Approaching Emily Dickinson’s Poetry............................... 72 ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers ........................................ 75 There’s a certain Slant of light ........................................... 78 I felt a Funeral, in my Brain................................................ 82 A Bird came down the Walk................................................ 86 I heard a Fly buzz – when I died.........................................90 The Soul has Bandaged moments......................................94 I could bring You Jewels – had I a mind to......................... 98 A narrow Fellow in the Grass............................................102 I taste a liquor never brewed............................................106 After great pain, a formal feeling comes.......................... 110 An Overview of the Themes in Emily Dickinson’s Poetry... 113
Important Features of Emily Dickinson’s Language and Style .......................................................................... 118 Writing about Emily Dickinson.........................................126