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    This concept analysis paper will clarify the meaning of hope, which is an abstract idea that every human has experienced in his or her lifetime. Eleanor Roosevelt stated that hope is the most important word of the English language (Roosevelt, 1949). Hope has the power to positively impact healing and inspires people to live. During the World War II, a survivor named Victor Frankl was imprisoned in a concentration camp held by the Nazis. This man was able to survive the horrible circumstances…

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    uncertain topics are important , ''Tell all the truth but tell it slant '' , Dickinson uses the image of lightning to create ambiguity by comparing the effects of truth to the effects of lightning. ''Eccentric as New England weather the stiff wind of her mind, stinging or gentle, blew two half imagined lovers off. Yet legend wont explain the sheer sanity of vision, the serious mischief of language, the economy of pain''. Dickinson manipulates poetic and literary devices such as imagery to…

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    Death Figurative Language

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    ever read the poem “Because I could not stop for death” by Emily Dickinson and wondering what the connotation could be? When you are looking at the denotation do you ever try to figure out the figurative language, then you are beginning to understand what the author it's trying to convey. The format of the poem helps us understand the tone shift and the poem's meaning. The poem “Because I could not stop death,” by Emily Dickinson is about this guy falling in love with a girl. The first stanza…

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    be found, it is still there lurking in the distance. In her poem “Hope” is the thing with feathers, Emily Dickinson explores this exact concept. Using a multitude of literary and poetic devices, Dickinson establishes the optimistic idea of hope existing as an unstoppable unit throughout the universe that is accessible to anyone and everyone. One of the main literary devices Emily Dickinson uses to portray her theme of the universality of hope is symbolism. She utilizes a lifelike, spirited…

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    something that no human being can avoid, it’s part of the life cycle of all organisms. No one wants to know when or how it will happen, which makes death scary. There are some poems written about death. These poems include “Thanatopsis” written by William Cullen Bryant, “Dust in the Wind” written by Kansas, and “Don’t Fear the Reaper” written by Blue Oyster Cult. Death, any way one can think about it, is unavoidable. So in other words, don’t fear something one cannot avoid. All of the poems…

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    Emily Dickinson was an enigmatic figure. Her personal life has always been veiled in mystery which intrigued biographers and researchers of her poetry. Although she left over two thousand poems and approximately one thousand letters in which she enclosed a lot of details about herself, these remarks were more directed at highlighting the mysterious aura surrounding her life as well as creating an unambiguous image of herself. Researchers debate among themselves about the source of Dickinson’s…

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    blossom and grown into an optimistic individual. Cormac McCarthy and Emily Dickinson are two outstanding authors that used their creative writing skills to portray their view on hope. In the novel The Road and the poem "XXXII", hope is the feeling that what is wanted can be had, or that events will turn out for the best. Emily Dickinson believes in the ability hope has to be independent and successful on it's own. Dickinson wrote a poem titled, "XXXII" in her poem she described the…

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    Death is inevitable for all living beings. Friends, family, the rich, and the poor; they will all succumb to Death’s cold embrace to be buried, and later, fused with the Earth. But, their legacy lives on, defiantly, within memory. In “Dirge Without Music” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, the inevitability of death is acknowledged, but it is not accepted. In this paper, I will examine the structure, imagery, tone, and themes present within the poem. In the first stanza, Millay conveys a resistance…

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    wants to expose, in a good way, a fellow poet of nineteenth century Emily Dickinson. Collins throughout his poem using metaphors as a way to vividly describe his action. In addition Collins uses a light language which stops him from offending Emily Dickinson and also uses imagery in order to be more sufficient in his exposition of Emily Dickinson. Billy Collins wants to expose and understand the insight part of Emily Dickinson. First of all Collins makes an extensive use of metaphors…

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    Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman are two of the most talented writers even though their style of poetry differed. Dickinson was generally a quiet person while Whitman loved to explore. Both writers loved poetry and expressing their feelings through them. “324” is a poem written by Emily Dickinson where she talks about a person who learns to understand God in their own ways through nature rather than going to church. Walt Whitman’s poem, “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer,” is about a person…

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