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Emily Dickinson's Collected Poems Study Guide & Essays

by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson wrote close to 1800 poems in her lifetime. Her poems are often extremely short, waste no words, and subvert the traditional forms of the day. She is also fond of the dash as a tool to signify a pause or provide emphasis. Her poems, though short, are usually complex in theme, form…

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Some questions about poem #214 & #280

Please provide me with the answers asap :)

Poem #214 "I taste a liquor..."
1- The liquor that Dickinson tastes is not "brewed" [1] . Why not?
2- What does she mean bye "Inebriate of Air" [5] ?
3- How does the word "Landlords" [9] refer back to the previous stanza?
4- In stanza 3, Dickinson contrasts herself to the bees and butterflies. Can you explain how?

Poem #280 "I felt a Funeral..."
1- In stanza 2, what is the "service" [6] ?
2- What does "Then Space" [12] probably refer to?
3- In what way is the speaker "wrecked" [16] in stanza 4?
4- "And Being, but an Ear" [14]. What does Dickinson mean, in your opinion?
5- Dickinson says she "hit a World, at every plunge" [19]. Can you suggest what she may mean?

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