as imperceptibly as grief Flashcards
what are the themes of imperceptibly of grief?
power, time, man and death
“As imperceptibly as Grief”
Metaphor – you can’t touch or see or truly feel grief it is an unknown until you have experienced it.
“To seem like Perfidy —“
Tentative – infers that it looks like deceitfulness or an untrustworthy idea.
“The Dusk drew earlier in —“
Imagery – creates a sense of pathetic fallacy as if the evening is coming in quickly and making her feel more sad.
“Our Summer made her light escape”
Metaphor – to suggest that her happiness is what is escaping (Dickenson’s).
“Into the Beautiful.”
Adjective – could be making her think that she wants to escape to somewhere where she will be happy.
what is as imperceptibly as grief about?
On the surface, the poem describes how summer comes to an end so gradually you don’t notice that is has ended. A bit like how you stop grieving for someone and move on from your loss. Summer and grief end subtly and that can leave you feeling another loss. The poem may be also about the loss of love or “Our Summer” and how love draws to a close and you have to move on into another season of your life that can be both difficult yet beautiful. It is full of contradictory emotions.
