... female poets at this time. Among these women, poet Emily Dickinson not believe it was society's place to dictate to her how she should lead her life. Her poems reflect this sense of rebellion and revolution against the prejudices of this time. In her poem, number 390 in Final ... capabilities exceed these expectations. Dickinson also, to a lesser point, challenges the rules of linguistics and conventional poetry, and ultimately, through both examples, forces readers to reevaluate the standard views of society. Poem number 390 illustrates the stereotypical 19th century woman, one who is ...

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