As Imperceptibly as Grief Flashcards
1
Q
who was As Imperceptibly as Grief written by?
A
- Emily Dickinson
2
Q
what themes is the poem a part of?
A
- death
3
Q
structure:
A
- one stanza
- dashes show writer is thinking- gives an impression of not having spent a long time on it
4
Q
context (Emily Dickinson):
A
- American
- Never meant to be published
- Afraid of death- early friend had died of typhus
- between 10-25 years her bedroom overlooked a cemetery where she had friends buried
- recluse most of her life
- main carer for her mother from mid 1850s to 1880s
5
Q
“The S……”
A
- “The Summer lapsed away-“
- focuses on the fact that summer has become reseptable of grief
6
Q
“like Perfidy….”
A
- “like Perfidy A Quitness distilled”
- simile
- going back to purest time
- taken back to essential components (distilled water)
7
Q
“harrowing…”
A
- “harrowing Grace”
- juxtaposition of polite and harrowing
- distressing
8
Q
“Into….”
A
- “Into the Beautiful.”
- only full stop- offers reader power to decide what all stop is
- tone of admiration
- could be a metaphor for heaven of acceptance
