As Imperceptibly as Grief Quotes + Context Flashcards
What country was Emily Dickinson from?
America
What does she use to show time passing?
Seasons
Who was Dickinson inspired by?
Romantic poets and Shakespeare
What happened to the poems she wrote?
Altered by publishers to be more conventional
What happened to Dickinson when time went on?
She became shy and recluse-like and only kept in contact with people via letters
Was Dickinson celebrated more before or after death?
After death - most of her poems were published after death?
What style of writing did she write in? (2 ways)
Unconventional - no titles and little punctuation
What quotes suggests the gentle fade of summer?
The Summer lapsed away
What quote suggests how the transition of seasons is so gentle it doesn’t feel like betrayal?
To seem like Perfidy
What quotes suggest the unfamiliarity of change?
The Morning foreign shone
What quote suggests that transitions can be graceful yet unsettling?
courteous, yet harrowing Grace
What quote suggests that all things have an ending?
Guest, that would be gone
What quote suggests how there is hope and beauty of change at the end of the poem?
Our Summer made her light escape Into the Beautiful
