As imperceptibly as grief Flashcards
1
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Poet??
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Emily Dickinson
2
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About?
A
Summer coming to and end so gradually that it isn’t noticed. The end of summer is representative of the end of grief.
3
Q
Context?
A
Dickinson lived her adult life in almost complete isolation.
4
Q
Form:
A
Mirrors everyday speech
Long dashes rather than conventional punctuation
5
Q
Structure:
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Natural metaphors
Single Stanza = gradual change
6
Q
Q - Early establishment of grief and summer linking
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‘The summer lapsed away’
7
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Q - Stillness/closed off like grief
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‘A quietness distilled’
8
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Q - The end of grief
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‘The Morning foreign shone’
morning = gone/forgotten
foreign = strange feeling to leave grief behind
9
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Q - Loss of grief is unsettling yet pleasant
A
‘harrowing Grace’
