This is a 3 page essay on Emily Dickinson. It was written for Literature of the U.S. II. In this piece I illustrate that Dickinson wrote of Love, Life, and Death.

Immortal Emily Emily Dickinson is an everlasting female American poet. In the eyes of Thomas Higginson, Dickinson's poetry is written in an "unorthodox" style. Emily writes of Life, Love, and Death, but writes in such a way that it creates a vivid image. She is considered by some to have " an outwardly most uneventful life." (224). Although she was isolated, she was not blind to human nature. She was able to see the world around her …

…of her, sweet countrymen, / judge tenderly of me! (Dickinson, 73) Works Cited Dickinson, Emily. The Norton Anthology World Masterpieces: the Western Tradition. Vol. 2. Ed. Sarah Lawall, Maynard Mack. 500th Fifth Avenue, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1999. 823-832. Dickinson, Emily. Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson. Ed. Mabel Loomis Todd, T.W. Higginson. New York: Granmercy Books, 1982. Dickinson, Emily. The Treasury of American Literature. Vol. 2 Ed. Joe Davis, John Frederick, Frand Mott. NY: Grolier, Inc. 1973. 224-233.