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A 3 page paper which
examines the language in Emily Dickinson’s poem “My Life Had Stood-A Loaded Gun.”
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poetry. Through the use of metaphors and the assigning of words so specific places we are presented with images and often provided with powerful messages as well. With that in
mind the following paper examines one of Emily Dickinsons poems, "My Life Had Stood-A Loaded Gun," in relationship to its language. My Life Had Stood-A Loaded Gun "Dickinsons...capitalized
line, My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun" begins the poem that is filled with elements of language (Shoptaw). One critic, for example, illustrates that, "In the past, she
had stood in the corner, without a purpose. Then a hunter found her, knew her purpose since he was her Master, and used her to express her purpose. The gun
can be seen as language; the hunters shooting-- the expression of the gun--is creating poetry" (Emily Dickinson). The doe, which is a female deer, "is hunted and presumably killed, just
as women writers have to kill or suppress a part of themselves to write. Hunting in the wood re-establishes a relationship with nature, a frequent topic in Dickinsons poetry" (Emily
Dickinson). It also gives a sense of control (the Woods are "Sovereign"). Her words, in essence, stand as metaphors for many different things, which is perhaps very obvious considering
the title is clearly a powerful statement and use of words. Another critic dissects Dickinsons poem and offers the following: "The loaded gun, the volcanic face, the emphatic thumb-bullet are
instruments of death. The poem tells of the release, channeled but exuberant, of pent-up aggression" (Emily Dickinson: Lecture). We look at some of the lines and see how they
are metaphors for one thing or another. She states, "My life had stood," which illustrates potential that lies dormant, and then offers the line, "a Loaded Gun,": "I had within
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