Death Is A Supple Suitor By Emily Dickinson
Poem
Death has always been one of the most mysterious things that the world has ever known. Nobody knows exactly what Death is, and the only thing that humans actually know is that Death is inevitable. Several interpretations have been made for this event. In the poems “Death is a Dialogue Between” “Death is a supple Suitor” and “Because I could not Stop for Death” The American poet Emily Dickinson tries to explain this complex experience. Through the use of similar content, forms and tone she demonstrates her perception of Death.
In the poem that starts by “Death is a dialogue” the speaker provides some metaphors in the first two lines to describe what represents death for him. He says, “Death is a dialogue between / The spirit and the dust”. Through this metaphor, the speaker describes Death as something between abstract when he uses the word “spirit” and real when he uses the word “dust”. The third line is a conversation between Death and Spirit we assume that dust has been replaced by Death; the speaker may consider the physical side of the death by replacing dust by death. By making a conversation between Death and spirit the speaker goes to a personification because the speaker gives human qualities to spirit and Death "Dissolve, says Death. / The Spirit, Sir, I have another trust.” The conversation remains full of metaphor. The …show more content…
Using some metaphors as “pallid innuendoes” and “dim approach” Emily Dickinson describes death as something inevitable, and something that always wins over life. She uses the metaphor of a funeral as the wedding journey to eternity. In this poem the speaker personifies Death as a suitor “Death is the supple Suitor,” In this poem as the first two lines show “Death is a supple Suitor/That wins at last.” Death is considered as a meeting and not as a loss for the person who is dying. This Poem is a Twelve-line
Death has always been one of the most mysterious things that the world has ever known. Nobody knows exactly what Death is, and the only thing that humans actually know is that Death is inevitable. Several interpretations have been made for this event. In the poems “Death is a Dialogue Between” “Death is a supple Suitor” and “Because I could not Stop for Death” The American poet Emily Dickinson tries to explain this complex experience. Through the use of similar content, forms and tone she demonstrates her perception of Death.
In the poem that starts by “Death is a dialogue” the speaker provides some metaphors in the first two lines to describe what represents death for him. He says, “Death is a dialogue between / The spirit and the dust”. Through this metaphor, the speaker describes Death as something between abstract when he uses the word “spirit” and real when he uses the word “dust”. The third line is a conversation between Death and Spirit we assume that dust has been replaced by Death; the speaker may consider the physical side of the death by replacing dust by death. By making a conversation between Death and spirit the speaker goes to a personification because the speaker gives human qualities to spirit and Death "Dissolve, says Death. / The Spirit, Sir, I have another trust.” The conversation remains full of metaphor. The …show more content…
Using some metaphors as “pallid innuendoes” and “dim approach” Emily Dickinson describes death as something inevitable, and something that always wins over life. She uses the metaphor of a funeral as the wedding journey to eternity. In this poem the speaker personifies Death as a suitor “Death is the supple Suitor,” In this poem as the first two lines show “Death is a supple Suitor/That wins at last.” Death is considered as a meeting and not as a loss for the person who is dying. This Poem is a Twelve-line