Emily Dickinson

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1886) is one of America’s best-known female poets. Her poetry reflects her loneliness and her intimate recollection of inspirational moments. Dickinson’s simple writing takes as its subject issues vital to humanity such as the horror of war in “Sleep is supposed to be.” She utilizes literary techniques such as iambic meters, slant rhyme, defamiliarization, and the arrangement and breaking of lines to emphasize the message in her writing. Examples of …

…these in the event used in the poem. Finally, the fifth and last stanza ties up the whole poem; one discovers that men died in war and are consequently eternally sleeping with no “morning.” In conclusion, Emily Dickinson’s use of various literary techniques embellishes her poetry. This helps her highlight important factors in it. Dickinson’s effective use of such factors allows the reader to comprehend and appreciated her deep yet simple poetic themes.