As Imperceptibly as Grief - Emily Dickinson Flashcards

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“the _____ ____ away”

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“the summer lapsed away”

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“to ____ like _____”

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“to seem like Perfidy”

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“a ______ _______”

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“a quietness distilled”

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“the ____ ____ shone”

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“the morning foreign shone”

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“as _____ that would be _____”

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“as guest that would be gone”

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“made her _____ _____ into the _____”

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“made her light escape into the beautiful”

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“the summer lapsed away” what does this show

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narrator establishes a link between summer and grief

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“to seem like Perfidy” what does this show

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sad summer is over - it it not a betrayal but she doesn’t welcome it’s end - she feels the same about grief

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“a quietness distilled” what does this show

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summer and grief are associated with a sense of stillness - comforting not isolating

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“the morning foreign shone” what does this show

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morning symbolises the end of grief - “foreign” suggests it feels strange to leave grief behind

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“as guest that would be gone” what does this show

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personification - morning is like a person that wants to leave, suggests everything comes to an end even if you don’t want it to

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“made her light escape into the beautiful” what does this show

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escape shows grief has also faded away - it always ends positively - personification of summers escape is an extended metaphor to describe her grief

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