As Imperceptibly as Grief Flashcards
1
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Beginning quote 1
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“The summer lapsed away -“
2
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Beginning quote 2
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“A Quietness distilled”
Calm tone - slow changing of grief, like the seasons changing.
3
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Middle quote Structural point middle
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“shone” and “gone” is the only rhyme in the poem it shows how she is moving past her grief.
4
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Middle quote 2
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“A courteous yet harrowing Grace”
5
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Middle quote 3
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“The Morning foreign shone”
6
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End quote 1
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“Our summer made her light escape”
7
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End quote 2
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“Into the Beautiful”
8
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Form and Structure
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- 3rd person
- Colloquial language
- Regular rhythm
- Poem is a ballad
9
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Context of As Imperceptibly as Grief?
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- She lived most of her life in solitude.
- Became known for her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, to even leave her bedroom.
- Dickinson never married, and very few friends.
- Dickinson went to a religious school as a child.
