ipl-logo

Emily Dickinson Thesis

1376 Words6 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Symbolism in because i could not stop for death by emily dickinson

Andrew Kim Instructor: Martinez, Gil.C English 2: 4167 September 29th, 2016 Draft 1.3 I choose the Emily Dickinson’s “Because I could not stop for Death”. Emily Dickinson is most well-known, innovative and ubiquitous American poet. The reason why I chose this poem is that she always had a premonition of death and she carefully observes about death and express human’s mentality for the death very well. When I read this poem, I have reminded my grandmother’s death. She just passed away few months ago, so I could more comprehend and sympathize this poem. Dickinson’s poem talks about death again and again, and it is not quite the same in any poem. In Dickinson’s “ Because I could not stop for Death” is a poem filled with rich language, symbolism and has deep meaning. Dickinson uses diverse …show more content…

I didn’t know what Axolotl, but one of our group member told us that axolotl is fish which is in the picture in our text book. After see how axolotl looks like, I got interested about the story of this short novel. The story of “Axolotl” is that an unnamed man who is living in paris becomes fascinated by axolotl, an animal that he observes in the aquarium. In spite of its association with the everyday, the axolotl gradually assumes a mysterious quality as the narrator’s attraction with the animal intensifies. He goes the exhibit everyday and feels increasing affinity between the axolotl and himself. His explanation of the axolotl is realistic, however he gives some eerie details such as “ the creatures have humanlike nails and eyes with unfathomable depth” (658). This story is the magical realism fact that the man turns into an axolotl at the end of this story. The point of the story is trying to show that the magical realism is what happens to a human obsession when it reaches a certain and why they leave it alone after while. Which is the overall point being

Show More
Related
1068 Words | 5 Pages

After looking through all the poems assigned over the past few weeks, Emily Dickinson’s poem, “Because I could not stop for Death,” and Dylan Thomas’ poem, “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night,” both contain similarities and differences. Dickinson wrote her poem in 1863, while Thomas did not write his poem until 1947. Despite the age differences, both poems contain a similar topic, but they both portray it differently by using different poetic devices. To begin with, Emily Dickinson’s poem, “Because I could not stop for Death,” and Dylan Thomas’ poem, “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night,” share the same topic of death being inevitable, but portray differing views when it comes to a person who meets death. For example, in the poem, “Because

Read More
932 Words | 4 Pages

Whitman and Dickinson share the theme of death in their work, while Whitman decides to speak of death in a more realistic point of view, Dickinson speaks of the theme in a more conceptual one. In Whitman’s poems, he likes to have a more empathic view of individuals and their ways of living. For example, in Whitman’s “Song of Myself”, the poet talks about not just of himself, but all human beings, and of how mankind works into the world and the life of it. Even though the poem mostly talks about life and the happiness of it, Whitman describes also that life itself has its ending, and that is the theme of death. For Dickinson, she is the complete opposite of happiness.

Read More
119 Words | 1 Pages

In Because I Could Not Stop for Death Dickinson uses alliteration repeatedly to describe her mortal life and immortal life. For example, in line 7 she says, “My labor and my leisure too”. This describes how she put away all the work and all the pleasure of her mortal life. Signifying how none of these mortal aspects matter anymore as death is taking her away. Another example, in line 15, “For only Gossamer, my Gown” Dickinson uses a very eerie form of alliteration as she describes being covered in cob webs, this gossamer is her gown for eternity.

Read More
556 Words | 3 Pages

“Because I Could Not Stop For Death” by Emily Dickinson has no such message readily apparent. Instead of presenting

Read More
1214 Words | 5 Pages

When Dickinson was young she thought of death as a kind, peaceful gentleman. She elaborates on this idea in her poem “Because I could not Stop for Death”, “Because I could not stop for Death/ He kindly stopped for me/ We slowly drove - He knew no haste,” Emily Dickinson uses the personification of Death in a way that bears resemblance to a classy, peaceful gentleman who is willing to slowly guide and patiently wait for a lady. Her wording also gives the connotation that she is young and in love with this gentle Death. This idea abruptly turns into hatred when she loses her parents.

Read More
1181 Words | 5 Pages

“I had no time to hate-/ because/ The grave would hinder me-/And life was not so ample I/ Could finish- enmity-/Nor had I time to love-/but since/Some industry must be-/The little toil of love-/I thought/Was large enough for me-”(Dickinson). The major themes of this poem are love and hate and what is to come after death. The author writes with a hint or regret of not living her life to the fullest; but writes as if she is accepting she had accomplished in her lifetime.

Read More
966 Words | 4 Pages

An English professor of Georgetown University, Judith Farr notes that Dickinson’s poems and letters “almost wholly concern flowers and those allusions to gardens often refer to an imaginative realm ... wherein flowers are often emblems for actions and emotions.” Although Dickinson writes poetry with the theme like flowers and gardens. Many of her work focus on the topic that is quite depressing, due to her loss of her friend and she suffers from depression. Death is an unpleasant stuff to talk about, but many of Dickinson’s poems deal with it, loss of friend and suffering from depression are the causes. Her poems allude to death by many means such as crucifixion, drowning, hanging, suffocation and so on, which for some readers is not always enjoyable to

Read More
975 Words | 4 Pages

In the poem “Because I could not stop for death” by Emily Dickinson, death is described as a person, and the narrator is communicating her journey with death in the afterlife. During the journey the speaker describes death as a person to accompany her during this journey. Using symbolism to show three locations that are important part of our lives. The speaker also uses imagery to show why death isn 't’ so scary.

Read More
1000 Words | 4 Pages

“Because I Could Not Stop For Death” by Emily Dickinson is a poem about death being personified in an odd and imaginative way. The poet has a personal encounter with Death, who is male and drives a horse-carriage. They go on a mysterious journey through time and from life to death to an afterlife. The poem begins with its first line being the title, but Emily Dickinson’s poems were written without a title and only numbered when published, after she died in 1886.

Read More
819 Words | 4 Pages

She is able to see such a variety of complex artistic devices and compress them into a brief and detailed poem. Not only is an amazing metaphor being described, but she manages to merge it with personification, making hope take another form. She is able to use a detailed rhythmic scheme which brings the poem to life by giving it sound and presence. This poem has layer after layer, which makes it so special. Many of the stanzas can be interpreted to be multivalent, but the true underlying message Dickinson is writing about is more than clear.

Read More
843 Words | 4 Pages

In “Because I could not stop for Death” Dickinson views death as a

Read More
666 Words | 3 Pages

The poem is also effective when it comes to the issue of describing the deathbed scene in detail. The speaker’s loved ones are present by the bed, as they brace themselves for what is viewed as inevitable. Although I had to read the poem many times to understand what is between the lines, I find it simple even when talking about something unwanted (death). Dickinson has used concepts that I can relate to, such as a storm, in order to describe a moment that I have never experienced. The poem has brought me closer to the experience of death.

Read More
815 Words | 4 Pages

Emily Dickinson became very well known for her fascination with death. Many of her poems focus on loss or loneliness, but the most compelling ones talk particularly about dying, specifically her own death and her own afterlife. Her captivation with suffering gives her poems a rare aspect, giving insight into a mind and a topic we know very little about. “Because I could not stop for Death” closely demonstrates Emily’s fascination with her religious doubts and life continuing after death. In this poem, the speaker is looking back on the moment of death, whereas in “I heard a fly buzz when I died,” the speaker is looking at the moments leading up to death, and in “I felt a funeral in my brain,” the speaker is describing death itself.

Read More
926 Words | 4 Pages

In “Because I Could Not Stop For Death”, Emily Dickinson uses imagery and symbols to establish the cycle of life and uses examples to establish the inevitability of death. This poem describes the speaker’s journey to the afterlife with death. Dickinson uses distinct images, such as a sunset, the horses’ heads, and the carriage ride to establish the cycle of life after death. Dickinson artfully uses symbols such as a child, a field of grain, and a sunset to establish the cycle of life and its different stages. Dickinson utilizes the example of the busyness of the speaker and the death of the sun to establish the inevitability of death.

Read More
938 Words | 4 Pages

Emily Dickinson lived during a time when many would become very well acquainted with death. As such it would become a specter that was feared as it could make an appearance at any time. So looking at Dickinson 's work it seems rather interesting that taken as a collection there seems to be the tale of one character that comes to view death in a multitude of different ways throughout their life. First is the feared figure that leaves them restless, then death comes as something numbing but leaves the living to celebrate the life of the one that has passed, life as a story that is completed and finished upon death, and finally coming to see death as kind figure that takes one to a new home. this finally view is what paints death as something that is not to be feared but rather as something natural, it is the next

Read More

More about Emily Dickinson Thesis

Open Document