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A 5 page essay that analyzes three of Dickinson's poems about death: "After great pain," "I heart a Fly Buzz," and "Because I could not stop for Death." The writer contrasts and compares the three works. No additional sources cited.
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as a courtly lover, a respite from suffering, and the "blue buzz" of a fly. Dickinsons poems were all brief, but each is like a jewel, multi-faceted and unique.
However, as the following examination will show, they also share some common features. One of the unifying features between Dickinsons poems is her highly individualistic style. Dickinson did not
employ a rhyme scheme, and her use of rhythm imitates the cadences of regular speech. Because of this, her poetry conveys an intimate feeling, as if Dickinson is whispering confessions
directly to the reader -- confessions that reflect the shared concern of humanity for its own morality. The way that Dickinson breaks her lines and frequently uses dashes to connect
thoughts, further adds to the feeling of intimate conversation. A brief analysis of several poems is illuminating as to other similarities. Dickinson did not entitle her poems. Therefore, the
first line of each poem serves also as its title. In "After great pain, a formal feeling comes -- " can be read on multiple levels. On one level, the
reader can interpret it to describe the reactions one feels after a traumatic experience. However, since Dickinson often narrates a poem from the point of view of the deceased, the
traumatic experience that the narrator has been through could very well be death. It is interesting to not the way that Dickinson reinforces the images created by her metaphors. First
she uses the alliterative "formal feeling," but then immediately backs up this "formal" image with the description of the "nerves" being "ceremonious, like Tombs," which also is a formal
image. The time of wild grief, of throwing ones hands up toward heaven and asking why this trauma has occurred is passed. This is the stage for formal grief, which
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