Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. She attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, but only for one year. Emily's poetry was heavily influenced by the Metaphysical poets of seventeenth-century England.
Metaphor~ Hope and feathers- "Hope is the thing with feathers."
Hyperbole~ "Hope never stops at all."
Personification~ "love sings the tune without words"
Imagery~ Bird.
Mood~ loving.
Repetition~ "without words" "strongest sea." "sore and storm"
Meaning of poem~hope is important.
Poet's purpose~ to always believe in hope.
Hyperbole~ "Hope never stops at all."
Personification~ "love sings the tune without words"
Imagery~ Bird.
Mood~ loving.
Repetition~ "without words" "strongest sea." "sore and storm"
Meaning of poem~hope is important.
Poet's purpose~ to always believe in hope.