1 / 6

Miss Emily Dickinson

Miss Emily Dickinson. By Brittany Grant. Brief Biography. Born December 10, 1830 in Amherst Massachusetts. Well-behaved, proper, intelligent, and shy. She went to the Academy and took numerous classes, specifically in English and Literature.

masao
Download Presentation

Miss Emily Dickinson

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Miss Emily Dickinson By Brittany Grant

  2. Brief Biography • Born December 10, 1830 in Amherst Massachusetts. • Well-behaved, proper, intelligent, and shy. • She went to the Academy and took numerous classes, specifically in English and Literature. • Always had an existing fear of death, stayed secluded in her room. • People didn’t appreciate the uniqueness of her writing til after her death. • She died on May 15, 1886, at 55.

  3. Rhyme Scheme: ABCADEFGHIJKLMHN ’T WAS a long parting, but the time For interview had come; Before the judgment-seat of God, The last and second time These fleshless lovers met, A heaven in a gaze, A heaven of heavens, the privilege Of one another’s eyes. No lifetime set on them, Apparelled as the new Unborn, except they had beheld, Born everlasting now. Was bridal e’er like this? A paradise, the host, And cherubim and seraphim The most familiar guest. Meter: Iambic Quadrameter Sound Devices: Hyperbole Theme: Love, Freedom ‘T was a long parting but the time

  4. This makes me think of…

  5. Positive Feedback Willis Buckingham- “Inspires thoughts and emotions” Karen Oakes- “Establishes intimate and feminine discourse” Negative Feedback Northrup Frye- "It would be hard to name another poet in the history of the English language with so little interest in social or political events." Richard Howard- "... there was only one event, herself." Criticism Of Her Work It seems as if the feedback varied, positive in terms of emotions, negative in terms of her themes or lack there of.

More Related