Emily Dickinson Allegory
The authors Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson uses allegory to show greater meaning. The greater meaning of each text the reader has to decipher to formulate the theme. There are multiple literary devices being used such as hyperbole, metaphor, imagery and etc. But there are multiple themes such as the realization of life, what the author regretted, the roads that were not taken instead of the road taken and enjoy the beauty in life.
The poem “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson is about Dickinson ride to death. In the first sentence “Because I could not stop for Death- He kindly stopped for me” (pg. 1) In the poem she was so busy in life that she didn’t realize her everyday surroundings, but death stopped for her meaning …show more content…
“I hold with those who favor fire, but if it had to perish twice” the author brings up that fire is worse than cold. The author also brings up that cold is just as destructive as the fire. The author uses symbolism to describe the cold as being hate “I think I know enough of hate to say that the destruction of ice” We can accentuate that the fire is conflict because conflicts are just as equal to hate. The theme of the story is how will the world will end and it is up to us. The world will come to it own destruction depending on our actions whether it hate or …show more content…
The author uses imagery as a literary device multiple times in the poem “He sat and fixed his chin between his fists.” (pg 7) the author uses this to describe his posture and mannerism as the women were leaving. The author is having a dispute with his wife about her leaving and the death of their son The theme of the story is to hold on to what you have because it might not last forever. Throughout the story, the characters are dealing with loss and act irrationally.
The last poem “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” Robert Frost focuses on how the woods look. The author also uses imagery to describe the scenery of the beautiful woods. The author describes the woods “the woods are lovely, dark and deep” these descriptions help us better formulate a picture of the woods. Frost theme of the story is to appreciate the little thing and the beauty in it. We can infer that the author uses the literary devices to formulate and emphasize what the wood are. The woods symbolizes the beauty in nature
The poem “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson is about Dickinson ride to death. In the first sentence “Because I could not stop for Death- He kindly stopped for me” (pg. 1) In the poem she was so busy in life that she didn’t realize her everyday surroundings, but death stopped for her meaning …show more content…
“I hold with those who favor fire, but if it had to perish twice” the author brings up that fire is worse than cold. The author also brings up that cold is just as destructive as the fire. The author uses symbolism to describe the cold as being hate “I think I know enough of hate to say that the destruction of ice” We can accentuate that the fire is conflict because conflicts are just as equal to hate. The theme of the story is how will the world will end and it is up to us. The world will come to it own destruction depending on our actions whether it hate or …show more content…
The author uses imagery as a literary device multiple times in the poem “He sat and fixed his chin between his fists.” (pg 7) the author uses this to describe his posture and mannerism as the women were leaving. The author is having a dispute with his wife about her leaving and the death of their son The theme of the story is to hold on to what you have because it might not last forever. Throughout the story, the characters are dealing with loss and act irrationally.
The last poem “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” Robert Frost focuses on how the woods look. The author also uses imagery to describe the scenery of the beautiful woods. The author describes the woods “the woods are lovely, dark and deep” these descriptions help us better formulate a picture of the woods. Frost theme of the story is to appreciate the little thing and the beauty in it. We can infer that the author uses the literary devices to formulate and emphasize what the wood are. The woods symbolizes the beauty in nature