Emily Dickinson’s “The Drop,” can be interpreted multiple ways, one being the literal sense and another in a metaphorical sense. Word for word, the poem directly indicates a droplet of water getting lost in the massive waves of a sea. However, the subtext of the poem correlates back to the major theme of self and the global society. “The Drop” cannot be viewed one sidedly, rather from all possible aspects; we must “flesh out” to discover the deeper meaning, or the author’s intended purpose of the poem. Emily Dickinson’s “The Drop” reveals the theme of one’s identity and or vanity by conveying the paradoxical relationship between an individual and their surrounding society through the means of personification, polyvalence, and metaphorical representation.
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The sole basis of Emily Dickinson’s writing is to manifest a common stereotype exhibited by us egotistic and self-absorbed sinful humans -- the craving for superiority or dominance. “The Drop” symbolizes an individual human being -- me, you, he, or she. “The Sea” amounts to our free-flowing society, or possibly the human race collectively as a whole. Amphitrite can be thought of as God, a King or Queen, or leader. As the drop merges with the sea, it no longer has a place of its own. Though insignificant in size in comparison to the rest of the ocean, by joining in with other droplets, it becomes a larger body with much more significance. The single drop hopes that although she is being added to a greater body of water, she will continue to have individuality. Similar in the human perspective, when a person enters reality where “perfect” is defied, they habitually seek attention amongst the …show more content…
The poem not figuratively reasons a dewdrop being misplaced amidst a large body of water. On the other hand, the implicit meaning expresses ideas of self and the global society. “The Drop” is to be delved into from all possible aspects to recognize an abstract or hidden meaning. Through the use of personification, polyvalence, and metaphorical representation, Emily Dickinson’s “The Drop” conveys the paradoxical relationship between an individual and their surrounding society and the theme of one’s selfness and or
The sole basis of Emily Dickinson’s writing is to manifest a common stereotype exhibited by us egotistic and self-absorbed sinful humans -- the craving for superiority or dominance. “The Drop” symbolizes an individual human being -- me, you, he, or she. “The Sea” amounts to our free-flowing society, or possibly the human race collectively as a whole. Amphitrite can be thought of as God, a King or Queen, or leader. As the drop merges with the sea, it no longer has a place of its own. Though insignificant in size in comparison to the rest of the ocean, by joining in with other droplets, it becomes a larger body with much more significance. The single drop hopes that although she is being added to a greater body of water, she will continue to have individuality. Similar in the human perspective, when a person enters reality where “perfect” is defied, they habitually seek attention amongst the …show more content…
The poem not figuratively reasons a dewdrop being misplaced amidst a large body of water. On the other hand, the implicit meaning expresses ideas of self and the global society. “The Drop” is to be delved into from all possible aspects to recognize an abstract or hidden meaning. Through the use of personification, polyvalence, and metaphorical representation, Emily Dickinson’s “The Drop” conveys the paradoxical relationship between an individual and their surrounding society and the theme of one’s selfness and or