Summary of this is my letter to the world
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The poem, presented by Dickinson in the form of a letter, as she mentions it in its very outset, is possibly addressed to the world, and it could be to the planet Earth or the whole universe, the reading public or the entire humankind. The greatness of this poem lies in the fact that not just a single meaning could be implied to its understanding; what is literally deciphered through the lines is only the surface explication, and a diversity to which it points at is commendable. It can be read as a narrative poem, through which the poet is trying to present herself to the zone, “the World,” that never seemed to have acknowledged her or her efforts. However, it can be noted that the poet is never overwhelmed by a feeling of contempt, or is disheartened. Even if the communication is seen to be one-sided, it continues un-reckoned. This poem is supposed to have been written at the time when Dickinson first began her career as a poet; and so it could even be read as an expression of the poet who is attempting to belong to this world. Nevertheless, Dickinson constantly detaches herself from the human race, being of the introvert nature.
The letter presented can metaphorically be seen to be the enclosed document which contains the experience of the artist who has lived a life of loneliness, and has been misunderstood throughout her lifetime. The concluding lines of the first stanza saying,”The simple News that Nature told-/ With tender Majesty,” possibly refers to what her letters contain. These lines clearly indicate the poet’s intentions, which is to transmit what she has learned from nature, the new knowledge, to the world around her. And this is what is desired by every great poet, to make the unknown world know the unaccomplished bounds through the poetic faculty of his/her mind or aesthetic capacity. The phrase used herein,”tender Majesty,” therefore, explicitly symbolises her desperation.
The second stanza begins with a reference to nature, that continues to indicate Dickinson’s dedication in writing poems about the nature she observes around. Thus, the nature seems to mean the logos, the divine power and the center, so to say according to the structuralists’ viewpoint, that acts as a guiding force to her. The nature, she believes, continues to give her inspirational wisdom, assisting her as the muse, in her writings. In other words it can be said that poetry is a medium through which the Nature communicates to the world; and in this respect, poet acts as an imitator. The “Hands” that the poet speaks of in the running line implies the hands of the future generation, the posterity, to which she would leave her legacy, her art, to be deciphered, that which could be of some meaning to their lives.
The concluding lines of the poem seems to a plea from the poet, who expresses her desire to the future generation, the “Sweet-countrymen,” to have a compassionate understanding of her letter. The poet makes this appeal in the name of the nature itself, for it is this Nature that has been an inspirational force in the course of her writing career. This appeal, however, sounds piteous; for it seems to predict a negative response from the reader’s side. The poem comes to an end with an earnest request to the reader to think of the speaker’s plight and to show mercy accordingly....
The poem, presented by Dickinson in the form of a letter, as she mentions it in its very outset, is possibly addressed to the world, and it could be to the planet Earth or the whole universe, the reading public or the entire humankind. The greatness of this poem lies in the fact that not just a single meaning could be implied to its understanding; what is literally deciphered through the lines is only the surface explication, and a diversity to which it points at is commendable. It can be read as a narrative poem, through which the poet is trying to present herself to the zone, “the World,” that never seemed to have acknowledged her or her efforts. However, it can be noted that the poet is never overwhelmed by a feeling of contempt, or is disheartened. Even if the communication is seen to be one-sided, it continues un-reckoned. This poem is supposed to have been written at the time when Dickinson first began her career as a poet; and so it could even be read as an expression of the poet who is attempting to belong to this world. Nevertheless, Dickinson constantly detaches herself from the human race, being of the introvert nature.
The letter presented can metaphorically be seen to be the enclosed document which contains the experience of the artist who has lived a life of loneliness, and has been misunderstood throughout her lifetime. The concluding lines of the first stanza saying,”The simple News that Nature told-/ With tender Majesty,” possibly refers to what her letters contain. These lines clearly indicate the poet’s intentions, which is to transmit what she has learned from nature, the new knowledge, to the world around her. And this is what is desired by every great poet, to make the unknown world know the unaccomplished bounds through the poetic faculty of his/her mind or aesthetic capacity. The phrase used herein,”tender Majesty,” therefore, explicitly symbolises her desperation.
The second stanza begins with a reference to nature, that continues to indicate Dickinson’s dedication in writing poems about the nature she observes around. Thus, the nature seems to mean the logos, the divine power and the center, so to say according to the structuralists’ viewpoint, that acts as a guiding force to her. The nature, she believes, continues to give her inspirational wisdom, assisting her as the muse, in her writings. In other words it can be said that poetry is a medium through which the Nature communicates to the world; and in this respect, poet acts as an imitator. The “Hands” that the poet speaks of in the running line implies the hands of the future generation, the posterity, to which she would leave her legacy, her art, to be deciphered, that which could be of some meaning to their lives.
The concluding lines of the poem seems to a plea from the poet, who expresses her desire to the future generation, the “Sweet-countrymen,” to have a compassionate understanding of her letter. The poet makes this appeal in the name of the nature itself, for it is this Nature that has been an inspirational force in the course of her writing career. This appeal, however, sounds piteous; for it seems to predict a negative response from the reader’s side. The poem comes to an end with an earnest request to the reader to think of the speaker’s plight and to show mercy accordingly....
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