Poet of Many Personas Emily Dickinson is a poet of many faces. ... Almost all of Dickinson's poems develop more meaning with deeper analysis. ... In the poem "I Heard a Fly Buzz-when I Died" Dickinson uses situational irony to question what happens after death. ... (9) leaves room for many interpretations. ... She also uses many different literary techniques throughout her work which is why she is such a popular poet, and the many different interpretations of her poems make them fun to read....

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In the poem "I like a look of Agony," by Emily Dickinson, one of the ways the poem's affects on the reader is improved is though the use of literary devices. ... The irony of the topic of this poem, coupled with Dickinson" skill at employing literary devices made this poem extremely intriguing to read. ... meaning of first line-my interpretation-second line of the poem-human emotions-loose of mental control-use of imagery-specific words-death as a metaphor-personification-description of personification-word "homely"-genuine fe...

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Emily Dickinson's Translation of Christian Words In Emily Dickinson's poems, the most sacred figures and words Protestant-Calvinist church tend to symbolize the exact opposite of the intended meaning and challenge its conformity to religion. ... But she would not let that vocabulary write her poems for her-(Critics on Dickinson, 127). ... (Poems of Dickinson, Poem 698) The church's approval or disapproval must be of concern to her, or she would not mention it. ... (Poems of D., Poem 698)(E. ... In Dickinson's poetry, this structuring device is the Puritan-Calvinist inte...

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Emily Dickinson To me, all Emily Dickinson's religious poems seem unorthodox and surprising. ... When examining Emily Dickinson's often strange use of religious wording in her poetry, one can't help but wonder what Emily Dickinson's beliefs really were. ... David Yezzi details Emily's early life, "The joy that Dickinson took in faith at that early age gave way in young adulthood to doubt, which her poems later absorbed as ambiguity and contradiction. ... Is it possible that Emily was referring to a person in this poem? ... There are so many ways to interpret s...

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Emily Dickinson's, poem, "The Wife" reveals the poet's concerns for domestic femininity in middle-class families through expressing the gender roles of females and using the term "wife" frequently. ... Overall, Emily Dickinson shows her intricate approach and attitude towards marriage. ... There are a two possible interpretations of the poem: marriage is dreamy like "soft eclipse", marriage provides safe shelter to keep women away from pain, or the other way around which is completely different and will be the source of pain and depression. ... Emily Dic...

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Emily Dickinson is known for her unique form of writing and vivid imaginative themes. ... Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born on December Tenth, Eighteen-hundred and thirty. ... The readers must fill the gaps in her language with their own interpretations. ... In Dickinson's poetry, connotations are used throughout all of her poems. ... Emily Elizabeth Dickinson is considered one of the most famous poets in the world. ...

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by Emily Dickinson conveys the frustrations of an unmarried woman. ... " (Dickinson 1-2). ... " (Dickinson 4). ... This explanation of the poem is one of many interpretations one could come to when reading this poem. ... by Emily Dickinson has many literary devices working together in order to explain the meaning of the poem. ...

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An Interpretation of Emily Dickinson's "Color-Caste-Denomination" "Color-Caste-Denomination", written by Emily Dickinson, a late 19th century American poet, describes how Death is an undiscriminating and unbiased event that all must go through. ... Dickinson's poem portrays race, religion and social status, or standing, as being labels that the world has created. ... Dickinson noticed this, and through this poem tries to enlighten the rest of humanity. Dickinson often uses metaphors to help achieve her purpose in this poem and increase the effectiveness of her point. ... Dickins...

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In the Emily Dickinson poems "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" and "I Heard a Fly Buzz-When I Died" one of life's greatest certainties is addressed through the use of structure, diction and syntax. ... The reader can also recognize the poem's theme by analyzing its structure and the impact of the structure upon the interpretation of the chosen words. ... Another way in which Dickinson uses form is when she ends the poem with a dash, which seems to indicate that the poem is never ending, just as eternity is never ending. ... Emily Dickinson's views on death changed fr...

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Emily Dickinson is one of the numerous poets who uses death as the subject of several of her poems. ... Throughout the poem, Dickinson develops her unusual interpretation of death and, by doing so, composes a poem full of imagery that is both unique and thought provoking. ... In conclusion, Dickinson's form helps the reader begin to comprehend the poem. ... The first interpretation deals with the Christian view of death and immortality. ... In another interpretation of the poem, death is viewed as being her suitor. ...

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Poems are recognized for using numerous types of elements to build a certain character or interpretation. ... Auden and Emily Dickinson utilize a distinct tone that is noticeable by simply looking at the titles "Because I could not stop for Death" and "Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone.... In Emily Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for Death," she personifies death giving it human characteristics. ... Poetry uses many different elements to portray different perspectives and interpretations. ... For Dickinson's poem without the tone being so suspe...

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"After Great Pain, a Formal Feeling Comes" by Emily Dickinson is a somber poem describing the essence of death as a formal occasion that is the culmination of a sad and perhaps useless life. ... To advance the depressing interpretation of a life as somber as death, the speaker refers to Freezing persons letting go, which is death, but even life is described as Chill. ... Elements of despair are particularly obvious in the poem, "After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes." Emily Dickinson led a difficult life which left her alone. ... In understanding this poem, it is important to realize that...

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The following analysis investigate, separately, a passage from Whitman's "Song of Myself" and Emily Dickinson's poem 334 -see Appendix- focusing on thematic contents and on the formal aspects which lead to their interpretation. ... Emily Dickinson 1. The letters of Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson distinguished herself not only for her poetry but also as writer of letters sent to friends, relatives. ... In the first case, a possible interpretation could be that Emily is revealing the particular value of the poem she is writing to her cousin; in the second one, the inter...

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"Because I Could Not Stopped for Death" by Emily Dickinson and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost are the poems that I have chosen for this assignment. ... Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost are two Modern American Poets who consistently wrote about the theme of death. ... Unlike Dickinson, Frost writes in a conventional style. ... Dickinson in her poem personified death as a human being who appears in a masculine form. ... Therefore, each poem allows readers to come out with various interpretations that are related to death. ...

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He states this here "That a poem may have varying interpretations is a critical commonplace. That all interpretations of a poem are equally valid is a critical heresy," (Perrine 1). ... An example of the evidence Perrine uses is when he talks about his experiences of analyzing poetry with groups of students as stated here "Several years ago I presented the Emily Dickinson poem to a number of students and colleagues and discovered that not one of them interpreted the poem as I did. ... This quote is talking about Perrine's experience with a group of students and how they int...

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Stories are much like life when considering interpretation. A few people may read the same books, poems, and articles but end up with a different result of their connections to one another. ... Emily Dickinson was a nonconformist for her time. ... Although Into the Wild was a more physical form of individualism, Emily Dickinson was still a representation of this theme. ... His poem "When I heard the Learn'd Astronomer" conveys the mind behind education. ...

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The poem 'Because I could not Stop for Death" is one of the most popular poems of the American poet, Emily Dickinson. Dickinson uses a technique to transport her message to the readers. ... She develops an unusual interpretation of death, and while doing this, she creates images that provoke distinctive thoughts. Throughout the poem, Dickinson uses different types of figurative language, and imagery like metaphor, repetition and symbolism and others; these help her create a poem that people can understand it in many ways. ... Dickinson uses an effective use of elements of poetry a...

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Years later, though, we would soon form a parallel between Sappho and different artist of an entirely different era - Emily Dickinson. ... Though there are critics that argue against this claim, it's widely accepted that Emily Dickinson was heterosexual. ... In the article that I read, Lefkowitz included a portion of one of Sappho's poems. ... As you could probably guess, this figure that she describes in countless poems of her own are men. ... If we can take anything from both Sappho's work and Lefkowitzs' interpretation, it's that one cannot simply assume the persp...

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