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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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Discuss this comment about Emily Dickinson's poetry and tell whether or not you agree and why?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 10, 2013 10:41 AM
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which is true about dickerson's poem
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What date did Emily Dickinson write the poem; "I dwell in possibility"
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 15, 2012 7:06 PM
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how does emily dickerson use personification in"heart! we will forget him!"
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Last updated by: Aslan on May 12, 2012 8:01 PM
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in "heart! we will forget him!" the speaker tells
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what are the literary elements in the There came a Day at Summer's Full?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 31, 2012 5:38 PM
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what are the literary elements of the poem?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 28, 2012 12:11 PM
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Dickinson relied on a powerful focus style and a set of formal characteristic for her poems. What are some of these characteristic?
Posted by nicole l #208925
Last updated by: Roskolnikov on Dec 13, 2011 3:50 PM
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Dickinson relied on a powerful focused and a single set of formal characteristic. What is the effect of this kind of uniformity on the work of a poet wth so much imaginative range
Posted by nicole l #208925
Last updated by: Roskolnikov on Nov 19, 2011 10:17 PM
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what views on the intellect or the soul and society are expressed in"Much Madness is divinest sense" and"The Soul selects her own society"
Posted by oscar l #209219
Last updated by: Roskolnikov on Nov 16, 2011 5:30 PM
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what are some of Dickinson images? How do they work as metaphors?
Posted by nicole l #208925
Last updated by: Roskolnikov on Nov 16, 2011 5:24 PM
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Some of Dickinson poems are written in the spirit of fun, with a light touch; satirical. What things or people does she treat playfully?
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Last updated by: Roskolnikov on Nov 16, 2011 5:20 PM
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What kind of crucifixion are present in the poem " After Great Pain"?
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Last updated by: rebecca d #177069 on Oct 31, 2011 12:06 PM
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What views on the intellect or the soul and society are expressed in " Much Madness is the divinest sense"(435) and " The Soul selects her own society"(303)
Posted by timothy l #209687
Last updated by: rebecca d #177069 on Oct 31, 2011 11:58 AM
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images and key words recur in Dickinson poems
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What is distinctive about Dickinson's choice of words in her poems?
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What images and key words recur in Dickinson poems
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What is the significance of the fly in" I heard a fly buzz", The bird in " A Bird came down the Walk", and the snake in " A Narrow Fellow
Posted by nicole l #208925
Last updated by: aubtiger on Oct 30, 2011 8:57 PM
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Compare the poem("Hope'is the thing with feathers") and( My life closed twice before it close"). How has her work change? and How has it remain the same
Posted by nicole l #208925
Last updated by: henry on Oct 30, 2011 8:48 AM
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Why is the experience in " A Great Pain" described as " a formal feeling"?
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Last updated by: henry on Oct 30, 2011 8:24 AM
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Is" After Great Pain" a physical or psychological pain?
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Last updated by: henry on Oct 30, 2011 8:18 AM
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What sequence of parts of the body and mind inclueded in the poem " A Great Pain"?
Posted by nicole l #208925
Last updated by: henry on Oct 30, 2011 8:12 AM
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How might Dickinson style be described
Posted by nicole l #208925
Last updated by: Aslan on Oct 30, 2011 12:31 AM
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Did Dickinson experience much development as a poet as she grew older, or did her work largely remain the same?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Oct 29, 2011 11:24 PM
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Name two of Dickinson poems that deal with or have Metaphors
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