Influences And Inspirations In Emily Dickinson's Life
Biographical Information
Emily Dickinson was born on December 10th 1830, in Amherst Massachusetts. She died on May 15th 1886 in Amherst Massachusetts (“Emily {Elizabeth}”). She grew up in a religious household but was never fully committed to the idea of religion herself but religion is where she drew inspiration from the ideas of immortality and eternity (Tredell). Emily was a very strong recluse (“Emily {Elizabeth}”) . There are many theories on why she was reclusive the main one being that she was homosexual (Tredell). For a while this theory had no proof but now there are letter with direct quotes. “Her letters show her capacity for ardent attachment both to men and women… Dickinson herself called.. “endless fire” of her love for Susan Gilbert.”(Tredell).
Influences And Inspirations Emily drew from many different inspirations. She experienced many deaths in her lifetime such as the death of her mother, father, and her dear friend Ben Newton (Wezteon). Which possibly connects to one of favorite topic of eternity and immortality (Wezteon) (Tredell). Though those topics could have came from her religious …show more content…
It exhibits hymn-like iambic meter in quatrains (Shmoop, Because I). Also it has an irregular rhyme with an almost pattern that is frequently seen with Dickinson (Shmoop, Because I). This poem could mean a lot of things. It also raises a lot of questions such as Is she content to die? Is it even about death? Is it about the fear of marriage or the idea of faith? (Shmoop, Because I). There are couple interpretations that could possibly answer the questions. One being Death is personified in the idea of the suitor which could bring back to the idea of fear of marriage (Cullina). The other common theory is that through the personal attention death gave her that she is ready for eternity and be done with her mundane life and reach the goal of immortality
Emily Dickinson was born on December 10th 1830, in Amherst Massachusetts. She died on May 15th 1886 in Amherst Massachusetts (“Emily {Elizabeth}”). She grew up in a religious household but was never fully committed to the idea of religion herself but religion is where she drew inspiration from the ideas of immortality and eternity (Tredell). Emily was a very strong recluse (“Emily {Elizabeth}”) . There are many theories on why she was reclusive the main one being that she was homosexual (Tredell). For a while this theory had no proof but now there are letter with direct quotes. “Her letters show her capacity for ardent attachment both to men and women… Dickinson herself called.. “endless fire” of her love for Susan Gilbert.”(Tredell).
Influences And Inspirations Emily drew from many different inspirations. She experienced many deaths in her lifetime such as the death of her mother, father, and her dear friend Ben Newton (Wezteon). Which possibly connects to one of favorite topic of eternity and immortality (Wezteon) (Tredell). Though those topics could have came from her religious …show more content…
It exhibits hymn-like iambic meter in quatrains (Shmoop, Because I). Also it has an irregular rhyme with an almost pattern that is frequently seen with Dickinson (Shmoop, Because I). This poem could mean a lot of things. It also raises a lot of questions such as Is she content to die? Is it even about death? Is it about the fear of marriage or the idea of faith? (Shmoop, Because I). There are couple interpretations that could possibly answer the questions. One being Death is personified in the idea of the suitor which could bring back to the idea of fear of marriage (Cullina). The other common theory is that through the personal attention death gave her that she is ready for eternity and be done with her mundane life and reach the goal of immortality