How Did Emily Dickinson Influence Her Poems

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These stanzas reflect Emily Dickinson through the way she wrote her poems and how she was raised. Emily Dickinson was born in Massachusetts in 1830. She attended a female seminary for one year then returned to live at home. Dickinson left her home very few times and had few visitors come and go throughout her life. Her poetry was greatly influenced by the people who came and went. Emily lived with family and spend a lot of her time with them. She lived most of her life in isolation from the world outside of her but still read about it. Her family was more than a family to her, they also helped her with writing. Emily’s poems talk about being famous and how people only want to succeed in life, so we talked about talents and how she is popular

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