1. Emily Dickenson
... light the mysteriousness of life's cycle. Ungraspable to many, the cycle of one's life, as symbolized by Dickinson, has three stages and then a final stage of eternity. These three stages are recognized by Mary N. Shaw as follows: "School, where children strove-(9) may represent childhood; "Fields of Gazing ... Grain-(11), maturity; and "Setting Sun- (12) old age- (21). In addition to these three stages, the final stage of eternity was symbolized in the last two lines of the poem, the "Horses Heads- (23), leading "towards Eternity- (24). Dickinson fathomed the ... hush! We're all tumble...
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- Grade Level: High School