This is an overview and a quote analysis of the poem 'As Imperceptibly As Grief' by Emily Dickinson. It is included in the poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature if you are doing the exam of WJEC Eduqas. It was made by me for the 2019 GCSE exams which I have just completed and of which I reci...
AS IMPERCEPTIBLY AS GRIEF – EMILY DICKINSON
CONTEXT:
Born in Massachusetts, America
Spent most of her time writing in her bedroom and never went out after
1865
He house was facing a graveyard where some of her friends and family
were buried.
She was fascinated by death
She usually wore white clothes
Her friendships were formed through letters
RHYME SCHEME:
Blank verse
Common meter of alternating lines with the first and third in a stanza being
8 syllables, and the second and fourth having 6 syllables
TONE AND MOOD:
Melancholic
Sad
Morose
Somber
Meaningful
THEMES:
Nature
Love
Transience/Change
Death/Mortality
Fragility
Awe & Amazement
Time
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