Question2 ‘The dramatic aspects of Dickinson’s poetry can both disturb and delight readers.’
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above statement? Support your answer with reference to both the themes and language found in the poetry of Emily Dickinson on your course. (2014)
Paragraph Poem 1 ‘The
Soul has Bandaged moments’
Dramatic aspects that disturb
„„Personification of fear and depression as ‘Fright’, ‘Goblin’ and ‘Horror’ is unsettling and disturbing
„„Comparison to a felon in shackles is upsetting, yet enlightening
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‘I felt a Funeral, in my Brain’
„„Unnerving scenario
„„Morbid word choice: ‘Funeral’, ‘mourners’, ‘box’
