How Did Emily Dickinson Influence Her Work

Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Dickinson spent most of her life living in her family home, built by her grandpa, Samuel Dickinson. Odd for the time era, Dickinson only had one sibling, named Austin Dickinson. All of the men in her life, including her father grandfather, brother, uncles, were all attorneys with political ambitions. Many believe that because of this, Dickinson acquired her work ethic. attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, but only for one year. It has been widely said, that Dickinson was not a social woman, but the people she did surround herself with had an extreme impact on her, and her work. Dickinson was particularly influenced by the Reverend Charles Wadsworth, …show more content…
What made, and continues to make her unique is her style. Dickinson used imagery from nature, religion, law, fashion, and music for many of pieces of work. Although Dickinson does use her keen sense of observation for inspiration in a mass majority of her work, she also has many deeper, and darker pieces of work. For example, “ You left me boundaries of pain- Capacious as the sea- Between eternity and time- Your consciousness and me.” Dickinson is speaking of a heartbreak, and the struggle of continuing on with life. Many believe this could be correlated back to Charles Wadworth, after his departure from Dickinson’s life. On Top of deep meanings of her own life experiences, Dickinson also uses a great amount of figurative language. Dickinson uses imagery, personification, repetition, and rhyme in almost every piece of her work. Dickinson constantly uses imagery to explain her poems about love and death. Especially in the poem, I Could Not Stop For Death. This piece of work showcases the idea of what death truly is. For example, “Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves