Question 2 ‘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)
SAMPLE PLAN Poem
Poem ‘The
Soul has Bandaged moments’
‘I felt a Funeral, in my Brain’
Dramatic aspects that disturb
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
Unnerving scenario
Morbid choice of words: ‘Funeral’, ‘mourners’, ‘box’