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Analysis Of There's A Certain Slant Of Light By Emily Dickinson

Essay Instructions:

analyze how the author used the sonnet form and other conventions of poetry to enhance
and deliver the theme. Obviously, thesis will mention both the techniques and the theme as you see it.
Refer to the poetry terms but DO NOT consult any other outside sources for their interpretation
of the poem. break it down into its parts and figure out what is making it “tick,”
what adds layers to its complexity, what outward and seemingly “accidental” touches
(which we realize aren't) reinforce meaning. Obviously, to do this, you must refer directly
to the text of the poem, quoting lines and phrases as examples.
AVOID simply paraphrasing the poem. While poetic language can be a bit puzzling
and so lend itself to “translation,” that is not analysis. Instead, you must show what
the author is doing to get to that meaning. three samples are attached.
Format :
paper must be one page long, typed, double-spaced in twelve point font. As this is an upper-level
lit class, professor expects literary papers to conform to MLA format.
That means: no title pages, a title that reflects the thesis of the paper (not the title of the poem),
one inch margins all around, proper heading, and page number with header.

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The Uncertainties on the Certainty of the Slant of Light
This poem is a little sad and depressing. As people would often consider, “light” means a positive thing—like a new day, a new hope, a new chance. In this poem, however, Dickinson gave a meaning of light and it is but a little oppressive.
In the first stanza, Dickinson associated light with the oppressive feeling that “Winter Afternoons” and the sound of “Cathedral Tunes” give. Indeed, both are a little too sad and intimidating for one who is and is not yet depressed. In the second stanza, she strengthened this argument of oppression by describing the pain in its most devastating sense, “Heavenly hurt, it gives us—We can find no...
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