What Are Common In Emily Dickinson's Deist Beliefs
Emily Dickinson references ideas common in Deist beliefs in her poem 1672. Although there are different Deist philosophies, one of the most consistent viewpoints is that our earth was created by a god who is like a blind watchmaker meaning that the Earth 's creator completed it without knowledge, but in a perfect order. Evidence of Dickinson 's belief can be acknowledged by Thomas Paine who wrote in Life and Writings of Thomas Paine, "This harmony in the works of God is so obvious, that the farmer of the field, though he cannot calculate eclipses, is as sensible of it as the philosophical astronomer. He sees the God of order in every part of the visible universe." Paine 's statement corresponds with Dickinson observation that the Earth is a
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Evidence in the belief of a creator, or as Dickinson exclaims a "Father", in Deism, can be observed in Paine 's writing when he explains, "Since we know we did not create the creation or ourselves, yet we and the creation do exist, it is logical to believe that God, or an Eternal Cause or Creator created us." Still further, in the beginning, Dickinson made reference to a "yellow star" which had "stepped" "to its lofty place", which evidently she means that the star has a predestined place that it will be at a certain time. This can be construed as meaning that the creator meant for the star, or anything else in the universe for that matter, to be in an exact space and that it is predicted by laws and measurements of man, created by God, to be there. Lightly stepped a yellow star To its lofty place - Loosed the Moon her silver hat From her lustral Face - All of Evening softly lit As an Astral Hall - Father, I observed to Heaven, You are …show more content…
For starters, 1672 has perfect rhythm. Lines 1, 3, 5, 7, possibly with the exception of line 7, have seven syllables. Although line 7 has 8 syllables, with the last word in the line "Heaven" throwing off the consistency, it can still be corrected when read properly. As do the odd lines of the poem, the even lines, 2,4,6,8, also show consistency 5 syllables, creating perfect harmony in Dickinson 's 8 lines, alternating the rhythm from 7 to 5 syllables in each line.
The rhyming of Dickinson 's 1672 is quite apparent with lines 2 and 4 rhyming, and lines 6 and 8
Evidence in the belief of a creator, or as Dickinson exclaims a "Father", in Deism, can be observed in Paine 's writing when he explains, "Since we know we did not create the creation or ourselves, yet we and the creation do exist, it is logical to believe that God, or an Eternal Cause or Creator created us." Still further, in the beginning, Dickinson made reference to a "yellow star" which had "stepped" "to its lofty place", which evidently she means that the star has a predestined place that it will be at a certain time. This can be construed as meaning that the creator meant for the star, or anything else in the universe for that matter, to be in an exact space and that it is predicted by laws and measurements of man, created by God, to be there. Lightly stepped a yellow star To its lofty place - Loosed the Moon her silver hat From her lustral Face - All of Evening softly lit As an Astral Hall - Father, I observed to Heaven, You are …show more content…
For starters, 1672 has perfect rhythm. Lines 1, 3, 5, 7, possibly with the exception of line 7, have seven syllables. Although line 7 has 8 syllables, with the last word in the line "Heaven" throwing off the consistency, it can still be corrected when read properly. As do the odd lines of the poem, the even lines, 2,4,6,8, also show consistency 5 syllables, creating perfect harmony in Dickinson 's 8 lines, alternating the rhythm from 7 to 5 syllables in each line.
The rhyming of Dickinson 's 1672 is quite apparent with lines 2 and 4 rhyming, and lines 6 and 8