We Grow Accustomed To The Dark

How does it feel to be left in the dark? Cold and afraid, right? That’s how Emily Dickinson felt in her two poems, “Before I Got My Eye Put Out” and “We Grow Accustomed to the Dark”. She talks about her journey of being put in the dark at a certain point in her life but soon being able to adapt to the darkness in her life, she’s able to survive and succeed. The metaphor of sight is stressed by showing how she could’ve appreciated her sight better in her poem, “Before I Got My Eye Put Out” and how without sight, it takes awhile to adjust to the world in her poem, “We Grow Accustomed to the Dark”.

In the poem “Before I Got My Eye Put Out”, Dickinson speaks about all the beautiful things she remembered from when she had her eyesight. The poem was mainly about her taking her eyesight for granted and reminiscing on the beautiful things she could still remember. In the text, Dickinson says,” The Meadows – mine –, The Mountains – mine –, All Forests – Stintless stars –.” Dickinson recalls all the beautiful things she remembers when she had her eyesight. She begins to reminisce things before she took her eyesight for granted. In the text, Dickinson states, “But were it told to me, Today, That I might have the Sky, For mine, I tell you that my Heart, Would split, for
She speaks about the journey of survival of being in the dark for so long. In the text, Dickinson states, “Either the Darkness alters – Or something in the sight, Adjusts itself to Midnight –.” Dickinson speaks about how people adjust to the dark by moving through it and overcoming obstacles along the way. Also in the text, Dickinson states, “A Moment – We uncertain step, For newness of the night –, Then – fit our Vision to the Dark –, And meet the Road – erect –.” Dickinson speaks about how people have to adapt to the dark when they are first put in the