Emily Dickinson - The Soul has Bandaged moments -

Question 1

What is the poet about

Answer 1

The poem explores the contrasting highs and lows of inner life. The poet could have been bipolar

Question 2

The poem is broken into 3 parts

They are

Answer 2

1) the soul experiences constrength and violation
2) the soul experiences delirium of freedom
3) the soul is recaptured and freedom is taken away

Question 3

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The soul is damaged
The hurt moment has passes but it’s still weak and vulnerable
The damaged wound is covered and unseen

Answer 3

The Soul has Bandaged moments

Question 4

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Fright is a figure that is disturbing and he does terrible things to her soul

Answer 4

She feels some ghastly Fright come up And stop to look at her -

Question 5

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Her shy and romantic opinion of love is a stark contrast to the Fright’s thoughts and actions
She is a weak easy prey to the goblin of fear

Answer 5

unworthy, that a thought so mean Acost a Theme - so -fair -

Question 6

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The soul now experiences new liberty and freedom and is energised
It’s a bomb that could explode at anytime completely destroying the atmosphere

Answer 6

The soul has moments of escape - When bursting all the doors- she dances like a Bomb

Question 7

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After the torment, the soul is so full of joy that it forgets everything about the cold harsh winters and noes nothing but…

Answer 7

But Noon, and Paradise

Question 8

Soul is recaptured showing that

Answer 8

Joyous moments are short lived

Question 9

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Soul is taken back to prison like a criminal

Answer 9

The Soul’s retaken moments - when, Felon led along, with shackles on the plumed feet

Question 10

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The suffering will return again

Answer 10

Horror welcomes her, again