Emily Dickinson,Private Poet

Oftentimes, Emily Dickinson’s poetry can be convoluted and multifaceted, leading many readers to dilute the true essence of her poems and misinterpret the meanings. Since Dickinson was such a diverse poet, this is a mistake that amateur readers tend to do. Perhaps this is why there are so many critical and linguistic studies done on Dickinson, and why there are many theories about her writing style. Though many critics examine the thematic and semantic …

…poet’s work. I also found it to be interesting that, though most poets work within the English language, Dickinson felt it necessary to create new words. It is almost as if she felt confined to the normal linguistic system, and needed new terminology and vocabulary for the fundamental nature of her poems to be felt. This was a unique trait that few poets of her time, and truly any time period, chose to do.