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    Dickinson’s I Dwell in Possibility is one great example of how the poet transforms finite to infinite through the imaginative world of poetry. Through the use of metaphors‚ Dickinson has shown how domestic images such as house‚ chambers‚ roof‚ doors and windows can be extended to infinite imaginations in the poetic world. The “fairer House” (line 2) serves as a metaphor for poetry and the “Visitors” (line 9) who are the fairest may be a metaphor for the readers of poetry. The first four lines compare

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    inform ourselves and others on the characteristics which have created prejudice and conforming to the majority. The poem "Much madness is divinest sense" by Emily Dickinson speaks about how society tends to follow the crowd to fit in. Also‚ not to stray as if one does‚ one can be cast as an outsider or even be seen as dangerous. Dickinson encourages rebelling against what is socially accepted. “Much Madness . . .” is sophisticated and ironic‚ as well as scornful towards the society and its systems

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    Emily Dickinson’s poetry is based on her deepest thoughts and life experiences. During her life she endured many tragic deaths of people close to her. This influenced her writing as means of expression and became a recurrent idea in her poetry. Because in her poems she interprets death differently‚ it can be inferred that she views death as ambivalent and equivocal. Dickinson uses different poetic devices to emphasize the unpredictable character of death. In “I heard the Fly buzz – when I died—”

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    WD Commentary Emily Dickinson’s main purpose in poem 355 is to describe an indefinable depression. She creates a melancholy persona to depict the chaos and despair she feels because of her condition. Her poem is structured around her uncertainty towards her mental state. Dickinson‚ in the first two stanzas‚ eliminates possibilities to what she may be feeling. She analyzes that “it was not death”‚ “it was not night”‚ “it was not frost”‚ “nor fire”. The poem appeals to the human sense of touch‚ as

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    and gives us something to hold onto when there’s nothing. Emily Dickinson’s Hope is the thing with Feathers describes what hope does for us. The poem’s theme is that hope is always there‚ and gets us though our toughest times‚ but never asks for anything in return. In the very first stanza Dickinson describes what hope is. "Hope is thing with feathers‚ that perches in the soul (1-2)." In this quote‚ the reader can identify that Dickinson metaphorically describes hope as a bird. Throughout the poem

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    Emily Dickinson’s poem "It was a quiet way" is the story of her lover and the feelings she has when she’s in his company. She describes how the world changes and becomes almost unfamiliar simply because the only thing that matters is him. The rest of the universe‚ time‚ and the seasons all become insignificant and almost non-existent in his presence. She feels the same way as he does about her and so begins their relationship He quietly asks her if she is his and she replies not with her voice

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     who in the midst of all darkness might simply call it hope. Famous  poet‚ Emily Dickinson is one of those people. The poem “I Died for Beauty” by Emily Dickinson  uses strong metaphors‚ complex imagery‚ and allegory to create a theme of death and soul  immortality.   Emily Dickinson frequently uses metaphors in her poetry to enhance the text. She

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    Death to a new Beginning All poems have underlined meanings‚ many are not straightforward‚ and sometimes what you think is happening‚ is the exact opposite. Emily Dickinson’s poem “Dying‚” is a perfect example of this idea. In her poem she talking about the idea of death and what happened before she died. Obviously she is not dead because she wrote the poem. Here in this poem‚ she uses the idea of actual death to symbolize rebirth; the ending of old way of living and the struggle of creating

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    Explication on Emily Dickinson Poem: Deterioration of the Brain Dickinson’s “I felt a Funeral in my Brain‚” 340 [280] exemplifies two meanings in the poem. The speaker is either losing her mind or she is having some serious pains in her head that makes her wish she were deceased. The speaker sight sees the machineries of the human mind under pressure and attempts to copy the stages of a mental breakdown through the overall metaphor of a funeral. The mutual ceremonials of a funeral are used by

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    In the poem‚ Tell all the truth but ell it slant by Emily Dickinson makes the reader ponder on the meaning of the so-called “truth” that she is suggesting and refers to how the “truth” will be blinding any man if told in its purest form. Additionally‚ symbolic definition of her utilization of “circumference” is vital because Dickinson does not utilize the word in its conventional meaning; however‚ rather uses the words to paint a picture poetically to manifest a metaphysical principle. Correspondingly

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