Summary of emily dickinson my life has stood a loaded gun
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Emily Dickinson's Collected Poems Summary and Analysis of "My Life had stood -- a Loaded Gun --" This poem is an extended metaphor, in which the speaker's life becomes a loaded gun, as defined in the first line. The gun is unused for the first stanza, until its owner recognizes it and takes it away with him.6 days ago
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This poem is an extended metaphor, in which the speaker’s life becomes a loaded gun, as defined in the first line. The gun is unused for the first stanza, until its owner recognizes it and takes it away with him. In the second stanza, the gun and the owner become closely connected, traveling together through the woods in pursuit of the deer they are hunting.
Whenever the gun is fired (“And every time I speak for him –“), its boom is echoed by the mountains—their “straight reply.” Similarly, when the gun is fired (“And do I smile”) there is an explosion of light (“such cordial light/Upon the Valley glow –“), which illuminates the valley (“It is as a Vesuvian face/Had let its pleasure through—“).
When the owner goes to sleep (“And when at Night – Our good Day done –“), he has his gun by his bedside to protect him (“I guard My Master’s Head –“), and the gun prefers this role to sleeping with the master (“’Tis better than the Edier-Duck’s/Deep Pillow – to have shared –“). The gun warns that to any enemy of his master’s, he will prove to be very dangerous (“To foe of His – I’m deadly foe –“). No one who he is fired at, that is, who sees his explosion (“On whom I lay a Yellow eye –“) or who is on the wrong end when he cocks the gun (“Or an emphatic Thumb –“), will survive (“None stir the second time –“).
The gun will live longer than his master (“Though I than He – may longer live”), but it is not true living, because he is “Without – the power to die –.” It is death which defines life, thus though he may last longer than his master, his master in the true meaning of the word will outlive him—“He longer must – than I –.”
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This poem is an extended metaphor, in which the speaker’s life becomes a loaded gun, as defined in the first line. The gun is unused for the first stanza, until its owner recognizes it and takes it away with him. In the second stanza, the gun and the owner become closely connected, traveling together through the woods in pursuit of the deer they are hunting.
Whenever the gun is fired (“And every time I speak for him –“), its boom is echoed by the mountains—their “straight reply.” Similarly, when the gun is fired (“And do I smile”) there is an explosion of light (“such cordial light/Upon the Valley glow –“), which illuminates the valley (“It is as a Vesuvian face/Had let its pleasure through—“).
When the owner goes to sleep (“And when at Night – Our good Day done –“), he has his gun by his bedside to protect him (“I guard My Master’s Head –“), and the gun prefers this role to sleeping with the master (“’Tis better than the Edier-Duck’s/Deep Pillow – to have shared –“). The gun warns that to any enemy of his master’s, he will prove to be very dangerous (“To foe of His – I’m deadly foe –“). No one who he is fired at, that is, who sees his explosion (“On whom I lay a Yellow eye –“) or who is on the wrong end when he cocks the gun (“Or an emphatic Thumb –“), will survive (“None stir the second time –“).
The gun will live longer than his master (“Though I than He – may longer live”), but it is not true living, because he is “Without – the power to die –.” It is death which defines life, thus though he may last longer than his master, his master in the true meaning of the word will outlive him—“He longer must – than I –.”
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