ENGL 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Emily Dickinson, Circular Reasoning
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Dr. garrett fall 2016 notes for exam 2 (lecture #10) The cradle is representative of new birth and life. The poem delineates the birth of the poet. Shows him growing from a child and into the true purpose of his life: possible exam question: identify images of procreation, life, and birth. The poet (whitman) speaks to the reader in regular typeface. The male bird speaks to the poet in italicized typeface. The key word in the poem is death . Death is the undiscovered country from whence they are borne, no traveler returns . It is the beginning of a new adventure. Biographical information: born in amherst, massachusetts. The ghost of amherst : had a lover, yet lost him. No one knows who this lover was. Because of her sadness, she remains alone, wearing only white. Symbolizing her chastity and purity: written on her tombstone: called back .
