Live life
At first glance, Emily Dickinson’s poem #470 seems to be written by a depressed and apathetical person. However, upon further examination, it is clear this is not the case. Dickinson’s consistent and constant use of the same forms of meter, tone, rhythm, and sound brilliantly creates a level of security and stability in the poem, which is destroyed in an effort to emphasize the instability and false security in “accepted society.”Initially, the poem seems to be a call from a very depressed author who “guesses” she is alive and dreams of her own funeral. While reading the poem for the first time, one immediately falls into the rhythm and “flows” with the poem. The Iambic meter, the meter and style of normal speech, is easy to read and not very taxing on the brain, lips, or eyes. This sets up a strong, secure base, which allows for quick reading of the poem, an error that Dickinson wants the reader to make. The swift flow of the words abruptly halts and resembles that
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Approximate Word count = 673
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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