Emily Dickinson

As the title of Emily Dickson’s poems says, “The brain- is wider than the sky- for – put them side by side”, which means that the brain will take in the sky. Fourth line of poem says, “With ease—and You—beside.” She tries to says that the brain is deeper than the sea, and that its “Blue to Blue,” and that the brain will absorb the sea as sponges and like buckets absorb water. The brain, as she says, is like a heavy weight in God and the brain’s weight which will get away from the weight of God…

English 15B Norton Anthology of American Literature Shorter 8th ed. Dickinson Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886 1. Briefly summarize Dickinson’s life (79-83) Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her family was rather prominent in the economic, political, and intellectual spheres. Her father served as a lawyer, a state representative, and a state senator, all at different parts of his life. Dickinson never married and remained close with her parents through her…

Emily Dickinson is one of the most famous American poets, well known for her strange use of punctuation, the widespread assumption that she had agoraphobia, and her poems about death and immortality. Her fear of going outside combined with the countless number of deceased she faced in her own life contributed to her poetry significantly. Her poem, “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”, however, takes on a different facade and forces readers to think more appreciatively on the topic. In the poem,…

In both of Emily Dickinson's poems she refers to her own death in past tense. She clearly references specific occurrences from before her death, in “I Heard a Fly Buzz Before I Died,” and after death in, “Because I Could Not Stop for Death.” If Dickinson had provided further explanation, this writing might have an acceptable interpretation. However, she merely states these things as facts without offering any support for her claims. This takes the credibility out of her writing, causing the…

Poetry, is one such art that allows its creator to call upon a variety of emotions. Whether those emotions are a sense of delight, anger, contempt, sorrow, etc, all are forms of emotion and are easily seen throughout the many poems written by Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and Paul Lurance Dunbar. When these poets fuse their emotions with their words, we the readers are able to feel a fraction of what they might have felt at the time of the poems creation. It is this component that allows the…

Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson went on to be one of the most known and greatest American poets. This is due to her very unique and interesting writing style that has puzzled and intrigued readers for a long time. Dickinson wrote during a well-known time called Realism and that helped shape her writing. Her personal experiences also affected her dark and depressing writing, including the death of family members and friends, and the sickness all around her. In “Because I Could Not Stop for…

death believes it is simply another period in their lives. Emily Dickinson welcomes death in her poem, “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”, like a suitor calling on her for an outing. Dickinson visualizes death as a customary carriage ride. On the other hand, many individuals are not willing to let go and believe they must stick it out until the end, such as Dylan Thomas, in his poem, “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night”. Although Dickinson and Thomas both utilize the message of death in…

stone” (235). The beginning of this poem can be interrupted as being about how Dickinson is stuck, unable to keep going as she is now. Looking at how she repeats herself in a way by using “palsied” and then “paralysis” on the same line. It reinforces the theory that she is stuck as she is. By just focusing on the first stanza a great deal of information can be gathered about what Dickinson is saying about herself. When Dickinson says she has “dropped my Brain” it could be said that she has lost…

Emily Dickinson's poem “Because I could not stop for Death” calls attention to how people rush through life without taking the time to stop and enjoy life while they can. Dickinson employs a plethora of poetic devices including personification, dashes, and capitalization. Dickinson personifies Death is not a destination so much as it is a companion in a stage of life; The dashes she uses in the poem to show reader the joy of taking one’s time and through that we see why it’s important to take…

Emily is an inspiration to many, she believes that "Hope is the thing with feathers- That perches in the soul". She stood up for what she believed in, and defied the odds of learning to read and write when it was unusual for women at that time. Throughout her life, Dickinson was told her style of writing was unusual and no one would like it, but, ironically, when her poems were discovered, everyone loved them. Her unique style and perspective won over audiences, and changed the way people viewed…