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Emily Dickinson Research Paper

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Negative Capability: Why It Is Fundamental for Poetry and Life Emily Dickinson stands as one of the leading American poets of all time. She is a poet who wrote numerous poems focusing on grief, loss, and dying. Her work is deep, touching, and highly appreciated. The poems I have chosen by Emily Dickinson that focus on human mortality are, “Because I could not stop for death,” “I heard a fly buzz when I died,” “After great pain a formal feeling comes,” and “I’ve seen a dying Eye.” I believe these poems are in some sense similar to “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant” because human mortality and truth can often trigger each other and conclude with the same effects. According to John Keats, negative capability consists of living in mystery
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