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A 3 page paper which analyzes the symbolism in Emily Dickinson’s poem “I am ashamed-I hide.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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reclusive and quiet individual (Nam). Her poetry is often depressing as was her life. She was a woman who looked deep into life and a woman who was deeply affected
by that life. One of her poems is "I am ashamed-I hide." The following paper examines that poem and its symbolism and how it reflects something of the poetess herself.
I Am Ashamed-I Hide When we read this poem we see how the narrator is a woman who is becoming a bride, a very frightening reality that will
supposedly change her indefinitely. She uses symbolism to speak of many different things, or many different changes, that will involve her, or should involve her. There is also the humility
in the fact that she does not feel worthy of this honor. One can examine this poem and see it literally about a woman on the verge of becoming
a wife in the normal sense. One, however, can also look at this poem as a symbolic representation of the promise of God and a woman becoming Gods wife or
becoming committed to God through faith. In both of these possibilities we see a woman who feels that she is unworthy. She states, "What right have I -- to
be a Bride --/ So late a Dowerless Girl -" (Dickinson 2-3). This indicates that she has nothing to offer, that she is a poor woman, and perhaps not a
young woman either, despite the fact she calls herself a girl. In calling herself a girl she is symbolically illustrating her innocence and ignorance in the face of this power,
be it a man or God. And, the fact that she says "So late" indicates that she is not a young girl at all. Later we see her speak
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