Dickinson Project

1. Dickinson Project 2nd Block Livaudais

2. Emily Dickinson Poem Tim W. H. English III Block 2 11/5/11

3. T’is So Much JoyBy: Emily Dickinson • ’T is so much joy! ’T is so much joy!If I should fail, what poverty! And yet, as poor as I Have ventured all upon a throw;Have gained! Yes! Hesitated so This side the victory! Life is but life, and death but death! Bliss is but bliss, and breath but breath! And if, indeed, I fail, At least to know the worst is sweet.Defeat means nothing but defeat, No drearier can prevail! And if I gain,—oh, gun at sea,Oh, bells that in the steeples be, At first repeat it slow!For heaven is a different thing Conjectured, and waked sudden in,And might o’erwhelm me so!

4. I chose this image because the poem talks about failure and achieving a goal. In the picture the darkness surrounding the man represents the place he could go if he failed. The light however and following the path of light would bring the person to his goal and his success.

5. Analysis • Emily Dickinson in this poem is saying that failure is bad and sucks, but when a person win or achieve a goal a person sets for themselves it, they will be full of happiness. • She accomplishes her meaning through the words she uses. When she says “Defeat means nothing but defeat” she is saying that all failure means is that you have failed, no excuses. Then when she goes on to explain the happiness she says “Conjectured, and waked sudden in, And might o’erwhelm me so” which is saying how the sudden feel of success is overwhelming.

6. Analysis Cont.… • When she says “bells that in the steeples be” it gives the image of bells in church. She uses this as an image of joy, because when the reader reads that line they think of the happiness they feel from hearing the bells after church, wedding, or joyful occasion.

7. “The Wind begun to rock the Grass” By: Emily Dickinson

8. The Wind begun to rock the Grass The Wind begun to rock the Grass With threatening Tunes and low -- He threw a Menace at the Earth -- A Menace at the Sky. The Leaves unhooked themselves from Trees -- And started all abroad The Dust did scoop itself like Hands And threw away the Road. The Wagons quickened on the Streets The Thunder hurried slow -- The Lightning showed a Yellow Beak And then a livid Claw. The Birds put up the Bars to Nests -- The Cattle fled to Barns -- There came one drop of Giant Rain And then as if the Hands That held the Dams had parted hold The Waters Wrecked the Sky, But overlooked my Father's House -- Just quartering a Tree --

9. Analysis • The meaning of this poem is that there is a huge thunderstorm coming in and many are taking refuge or shelter. Dickinson accomplishes her meaning of the story by giving vivid details of what appears to be happening. She uses a lot of imagery in this poem. “The Leaves unhook themselves from Trees” and “The Lightning showed a yellow beak, and then a livid claw” both of these quotes are examples of some imagery used. Dickinson also uses personification “The Dust did scoop itself like Hands And threw away the Road.”

10. Picture and Why The image I chose relates to the poem because it shows a storm coming in. It contains grass that is being moved by wind as the storm approaches. This picture shows what the author might of imagined as she wrote her poem.

11. Death Sets A Thing Emily Dickinson Death sets a thing significant                                                     The eye had hurried by,Except a perished creatureEntreat us tenderlyTo ponder little workmanshipsIn crayon or in wool,With "This was last her fingers did,"Industrious untilThe thimble weighed too heavy,The stitches stopped themselves,And then 't was put among the dustUpon the closet shelves.A book I have, a friend gave,Whose pencil, here and there,Had notched the place that pleased him,--At rest his fingers are.Now, when I read, I read not,For interrupting tearsObliterate the etchingsToo costly for repairs.

12. An old lady crocheting.

13. This is what I get from this poem whenever I read it, Emily Dickinson is strangly looking at death and is saying that once a loved one is deceased the value of the objects that are left behind increases. Like a once insignificant object is now valuable because someone you loved left it behind. This picture related to the poem because in the poem it says "To ponder little workmanshipsIn crayon or in wool,With "This was last her fingers did,"Industrious until..." which i percieve as an elderly women doing a craft with wool and this is what she did until she died. Jasmine B. Death Sets A ThingEmily Dickinson

14. Emily Dickinson A door just opened on a street. By: Emily Dickinson

15. A door just opened on a street. • A door just opened on a street-- • I, lost, was passing by-- • An instant's width of warmth disclosed • and wealth, and company. • The door as sudden shut, and I, • I, lost, was passing by,-- • Lost doubly, but by contrast most, • Enlightening misery.

16. In this poem Dickinson is talking about her life and how society shuts her out. She explains the feeling of peace she has when she sees an open door in her life, and how for a second she even feels warm and welcomed. But just as soon as she fits in she is shut out. She is trying to convey that in life society is “fake” and even if you try to fit in, eventually reality will shut you out. MEANING- She explains in the beginning and in the ending of the poem how she is “lost”. This shows that when you’re looking to be accepted you’ll still be lost, and even when you feel like you’ve found it, your still lost. You can learn that in life, society isn’t always how you should and that you will have millions of “doors” shut in your face until you can find your inner self and truly know where you belong.

18. If I can stop one Heart from breaking by Emily Dickinson If I can stop one Heart from breaking I shall not live in vain If I can ease one Life the Aching Or cool one Pain Or help one fainting Robin Unto his Nest again I shall not live in Vain.

19. In this poem, I felt that the meaning of it was how Emily Dickinson feels the sorrow of other people and how she would feel accomplished even if she just helped one person. She accomplishes her meaning in the poem by talking about how she will not live in vain if she helped relieve someone else's pain. The image she uses in this is a Robin fainted, and how she would help put it into its nest to be safe. She uses this as imagery to help create a picture in your head to help you understand the meaning of the poem. The image I chose to relate to this poem is a picture that expresses a helping hand. The reason why I chose this image is because it shows how Emily Dickinson would feel content if she helped at least one person.