ENGL 226 Chapter Notes -Emily Dickinson, Dazzle Camouflage, Tenderly
29 May 2013
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Identify: i"m wife--i"ve finished that, this being comfort, then/ that other kind was pain;/ but why compare?/ i"m wife! stop there! Identify: the soul selects her own society, i"ve known her from an ample nation/ choose one;/ then close the valves of her attention/ like stone. Meaning: people choose a select few confidants and exclude all others, ritualistic/ceremonial images, does not tolerate entry into the soul"s society once the door is shut, severe exclusivity, last stanza places emphasis on the chosen one. Identify: i died for beauty--but was scarce, and so, as kinsmen met a night,/ we talked between the rooms,/ until the moss had reached our lips,/ and covered up our names. Identify: because i could not stop for death, we slowly drove, he knew no haste,/ and had put away/ my labor, and my leisure too,/ for his civility. she has stopped actively affecting the world around her.
