As Imperceptibly as Grief Flashcards
Dickinson was a…
recluse
What did Dickinson have a fascination with?
death
the summer…
lapsed away
what is analysis of the summer lapsed away?
seasons fade as grief, but ultimately come back around– lots of people died in the Dickinsons family.
lapsed- inevitable
too imperceptible to…
seem like perfidy
what is analysis of ‘too imperceptible to seem like Perfidy?
grief and sadness is unexpected, which makes it more troubling
what is the effect of enjambament in this poem?
it mirrors the continuous nature of time, and directly contrasts the hyphens in the poem which display her fluctuating grief against the constant feeling of life
what is the effect of the quote ‘as imperceptibly as grief’?
the simile displays how feelings of sorrow and grief cannot be put into words and she has to draw a comparison
adverb imperceptibly contrasts grief to become thought provoking
or nature spending..
with herself sequestered afternoon
what is the impact of the word ‘sequestered’?
isolationism is created by grief, which mirrors how Emily was a recluse
a courteous..
yet harrowing Grace
and thus, without a…
wing or a service of a keel
what is the analysis of ‘service of a keel’?
a keel is the bone needed for a bird to fly, which symbolises grief leaving
our summer…
made her light escape into the beautiful
what is the contrast between initial descriptions and later descriptions of summer?
initially, summer leaving is melancholic, whereas at the end, leaving is seen as hopeful
her grief is turned into a positive
