As Imperceptibly As Grief Flashcards
Over view of the poem
“As imperceptibly as grief” is a deceptively simple meditation on the nature of time, written by Emily Dickinson. It compares grief to summer, suggesting that people don’t always notice the way that everything undergoes gradual change—but that nothing in life stays still, and death always lurks in the background. As with most of Dickinson’s roughly 1800 poems, this one was not published during her lifetime. The poem contains all of Dickinson’s most notable traits - a sense of transition; and a deep questioning of what it means to be alive.
Meaning of the title “as imperceptibly as grief”
Imperceptibly - slight/sublte, hardly noticable.
Grief goes unnoticed,
Who wrote it
Emily Dickinson
What year was it written in
1800
How did emily dickinson live
Lived as a recluse. Stayed inside.
What did dicjinson live across form
Live across a grave yard where her friends were buried
Dickinsons education
Well educated and enjoyed reading
“As imperceptable……..”
Forst line
“As imperceptable as grief”
“Summer……away”
Line 2
“Summer lapsed away”
“Our summer……”
Line 15
“Our summer made her light escape”
What is the first line of th poem
“As imperceptible aas grief”
What is the last last of thr poem
“Our summer made her light escape/
Into thr beautiful.”
Analyse - “as imperceptable as grief”
First line
Simile and direct link to the tital.
Adjectibe “imperceptable” shows that something is subtle and hardlt noticable. Therefore, her griefe is hardly noticable, implying she may be used to it.
Analyse - “summer lapsed away”
Line 2
Time passing. End of season. Dickens observing time passing outside her window.
Blishes the link between summer and grief in the first two lines.
Analyse - “too imperceptible at last”
Line 3
Emphasises they way both summer and grief slip away
