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Emily Dickinson
Quotes
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"If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can
warm me I know that is poetry. If I feel physically as if the top of
my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.
Writing Style
Dickinson wrote about what she knew and what intrigued her:
Nature, religion, music, commerce, reality, and death.
- No title, one sentence poems.
- The poems express thoughts and feelings.
- The speaker is unknown, although assumed to be the
author.
- Used abstract ideas with concrete images.
- Used various Hymn rhyme schemes: Common, long, short,
ballard, half, and many others.
- Syntax. Irregular punctuation such as dashes, rather than
periods or commas; thus allowing for breaks in the fluidity
and stressed nouns.
- Capitalized of interior words for emphasis.
- The use of hyperboles, meaning extreme exaggeration.
Individual Analyses
Tiffany Gilbert:
Stanza 1
The Brain--is wider than the
Sky-For--put them side by side-The one the other will
contain
With ease--and You--beside--
Stanza 2
The Brain is deeper than
the sea-For--hold them--Blue to
Blue-The one the other will
Unlike the sea, theabsorb-human brain sees what
lies deepAs
to Sponges--Buckets--do-the surface and thinks in depth.
The brain, like a sponge, can absorb and
release information when necessary.
Stanza 1 & 2 show Parallelism.
Stanza 3
stability.
Man was created in Gods image; Biblical.
God created the world and his people, therefore, the
brain is minimalistic compared to Jesus himself.
Others Thoughts
The brain has the ability to keep us alive whether we are awake or asleep. It allows us to run,
jump, think, write, read, live and enjoy the world we live in.It is at the core at all of our human
experiences. With the brain, we have the power to examine the sky and the ocean, to explore
their uncharted depths or heights and to inquire about unknown or confusing elements of our
world. But how did human beings acquire such an amazing element: such an organ so powerful it
controls our every thought and dictates our every mood. To Dickinson, this is where the brain
makes a connection with God, the all powerful being. All evolutional theories aside, the brain is a
entity with a similarity to God. Both have a power over the human race we will never be able to
fully understand.
(VW2000's Weblog 2008)
Themes
There are many themes for Emily Dickinsons
poems. She was such a unique poet that
interpretations and themes are by the hundreds.
For this poem themes can include:
-Challenging the existence of God.
Is God real or in our own minds?
-Struggle of ones self.
Expressing ones emotions
Other poems involve:
-Death, nature, religion, love, dread and
pain.
Questions
1. How is God interpreted in this poem? Does
Dickinson think God has more power or less
over us?
2. Discuss the diction of the poem. Point out words
that are expressed differently and explain why?
3. Would you consider Emily Dickinson a
Christian during the 19th century after reading
this poem? Why or why not?
4. Can Emily Dickinsons Poems be read to the
theme song from Gilligans Island? :)
References
"A Timeline of Emily Dickinson's Life." A Timeline of Emily Dickinson's Life. Trustees of Amherst
College, 2009. Web. 16 Oct. 2013.
Christopher. "A Poem a Day." : [The Brain -is Wider than the Sky-]. N.p., 30 June 2011. Web. 06 Oct.
2013.
"Emily Dickinson: An Overview." Emily Dickinson: An Overview. N.p., 25 Feb. 2009. Web. 20 Oct. 2013.
"Emily Dickinson Poetry: #632 | VW2000's Weblog." VW2000's Weblog | Just another WordPress.com
weblog. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2013. <http://vw2000.wordpress.com/2008/09/28/emily-dickinsonpoetry-632/>.
"Emily Dickinson: The Later Years (1865-1886) | Emily Dickinson Museum." Emily Dickinson Museum.
N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/ed/node/65>.
"Emily Norcross Dickinson (1804-1882), mother | Emily Dickinson Museum." Emily Dickinson
Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/ed/node/81>.
"Engl1022WebsiteProject - THE BRAIN IS WIDER THAN THE SKY."Engl1022WebsiteProject - THE BRAIN
IS WIDER THAN
THE SKY. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2013.
"File:Black-white photograph of Emily Dickinson (Restored).jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia."
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blackwhite_photograph_of_Emily_Dickinson_(Restored).jpg>.