Analysis Of Emily Dickinson s Poem My Life Had Stood- A...

Emily Dickinson is a very famous and accomplished poet with over 1700 published poems. Several of her poems are similar in theme, and also similar in bringing out human emotions that we humans usually try to avoid. The common theme in most of Dickinson s poems is the wonders of nature, and the identity of self, as well as death and life. The five poems with the common theme of death are: â€Å"My Life had Stood- A Loaded Gun†, â€Å"I Heard A Fly Buzz- When I Died†, â€Å"Behind Me Dips- Eternity†, â€Å"Because I Could Not Stop for Death†, and â€Å"I â€Å"I Felt a Funeral in my Brain.† In the first poem â€Å"My Life had Stood- A Loaded Gun†, Emily Dickinson really plays into human emotion by describing anger as a â€Å"Vesuvian face† which is essentially an erupted volcano. Also the line â€Å"The owner passed- identified† is a line that introduces anger as the owner passed. This poem uses really heavy description words to be able to display human rage and anger that most people are uncomfortable talking about. The line â€Å"And every time I speak for him the mountains straight reply,† is a really vivid description of anger being the loaded gun making the mountains echo and reply. The powerful life metaphors that this poem brings out is so effective in getting Dickinson s point across about anger, and how it could lead to death. This poem brings out the fact that anger and rage can consume your life, and kill you. This strong poem is just one of the examples of Emily Dickinson s ability to bring out emotions thatShow MoreRelatedEssay about Nature in the Works of Emily Dickinson1368 Words   |  6 Pagespeace and stability in the human minds. Emily Dickinson is a naturalist poet that she wants the world to know that peace does exist in the human world and she wants to tell the world. Dickinsons poems are mostly written by nature, love, and death according to Anna Dunlap in her analysis. Dicki nsons sister, Lavinia, is the one who published Dickinsons work, on her first attempt the editor that was responsible was taking her sweet time. This editor had Dickinsons work for two years so LaviniaRead MoreImagery Of Women By Adrienne Rich1540 Words   |  7 Pagesher use of political issues in her poems. She considers herself a socialist because â€Å"socialism represents moral values – the dignity and human rights of all citizens† (Daily News). In one of her poems, â€Å"Necessities of life,† Rich focused on death. Adrienne Rich got a negative reaction to her earlier poem â€Å"Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law† which was her first overly feminist poem (Marilyn Hacker) and thought she had failed, so she focused on death in her next poem â€Å"as a sign of how erased she felt whenRead MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 PagesCollege; and Stephanie Tucker, California State University Sacramento. Thinking and writing about logical reasoning has been enjoyable for me, but special thanks go to my children, Joshua, 8, and Justine, 3, for comic relief during the months of writing. This book is dedicated to them. For the 2012 edition: This book is dedicated to my wife Hellan whose good advice has improved the book in many ways. vi Table of Contents Preface.............................................................