emily dickinson i heard a fly

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born in 1830. She was thought of as one of America’s greatest poets though none of her poems were published during the time when she was living. When her works began to be looked at and some people tried to analyze them, people gave her work harsh criticism. Her work had many ideas that most people have to deal with everyday. Her views and her devotion to her work made her …

…used dashes instead of periods. Other things that made her work unique were the use of half rhymes and slant rhymes. This made the poetry’s rhyme scheme interesting. Many emotions are expressed in poetry. Death is an emotion that is expressed in many of Emily Dickinson poems. With the fact of knowing that she lost most of her closest friends and family, she tended to write her poetry with a sad and somber approach.