Emily Dickinson’s Collected Poems Essays

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Emily Dickinson's Collected Poems

When reading the poetry of Emily Dickinson, many people find themselves asking the same question: was Emily Dickinson a lesbian (or at least bisexual)? The answer is not a definite, but there is ample evidence to support the fact that she may have...

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Emily Dickinson's Collected Poems

“Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson, is a poem that explores dying as peaceful and ordinary, which is unlike some of Dickinson's poems focusing on death that are unnerving. This exploration comes from a speaker, who is long...

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Emily Dickinson's Collected Poems

In her poem “I Heard a Fly Buzz -- When I Died --”, Emily Dickinson retells the story of the moments leading up to, and the moment of, her own imagined death as an unsuspecting fly interrupts her anticipated escort to the afterlife by God himself....

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Emily Dickinson's Collected Poems

The human experience demands pitfalls and darkness in order to grow and appreciate the light of life. Authors and poets control responsibility over recording these experiences that shape us and offering insight to the dark feeling that reside in...