Harold Bloom, a Yale literary critic, states “ Dickinson [...] has a mind so original and powerful that we scarcely have begun, even now, to catch up with her”. Poet Emily Dickinson is one of the two pioneers for American poetry, along with Walt Whitman. Although both are prolific writers, the two were radically different; as Whitman toured New England promoting his work, Dickinson barricaded herself in her house. Dickinson’s use of various poetic techniques perfectly illustrates her agonizing struggle with depression in “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain”, “After Great Pain, a Formal Feeling Comes” , and “__________________”
Through her utilization of many literary devices such as caesuras, onomatopoeias, imagery, and word choice, Emily Dickinson
Through her utilization of many literary devices such as caesuras, onomatopoeias, imagery, and word choice, Emily Dickinson