that all the New England woman held onto was a dream. Her unusual script, forms of punctuation and abnormal phrases provided her a writing style that distinguished her from others (Arvin 232). Undeterred from societies opinions, Dickinson held onto her individuality and continued to make strides in writing. By examining three of Emily Dickinson’s poems, her own life stories help to convey a central theme of loneliness in her poems. As a profound and explicit writer, Dickinson's use of metaphysical and linguistic diction list her as a member of New England's gone, but
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Dolores Dyer Lucas says she finds the “clues” of Dickinson’s mystery poems in the form of riddles. Lucas says: “deliberate ambiguity or obscurity of a riddle is a child’s game and requires small ingenuity to guess the subject.” Metaphors tend to carry more significance, and more times than others the metaphors in Emily Dickinson's poems unveil the unexpected implications of her life— whether it be love, fear of death, or feeling lonely. Lucas adds, “Dickinson never tells the exact truth about her life, whether it be in writing or just casual conversation.” The phrase “success in circuit lies”—an interpretation to mean more success would occur if people began to move around the truth— quickly grew into her motto. While writing the poem “Tell the Truth but tell it slant,” the phrase from above had a heavy influence on the writing style of it. Lines four and five of the poem describe the reactions of people who are in awe or in a state of confusion by the actual truth: “The Truth’s superb surprise/As Lightning to the Children eased.” She relates hearing the truth to the same shock children have after seeing lightning (Allen 135-136). By speaking the truth one can feel included among the people whom they surround themselves with, but when using a slant truth, feelings become hurt, therefore leaving some outcast and
Dolores Dyer Lucas says she finds the “clues” of Dickinson’s mystery poems in the form of riddles. Lucas says: “deliberate ambiguity or obscurity of a riddle is a child’s game and requires small ingenuity to guess the subject.” Metaphors tend to carry more significance, and more times than others the metaphors in Emily Dickinson's poems unveil the unexpected implications of her life— whether it be love, fear of death, or feeling lonely. Lucas adds, “Dickinson never tells the exact truth about her life, whether it be in writing or just casual conversation.” The phrase “success in circuit lies”—an interpretation to mean more success would occur if people began to move around the truth— quickly grew into her motto. While writing the poem “Tell the Truth but tell it slant,” the phrase from above had a heavy influence on the writing style of it. Lines four and five of the poem describe the reactions of people who are in awe or in a state of confusion by the actual truth: “The Truth’s superb surprise/As Lightning to the Children eased.” She relates hearing the truth to the same shock children have after seeing lightning (Allen 135-136). By speaking the truth one can feel included among the people whom they surround themselves with, but when using a slant truth, feelings become hurt, therefore leaving some outcast and