As Imperceptibly as Grief Flashcards
(15 cards)
Repetition of title in first line
‘As imperceptibly as Grief’
Analysis of first line: ‘As imperceptibly as Grief’
Simile - summer + grief
Summer takes place but slowly will fade like grief
Gradual nature - we dont notice when it ends
How is the fading of summer shown line 2
‘Summer lapsed away’
Analysis: ‘Summer lapsed away’
Personification - shows fading of summer which is linked to grief.
Subtle changes we dont notice.
Summer is a metaphor of life
How does Emily Dickinson show the period of quiet after grief
‘A Quietness distilled’
Analysis: ‘A Quietness distilled’
After a period of grief there is quiet. Shows that you are able to extract meaningful aspects of life with this.
What does E.D. show the gradual nature through cycles of the day 3x
‘Twilight long begun’
‘The Dusk drew in’
‘The Morning’
Analysis : ‘Twilight long begun’
Shows the dying of the day - everything comes to an end
Analysis: ‘The Dusk drew in’
‘The Morning’
It is the end of the grief - it has passed onto a new day. New things can be experienced now.
Personification of morning - something new is dawning - end of a sad period
How does E.D use divine intervention to show this change may be scary
‘yet harrowing Grace’
Analysis : ‘yet harrowing Grace’
Divine Intervention
Juxtaposition - Oxymoron
Grace = you can look forward
harrowing = unfamiliar feelings are overpowering
How does Emily Dickinson describe the passage of Grief as a subtle process
‘without a Wing’
Analysis: ‘without a Wing’
Shows subtle and gradual change.
It requires no assistance as it is a very smooth process with nothing stopping it - it should be left to do its work - nature cant be changed
Last line of the poem to show the positive end
‘Into the Beautiful’
Analysis: ‘Into the Beautiful’
Very subtle change - like the title and first line
Ends in a positive way - although death is inevitable if we accept it, the process is subtle and beautiful.
Grief and death is nothing to be afraid of it happens slowly and you wont even know
