as imperceptibly as grief Flashcards
who wrote this poem?
Emily Dickinson
what type of poetry did Dickinson write?
unconventional poems- ideas that can express many things and can be extremely open-ended
what type of life did Dickinson live?
a reclusive life
why did Dickinson lead this kind of life?
she spent a short amount of time with Charles Wadsworth- an older, married preacher but he moved far away after and then she became a recluse
what could the loss in her poem express?
her unrequited love for Wadsworth
what line is the poem expresses the loss of summer?
the Summer lapsed away
what does the line “The Summer lapsed away” mean?
she is upset the Summer has gone by so fast- she was too busy dwelling on the past and mourning
Contrast to the end of the poem where she is full of optimism and joy to enter the new season
how are grief and summer linked in this poem?
you stop grieving for someone and you move on from your loss subtly- you don’t realise it has happened- just like how you don’t realise summer ends
what is the form of the poem like?
one stanza of one sentence
is there any rhyme or rhythm in the poem?
no discemible rhyme or rhythm
how are the lines connected by and what effect does this create?
the lines are short and connected by hyphens- creating pauses and giving the poem a tone of melancholy reflection
what is the nature of the poem and what effect does this have?
the poem is disjointed and confuzzled- reflects her disjointed thoughts
the ideas in the poem feel confused because it is a reflection of her emotions- she is confused
what are the key themes in this poem?
death and loss/ pain and suffering
passing of time
nature and change
what do the series of metaphors convey?
her feelings about how summer fades away gradually
what is there a semantic field of?
time
