|
Emily Dickinson
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet born in Amherst, Massachusetts to Edward and Emily Dickinson. Dickinson was the second of three children. While Dickinson was on a trip to Philadelphia, she met a young man by the name of Reverend Charles Wadsworth. ... This crushed Dickinson, and some believe he is the reason for this poem. ...
The first stage of Dickinson’s emotional loss is shock. ... Dickinson states in line one “A formal feeling comes. ... ” Dickinson is telling the reader it is a pain people have felt forever. ... Dickinson says, “The Feet, mechanical, go round-Of Ground, or Air, or Ought” meaning that her feet are like a machine; they go round and round, walking in a circle over and over. ... In the tenth line, third stanza, “Hour of Lead,” Dickinson says she has hit rock bottom.
Approximate Word count = 622
Approximate Pages = 2.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
|
|
