Emily Dickinson by Victoria Tran [Student FVHS] https://padlet.com/vhtran113/7a0o0wxylxiz by Victoria Tran & Haneen Bany-Mohammed, P.2 en-us 2017-03-24 16:14:15 UTC 2017-03-27 17:07:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Reading Focus Question: In "This is my letter to the World," where does the speaker get her "News" (line 3)? vhtran113 https://padlet.com/vhtran113/7a0o0wxylxiz/wish/162467950 In the poem, the speaker states that she received her "News" from nature. The news in question is her inevitable death. With these lines, Dickinson states that for her, death is just around the corner.]]> 2017-03-24 16:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vhtran113/7a0o0wxylxiz/wish/162467950 This is my letter to the World vhtran113 https://padlet.com/vhtran113/7a0o0wxylxiz/wish/162467951 This is my letter to the World
That never wrote to Me —
The simple News that Nature told —
With tender Majesty

Her Message is committed
To Hands I cannot see —
for love of Her — Sweet — countrymen —
Judge tenderly —of Me]]> 2017-03-24 16:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vhtran113/7a0o0wxylxiz/wish/162467951 hfbanymohammed100 https://padlet.com/vhtran113/7a0o0wxylxiz/wish/162469939 2017-03-24 16:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/vhtran113/7a0o0wxylxiz/wish/162469939 Literary Focus Question: How might a sense of immortality be related to Dickinson's speaking of poetry as a "letter to the World"? hfbanymohammed100 https://padlet.com/vhtran113/7a0o0wxylxiz/wish/162474011 A sense of immortality is related to Dickinson's speaking of poetry as a "letter to the world" because she wrote poetry as a way to continue her legacy, and fulfill what she felt she had to do in life. Poetry was her way of living forever. So, when she writes her letters to the world, or her poetry, she is sending out her years of work, and her thoughts and feelings on life, to be read and heard long after she is gone. Writing to the world is her way of immortality. ]]> 2017-03-24 16:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/vhtran113/7a0o0wxylxiz/wish/162474011 Are there any symbols? What do they mean? Are they universal symbols or do they arise from the context of this poem? vhtran113 https://padlet.com/vhtran113/7a0o0wxylxiz/wish/162886524 The symbols in the poem arise from its context, a primary one being Nature's Message. It symbolizes Dickinson's unknown fate, because no one knows how she will die. Another symbol is the letter, which is the entirety of the poem. This is Dickinson's way of baring her true self to the world, and asking Nature to 'judge tenderly' of her - or to have mercy on her soul.]]> 2017-03-27 16:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/vhtran113/7a0o0wxylxiz/wish/162886524 What is the theme (the central idea) of this poem? Can you state it in a single sentence? Elaborate on your idea. vhtran113 https://padlet.com/vhtran113/7a0o0wxylxiz/wish/162888659 The poem's theme is a complex one that can't be stated in a single sentence despite the poem's simple appearance. The central idea is that Dickinson is putting herself out there to be judged by immortalizing herself in her work. Her wish is for people to not judge her harshly, shown in the lines "for love of Her — Sweet — countrymen — / Judge tenderly —of Me". The poem also contains ideas of death when Dickinson writes about Nature's Message that she can't see - which is essentially her unknown fate. It could also mean that she is asking for a merciful death.]]> 2017-03-27 16:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vhtran113/7a0o0wxylxiz/wish/162888659