Abby, cam, and reese
Emily Dickinson
+ and her influence on American literary heritage
emily dickinson
"They shut me up in Prose- As when a little Girl They put me in the Closet Because they liked me "still"- Still! Could themselves haved peeped- And seen my Brain- go round- They might as wise have lodged a Bird For Treason- in a Pound-
- Born on December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts and died there on May 15, 1886. - Well-behaved child with a talent for playing the piano. - Her life growing up greatly influenced her poems that largely revolve around death.
Emily Dickinson, 1862
Emily Dickinson introduced modernism to American Literature:
She used vivid imagery: - She uses imagery to compare truth to light. Her poems are written in a very unique style. - Many of her poems are untitled. - "The name- of it- is "Autumn'" - Her poems contained slant ryhme - "The Difference Between Despair"
"Tell all the truth but tell it slant- Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight"
Various Forms of Poetry:
Unexpected Themes:
Emily Dickinson ignored cultural expectations and standards:
- Love stories - Complaints - Declarations - Riddles - Ballads Examples: - "' Why do I Love' You, Sir?" - "Hope is the Thing with Feathers"
- Nature - Immortality - Death - Self-Identity Examples: - "A Bird Came Down the Walk" - "The Last Night that She Lived"
"I'm Nobody! Who are you?"
- She ignores fame and defies the norm of women seeking praise and attention
Emily Dickinson ignored cultural expectations and gender norms:
- She encourages women to break free from the expectations constricting them in everyday life.
"I Dwell in Possibility"
Summary:
- Emily Dickinson introduced modernism to American literature by using slant ryhme and vivid imagery. - Her poetry was unique for the time period. Many of her poems lacked a title and it contained themes that defied cultural norms and expectations. - Her poetry was also unique for the various forms she wrote it in including, love stories, complaints, declarations and riddles.
The End!
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Abby, cam, and reese
Emily Dickinson
+ and her influence on American literary heritage
emily dickinson
"They shut me up in Prose- As when a little Girl They put me in the Closet Because they liked me "still"- Still! Could themselves haved peeped- And seen my Brain- go round- They might as wise have lodged a Bird For Treason- in a Pound-
- Born on December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts and died there on May 15, 1886. - Well-behaved child with a talent for playing the piano. - Her life growing up greatly influenced her poems that largely revolve around death.
Emily Dickinson, 1862
Emily Dickinson introduced modernism to American Literature:
She used vivid imagery: - She uses imagery to compare truth to light. Her poems are written in a very unique style. - Many of her poems are untitled. - "The name- of it- is "Autumn'" - Her poems contained slant ryhme - "The Difference Between Despair"
"Tell all the truth but tell it slant- Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight"
Various Forms of Poetry:
Unexpected Themes:
Emily Dickinson ignored cultural expectations and standards:
- Love stories - Complaints - Declarations - Riddles - Ballads Examples: - "' Why do I Love' You, Sir?" - "Hope is the Thing with Feathers"
- Nature - Immortality - Death - Self-Identity Examples: - "A Bird Came Down the Walk" - "The Last Night that She Lived"
"I'm Nobody! Who are you?"
- She ignores fame and defies the norm of women seeking praise and attention
Emily Dickinson ignored cultural expectations and gender norms:
- She encourages women to break free from the expectations constricting them in everyday life.
"I Dwell in Possibility"
Summary:
- Emily Dickinson introduced modernism to American literature by using slant ryhme and vivid imagery. - Her poetry was unique for the time period. Many of her poems lacked a title and it contained themes that defied cultural norms and expectations. - Her poetry was also unique for the various forms she wrote it in including, love stories, complaints, declarations and riddles.
The End!