Outline
Thesis: The interplay of desire and death is a riddle that Emily Dickenson depicts in several of her poems.
I. Introduction
i. Overview of how the self, ecstasy, death, despair, pleasure and other thematic concerns are constructed in the poems of Dickenson. ii. The hook of the paper. “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.”
II. Body
i. Several poems portray the process of living and dying from the vantage point of the afterlife. ii. Through symbols and other literary styles, Dickinson explores that death is experienced as a matter of fact with the full consciousness. iii. The emphasis of silence, peace and desires is hinged on the everlasting consciousness
Thesis: The interplay of desire and death is a riddle that Emily Dickenson depicts in several of her poems.
I. Introduction
i. Overview of how the self, ecstasy, death, despair, pleasure and other thematic concerns are constructed in the poems of Dickenson. ii. The hook of the paper. “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.”
II. Body
i. Several poems portray the process of living and dying from the vantage point of the afterlife. ii. Through symbols and other literary styles, Dickinson explores that death is experienced as a matter of fact with the full consciousness. iii. The emphasis of silence, peace and desires is hinged on the everlasting consciousness