EMILY DICKINSON

Read “I Started Early — Took My Dog,” a wonderful, somewhat enigmatic poem by the great Emily Dickinson.Then write a response essay with at least 300 words of your own writing .

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Read “I Started Early — Took My Dog,” a wonderful, somewhat enigmatic poem by the great Emily Dickinson.Then write a response essay with at least 300 words of your own writing . Here’s the poem: I started Early – Took my Dog – And visited the Sea – The Mermaids in the Basement Came out … Read more

Explain the social significance the poem by Emily Dickinson “Hope is the thing with Feathers” holds in both past and present. 

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Hope is the thing with Feathers by Emily Dickinson  Explain the social significance the poem by Emily Dickinson “Hope is the thing with Feathers” holds in both past and present. Focus on imagery/ symbolism then show what can be learned through the poem. Include 2 quotations from the poem in each of the body paragraphs … Read more

What do you think Dickinson is saying about organized religion and spirituality?

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In “Some Keep the Sabbath” what do you think Dickinson is saying about organized religion and spirituality? Some keep the Sabbath going to Church – (236) BY EMILY DICKINSON (Links to an external site.) Some keep the Sabbath going to Church – I keep it, staying at Home – With a Bobolink for a Chorister … Read more