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Student’s name: Gregory Dayes

Date: December 1, 2018

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The power of imagery in Emily Dickinson’s poems

Most of the poems by Emily Dickinson talk about her experiences, feelings, and thoughts that she has had at different times in her life. Dickinson uses imagery to create and share her thoughts and feelings making it easier for the reader to understand and contemplate her perspective.

Nuala O'Connor, (2015). The 10 Best Emily Dickinson Poems. Retrieved from https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/67591-the-10-best-emily-dickinson-poems.html

This journal discusses ten of the best poems written by Emily Dickinson analyzing how each poem related to her personal life and experiences. The most interesting analysis is of the “Wild nights - wild nights” poem which conveys that the poem was a reflection of Dickinson experience of love and romance (Poetry Foundation). This presents that Dickinson was able to paint part her love life using the words she uses in this poem.

SparkNotes website. “Dickinson’s Poetry by Emily Dickinson.” https://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/dickinson/plot-analysis/

According to SparkNotes, Dickinson’s poems records her thoughts and feelings in her poems whereby she does it so naturally. This resource supports the thesis of this research by conveying that the way she presents her words creates an astonishing and vivid image of her thoughts and feelings. This is evident from her poem “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” where she evaluates the sense of self and how the public may view it from their own perspective (Poets).

Stacy Redd, (n. d). Emily Dickinson: Poems and Poetry Analysis. Retrieved from https://study.com/academy/lesson/emily-Dickinson-poems-and-poetry-analysis.html

As an instructor, Redd analyses how imagery and metaphors are used in Dickson’s poems. She analyses “Hope” is the thing with feathers” where Dickinson likens hope to feathers (Poetry Foundation). This analysis supports this research by identifying specific areas where imagery was used. For example Dickinson’s word choices present hope as an approach to soaring to greater heights just as feathers do when they are left in the wind.

Artscolumbia website. An Analysis of Emily Dickinson’s Poetry Essay. https://artscolumbia.org/literary-arts/poetry/an-analysis-of-emily-dickinsons-poetry-37015/

This essay analyses how Dickinson is able to present deep fears and emotions especially when exploring the theme of death. For example in “Because I could not stop for Death” Dickinson tries to take us through the journey one goes after death (Poetry Foundation). This source is relevant to this research since it unfolds the experiences and thoughts of the speaker in this poem as one who is dying.

Emily Dickinson poems. “Emily Dickinson Poetry analysis and explanations.” http://www.emilydickinsonpoems.org/

This source presents David Preest’s analysis of Dickinson’s poems whereby he expresses that she has been able to present her anguish and attitude towards death in her poem “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” (Poetry Foundation). This analysis proves that Dickinson has been able to effectively present her thoughts about death and why she fears the unknown. This source supports this research and can be used to present different approaches used by Dickinson to express her feelings

Cristanne Miller, (1987). Emily Dickinson: A Poet's Grammar. Harvard University Press.

This book analyses how Dickinson uses grammar so effectively in her poems to get the reader’s attention. For example in the poem “A Bird, came down the walk,” Dickinson observes and analyses how the bird flies and how it behaves as it scavenges for food (Poetry Foundation). This source is relevant to this research since it shows how the musicality of words and grammar is used to describe different actions and objects.

References

Poetry Foundation. “A Bird, came down the Walk - (359) by Emily Dickinson” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56593/a-bird-came-down-the-walk-359

Poetry Foundation. “Because I could not stop for Death – (479) by Emily Dickinson.” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47652/because-i-could-not-stop-for-death-479

Poetry Foundation. ““Hope” is the thing with feathers - (314) by Emily Dickinson.” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42889/hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers-314

Poetry Foundation. “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain, (340) by Emily Dickinson.” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45706/i-felt-a-funeral-in-my-brain-340

Poetry Foundation. “Wild nights - Wild nights! (269) by Emily Dickinson” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44087/wild-nights-wild-nights-269

Poets. “I’m Nobody! Who are you? (260). Emily Dickinson, 1830 – 1886.” https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/im-nobody-who-are-you-260