Summary Poem Analysis of 'It was not Death, for I stood up' by Emily Dickinson
44 keer bekeken 0 keer verkocht
Vak
Poetry
Instelling
CIE
Here’s a full analysis of the poem ‘It was not Death, for I stood up’ by Emily Dickinson, tailored towards A-Level students but also suitable for those studying at a higher level. Enjoy and feel free to leave feedback if you found it useful!
Includes:
POEM
VOCABULARY
STORY / SUMMARY
...
It was not Death, for I stood up,
And all the Dead, lie down -
It was not Night, for all the Bells
Put out their Tongues, for Noon.
It was not Frost, for on my Flesh
I felt Siroccos - crawl -
Nor Fire - for just my marble feet
Could keep a Chancel, cool -
And yet, it tasted, like them all,
The Figures I have seen
Set orderly, for Burial
Reminded me, of mine -
As if my life were shaven,
And fitted to a frame,
And could not breathe without a key,
And ’twas like Midnight, some -
When everything that ticked - has stopped -
And space stares - all around -
Or Grisly frosts - first Autumn morns,
Repeal the Beating Ground -
But most, like Chaos - Stopless - cool -
Without a Chance, or spar -
Or even a Report of Land -
To justify - Despair.
, VOCABULARY
For - because
Siroccos - mediterranean winds
Chancel - an altar in a church
Orderly - organised, in order
‘twas - it was
Grisly - causing horror, gruesome
Stopless - without stopping
Spar - a process of fighting, arguing or debating
STORY/SUMMARY
Stanza 1: It wasn’t death, for I stood up, and all dead people lie down - It wasn’t night,
because all the bells were ringing to signal noon.
Stanza 2: It wasn’t frost, because I felt the winds crawling on my flesh - nor was it fire,
because even my marble feet were able to keep a church altar cool.
Stanza 3: Yet, it felt like Death - it felt like all of these types of destruction at once
(fire, frost and night), the figures I’ve seen before that were set up in an organised
manner, as prepared for burial, reminded me of my own self and my own burial -
Stanza 4: It was as if my life had been shaved down and fit within a frame, and I
couldn’t breathe without a key to unlock myself, and it felt like Midnight.
Stanza 5: When everything that used to tick - has stopped - and an empty blank space
stares at me, all around, or grisly frosts on the first mornings of Autumn stop the
beating ground from moving.
Stanza 6: But mostly it was like Chaos - endless - cold - without any chance to
change, or an opportunity to spar and fight with it, or even a report of its landscape
Voordelen van het kopen van samenvattingen bij Stuvia op een rij:
Verzekerd van kwaliteit door reviews
Stuvia-klanten hebben meer dan 700.000 samenvattingen beoordeeld. Zo weet je zeker dat je de beste documenten koopt!
Snel en makkelijk kopen
Je betaalt supersnel en eenmalig met iDeal, creditcard of Stuvia-tegoed voor de samenvatting. Zonder lidmaatschap.
Focus op de essentie
Samenvattingen worden geschreven voor en door anderen. Daarom zijn de samenvattingen altijd betrouwbaar en actueel. Zo kom je snel tot de kern!
Veelgestelde vragen
Wat krijg ik als ik dit document koop?
Je krijgt een PDF, die direct beschikbaar is na je aankoop. Het gekochte document is altijd, overal en oneindig toegankelijk via je profiel.
Tevredenheidsgarantie: hoe werkt dat?
Onze tevredenheidsgarantie zorgt ervoor dat je altijd een studiedocument vindt dat goed bij je past. Je vult een formulier in en onze klantenservice regelt de rest.
Van wie koop ik deze samenvatting?
Stuvia is een marktplaats, je koop dit document dus niet van ons, maar van verkoper natashatabani. Stuvia faciliteert de betaling aan de verkoper.
Zit ik meteen vast aan een abonnement?
Nee, je koopt alleen deze samenvatting voor €5,60. Je zit daarna nergens aan vast.
