Approaching Emily Dickinson’s Poetry..................68 ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers ............................71 There’s a certain Slant of light .............................. 74 I felt a Funeral, in my Brain ................................... 78 A Bird came down the Walk ...................................82 I heard a Fly buzz – when I died ............................86 The Soul has Bandaged moments .........................90 I could bring You Jewels – had I a mind to ............94 A narrow Fellow in the Grass ................................98 I taste a liquor never brewed .............................. 102 After great pain, a formal feeling comes ............ 106
An Overview of the Themes in Emily Dickinson’s Poetry ............................................... 109
Important Features of Emily Dickinson’s Language and Style..............................................114 Writing About Emily Dickinson ............................122