The Poetry of Emily Dickinson

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This paper discusses how Emily Dickinson?s influences, as well as her thoughts, can certainly be seen in the context of her poetry. It analyzes four of her poems to determine how, from her Puritan upbringing and her secluded lifestyle, Dickinson was able to ponder life?s mysteries and express her attitudes toward them in poems rich with detail and imagery. The poems reviewed are ?Some Keep The Sabbath Going To Church?, ?I Never Saw a Moor?, ?Because I Could Not Stop For Death?, and ?The Bustle in the House? .

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"An example of Dickinson's almost hermit existence can be seen in her poem, "Some Keep The Sabbath Going To Church." Here, she tells us that she keeps the Sabbath by staying home "With a Bobolink for a Chorister" / And an orchard, for a Dome (326-7). This indicates how she is comfortable at home with a bird serving as a choir and an orchard for a church dome. These metaphors successfully indicate that Dickinson can see and experience God in her home as well as others can in church. Dickinson sees herself as having wings (329) and not in desperate need of a sermon. This poem is important today because society is filled with distractions that compete for our attention. "Some Keep The Sabbath Going To Church." also illustrates Dickinson's approach to the afterlife."

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