As Imperceptibly as Grief - Context Flashcards
1
Q
who wrote this poem?
A
emily dickinson
2
Q
when was this poem published ?
A
1955 - after her death
3
Q
emily dickinson
A
- american poet - 19th century
- obsessed with and afraid of death - bedroom looked over a cemetery and when she was 30 her friend died of typhus and was traumatised so her family sent her to boston
- temporary religious experience- was a devoted catholic - 1845 - then abandoned formal worship and began practising her own faith - controversial in victorian society
- avid writer of letters - affairs through 900 letters
- recluse
- mostly published posthumously
- wrote 1800 poems - only found when she died
- suffered from seasonal depressio
4
Q
what is this poem about?
A
- begins by describing how summer comes to an end so gradually that you don’t notice when it finishes
- end of summer seems to present the end of grief. the speaker suggests that the grieving process ends so subtly that it creates another sense of loss
5
Q
which themes are present in this poem?
A
- nature and seasons
- passage of time
- change and transformation
- pain and suffering
- death and loss
