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In this lesson, we will examine the life of Emily Dickinson and the major themes of her poetry. From there, we will focus on her poem 'Hope is the Thing with Feathers' and discuss how it relates to her life and themes.
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was born in 1830 in Massachusetts. Although she was very close to her father and siblings, she rarely left her house and had very few visitors. By the 1860s, Dickinson lived in almost complete isolation from the outside world but still maintained some relationships through letters. It is only after her death that her poetry was discovered and published. Since their publication, Dickinson has become recognized as one of the strongest voices in American poetry.
Themes of Dickinson's Poetry
Because Emily Dickinson lived much of her life inside, her poetry focuses on her inner struggles. Throughout her poems, she questions God and writes of her own struggles with faith, particularly in her sufferings. In addition, her poems also focus on her confusion with self-identity. Though she lives alone, she becomes someone through her writing. However, if no one is reading the poems, is she really a person?
Dickinson often feels imprisoned in her own body. Furthermore, Dickinson often relates this question of self to her questions of God. What role does God play in defining self? What situations does He create for people?
Finally, Dickinson often writes on the power of words. The strongest voice Dickinson has is her own; however, this voice is really only seen in her poetry. Poetry becomes her language and her way to communicate with the outside world. She also shows a strong relationship between nature and her poetry. Often times, nature becomes a symbol in her writing to explain the complexity of her relationships.
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was born in 1830 in Massachusetts. Although she was very close to her father and siblings, she rarely left her house and had very few visitors. By the 1860s, Dickinson lived in almost complete isolation from the outside world but still maintained some relationships through letters. It is only after her death that her poetry was discovered and published. Since their publication, Dickinson has become recognized as one of the strongest voices in American poetry.
Themes of Dickinson's Poetry
Because Emily Dickinson lived much of her life inside, her poetry focuses on her inner struggles. Throughout her poems, she questions God and writes of her own struggles with faith, particularly in her sufferings. In addition, her poems also focus on her confusion with self-identity. Though she lives alone, she becomes someone through her writing. However, if no one is reading the poems, is she really a person?
Dickinson often feels imprisoned in her own body. Furthermore, Dickinson often relates this question of self to her questions of God. What role does God play in defining self? What situations does He create for people?
Finally, Dickinson often writes on the power of words. The strongest voice Dickinson has is her own; however, this voice is really only seen in her poetry. Poetry becomes her language and her way to communicate with the outside world. She also shows a strong relationship between nature and her poetry. Often times, nature becomes a symbol in her writing to explain the complexity of her relationships.
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