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Dickinson's The Soul selects her own Society
Emily Dickinson's "The Soul selects her own Society" reveals the private motivation for the poet's own tradition of living a nearly monastic life.
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Dickinson’s Riddles
Emily Dickinson wrote several poems just for pure fun; they are like riddles that do not mention the subject, which must be determined by interpreting the poetic devices.
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Dickinson’s Winter
Emily Dickinson's winter poem, "Like Brooms of Steel," dramatizes the cold stillness of the season for the always-observant poet who saw "New Englandly."
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December Poet – Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was born December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her poem "'Twas just this time, last year, I died" looks beyond the death of the speaker.
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Dickinson’s Winter Welcome
The speaker in Emily Dickinson's short winter poem slyly humbles the cold season but not before distinguishing its multitude of genuine positive attributes.
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Emerson/Dickinson Snow Poems
Comparison of two snow poems: Emerson's "The Snow-Storm" and Dickinson's "It sifts from Leaden Sieves."
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Dickinson's Slant of Light
Dickinson was a keen observer of her environment, dramatizing her reactions in poems. Her sense of melancholy informs her observations of light on winter afternoons.
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