Dickinson Flashcards
what kind of rhymed did Dickinson generally use
slant rhymes
slant rhymes
final sounds are similar but not identical
what is emily dickinson referred to as
belle of amherst
what year was dickinson born in
1830
what year did dickinson die in
1886
where was dickinson born
Amherst Massachusetts
what kind of person was dickinson
extremely private person; eccentric
how many poems did dickinson have published when she was alive
seven
what does her poetry reflect
her loneliness
what did her poems focus on
on her feelings
when were most of her poems published
after her death
why didn’t dickinson want her poems published
didn’t care about money and fame; didn’t want the public to read her poems
how often did dickinson write
often produced a poem a day
what was the only thing she wore
white clothing
what school did she attend
mount Holyoke female seminary
what was her sisters name
Lavinia
what did her sister find
discovered a thousands poems in her burrow
what conflict did she battle
had a conflict where she couldn’t accept religious doctrine but wanted spiritual contact
what did her verses have
wit, metrical variation, irregular rhymes, direct statements and bold and startling imagery
what does dickinson use a lot of
dashes
what is her poetry influenced by
nature and spiritual themes; just like the transcendentalists
how did dickinson choose the titles of her poems
it was the first line of every poem; she never titles them
who is the speaker in, i heard a fly buzz when i died
the speaker is the dying person
what was the room like in, i heard a fly buzz when i died
the room was still like it was before a storm
why was the room like it was in i heard a fly buzz
because the speaker was about to die
why was everyones breath gathering firm in, i heard a fly buzz
the speaker was going to, and about to die
interposed
to introduced between parts
what is an act of interposition in when i heard a fly
the speaker was lying there and the fly flew in front of her
did the fly know what it was doing
no the fly was just minding its own business without knowing anything that was going on around it
what are the windows in the fly buzz
the speakers eyes
what is the so called moral of the fly buzz story
life goes on; someone might die but just because that happens things around you don’t stop; just like the fly flying
what is the structure of when i heard a fly buzz
uses a lot of dashes
capitalizes a lot of words; could be to show importance of the word or topic of the sentence
what is i could not stop for death about
death
what is death personified as in no stop for death
carriage
what kind of death did the speaker have
peaceful death; “ He kindly stopped for me”
was the speaker scared of death or accepting
accepting, not scared at all
what is talked about in the death stop poem
the different stages of her life
what does each stage of her event being talked about symbolize
different stages of the persons life; childhood, adult, final years
how does death stop poem end
ends with her realizing that she is at the end of her ride and it wasn’t temporary
what does the title, my life closed twice before its close mean
that two tragic events could’ve affected her to make her stay inside and seclude herself from everyone
two very bad things happened to make it seem like the end of life
what do the two events of life closed twice most likely mean
there was some type of parting that happened, whether it was death or breakup
what is the soul selects her own society about
once you find who you are no one else matters as long as you are yourself
you select your own society; people you hang out with and who you are
what is the moral of the soul selects
be yourself and don’t ever let anyone change that
choose the right people in your life and stick with them and don’t listen to anyone else
when does theres a certain slant of light take place
wintertime
where is the speaker while the poem is going on
looking out a window;l likely in her room or something like that
oppress
weighs heavily on the mind
what happens in the winter because of the sun
its gets sadder because the sun isn’t out
what is the certain slant of light about
a slant of light that shines its way through
doesn’t affect us externally but internally because of its beauty
what is the solitude of space
heaven
what is the solitude of space about
limited endlessness; everything continues here on earth; world stay the same but we change
no matter what there is always death
no limits when we die
profounder site in there is a solitude of space
heaven
is the soul infinite
yes it goes to the afterlife forever
body dies but the soul doesn’t
what is infinite in the brain is wider than the sky
the brain is infinite just like the sky
syllable
unit, single sound; part of a word
characteristics of the brain in the brain is wider than the sky
brain absorbs everything; knowledge and other things
what is water is taught by thirst about
opposites
even though they’re opposites one carries the other
what is the lesson being taught in water is taught by thirst
in order toe experience success you have to experience failure
Cant judge other people; you don know what they have been through
what helps us appreciate success
failure
what is the opposite of peace
war
what teaches us the best
experience
