4B+Detlor

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__Analysis of This is My Letter To the World__

Emily Dickinson used punctuation, pauses and breaks, and kept the poem short and simple to convey the theme more effectively. The first sentence in the first stanza repeated the title of the poem showing the importance of that line. She began the poem with the title to reinforce the subject of the entire poem (the "letter") and used a literary device of a metaphor. That metaphor is the "letter" that she sent to the world but I interpreted that she was judged by certain people and her letter is a form of rejection that she felt; the emotion that followed her non-acceptance from the people in the world. After the first line, punctuation was an important aspect of her writing. She used seven breaks throughout the poem and those seven breaks changed the flow of the poem and bolded the words before the break, helping a common theme develop. The words right before the seven breaks consisted of: "Me, told, see, her, sweet, countrymen,of me" these seven words relate back to the title and my interpretation that the story revolves around her and her rejection from the world. The breaks also made way for a dramatic reading read with pauses and reinforcement of those seven words. Dickinson also uses rhyme that creates a rhythm, metaphors, and irony to essentially enhance the poem. Lines two and four in the first stanza rhyme along with lines six and eight in the second. This rhyme pattern allows fluency and a better rhythm created. The rhyme also accentuates the words in the rhyme pattern and relate back to the theme of rejection. In line six, "To hands I cannot see-" this is a metaphor for the people who were quick to judge her yet were unapparent. The "hands" could be the invisibility of the voices who judged her. This metaphor adds to the theme of rejection but also the fact that many judgmental people will judge only when they cannot be seen. To stay anonymous will give them the obligation to be mean, but if their true identity was revealed, guilt would rise and judging would stop. There is also irony that helps the theme develop. On lines four and eight, the word "tenderly" is ironic. "With tender majesty...Judge tenderly-of Me" judging is usually harsh and bitter but the author includes the description of tender judging which is unusual. But this irony relates to the insensitivity of people quick to judge and how absurd people can be. All the stylistic devices and literary devices the author used develop a common theme and help to uncover a deeper meaning of the poem.

__Response Poem__ This is My Letter To the Small and Simple minded:

This is my letter to you, a response that holds true- Unlike the claims you made before, I speak of the truth and far more

Perhaps it is you who failed to see, the subtle message I gave to thee- a range of possibilities for you to find- and it was you who kept it in your mind