As imperceptibly as grief
- Created by: Abbie Altoft
- Created on: 17-05-18 19:44
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- As Imperceptibly as Grief
- Tone
- Reflective, contemplative
- Elegiac
- Consolatory at the end- grief transformed into something positive
- Subject
- Dickinson uses series of images to explore how grief/loss affects us- mostly images of seasons
- Dickinson compares the dusk/end of the day to a guest leaving.
- Theme
- Loss of grief
- The passage of time and how this may affect us
- Context
- Birthplace was Amherst Massachusett. She was born and lived in 'Homestead' Main street for all of 15 years of her life. She spent a lot of time writing in her bedroom.
- The House she lived between the ages 10 and 25 was built ext to a graveyard, with her bedroom window facing the cemetery.
- Tone
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