Emily Dickinson - Aizxeley Corea and Chika Okoye by Chika Okoye

Two Butterflies went out at Noon __ BY EMILY DICKINSON

chika_42331 — 2017-04-06 02:23:59 UTC

Two Butterflies went out at Noon—
And waltzed above a Farm—
Then stepped straight through the Firmament
And rested on a Beam—

And then—together bore away
Upon a shining Sea—
Though never yet, in any Port—
Their coming mentioned—be—

If spoken by the distant Bird—
If met in Ether Sea
By Frigate, or by Merchantman—
No notice—was—to me—

EMILY DICKINSON

chika_42331 — 2017-04-06 02:33:58 UTC

Emily Dickinson was born at the Homestead in Amherst on December 10th, 1830. During her childhood Emily attended school, spent time with family, and participated in religious activities. Her ideas were much more different than those in her community. In later years she led a quiet and isolated life while at the same time producing almost 1800 poems. Her poems were influenced and inspired by the minimal human interactions she had. Her poetic ability helped her through life and it laid an everyday. Her poems presented complex ideas and thoughts. Dickinson continually searched for the meaning of things and she left her writing open to interpretation. This is what made her the famous poet she is known as today.

chika_42331 — 2017-04-06 03:09:45 UTC

chika_42331 — 2017-04-06 03:11:06 UTC

I Cannot Live With You __ BY EMILY DICKINSON

chika_42331 — 2017-04-06 03:15:19 UTC

I cannot live with you, It would be life, And life is over there Behind the shelf The sexton keeps the key to, Putting up Our life, his porcelain, Like a cup Discarded of the housewife, Quaint or broken; A newer Sevres pleases, Old ones crack. I could not die with you, For one must wait To shut the other's gaze down, You could not. And I, could I stand by And see you freeze, Without my right of frost, Death's privilege? Nor could I rise with you, Because your face Would put out Jesus'. That new grace Glow plain and foreign On my homesick eye, Except that you, than he Shone closer by.

chika_42331 — 2017-04-06 03:29:55 UTC

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chika_42331 — 2017-04-06 03:33:28 UTC

TWO BUTTERFLIES WENT OUT A NOON
1) Alliteration-the repetition of initial consonant sounds of several words in a group. Used to emphasize and to link words to create pleasing sounds.

Upon a shining Sea—
In this line the words "shining" and "sea"  both start with an s. When reading the lines they sound like a pleasant sound.

2) Imagery- the descriptive langue used in literature to recreate sensory experiences relating to sight , touch, hearing and smell.

Two Butterflies went out at Noon—
And waltzed above a Farm—
Then stepped straight through the Firmament
And rested on a Beam—
In theses lines you can visually see what it is stating. With all of the descriptive words such as "waltzed", "rested on a beam", and "stepped straight through".

3) Anaphora-the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses or phrases.
And waltzed above a Farm.../
And rested on a Beam—.../
And then—together bore away.../

In the beginning of the lines above  they all start with an "and". This engages the audience on an emotional level. The repetition of the word puts an emphasis on it bringing upon a bigger meaning of it.

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I CANNOT LIVE WITH YOU
1) Personification - applying human characteristics to a nonhuman object.
And life over there
Behind the shelf
The author is stating that life was beyond what she was experiencing, however it cannot physically be behind a shelf making it an example of personification.
2) Metaphor - a comparison between two unlike things without using " like " or " as ".
Putting up
Our life, his porcelain,
Like a cup
She is comparing their lives to china being locked up without expression.
3) Diction - is word choice. Diction can be formal or informal, abstract or concrete, plain or ornate, ordinary or technical
I could not die with you,
For one must wait
To shut the other's gaze down,
You could not
The author did not simply say " to close one's eyes ", but worded it in a unique way, making it an example of diction.

....meaning....

chika_42331 — 2017-04-06 03:42:11 UTC

I Cannot Live With You

chika_42331 — 2017-04-06 03:43:13 UTC

This poem written by Emily Dickinson is an account of the lives of two lovers that cannot be shared together. There are seven stanzas, but the overall poem can be divided into four parts. She explains that she cannot live with her love, cannot die with her love, cannot rise with him, and cannot fall with him. Their love is intense, yet the speaker gathers reasons as to why the two must be apart. In the fourth stanza she states, " I cannot die with you, / For one must wait / To shut the other's gaze down, / You could not, " ( Dickinson, lines 13-16 ). One person dying before would be difficult on the other, stripping them of their ability to do what needs to be done. Death would separate them, therefore they cannot die together. The poem not only revolves around love, but also life experiences and religion. The author's views on life prevent her from experiencing it with her love. " Throughout her life, she seldom left her home and visitors were few. The people with whom she did come in contact, however, had an enormous impact on her poetry, " ( poets.org ). Emily Dickinson's history of being isolated from the world made it so that her contact with people influenced her poetry.

Two Butterflies went out at Noon

chika_42331 — 2017-04-06 03:43:46 UTC

The poem “Two Butterflies Went Out at Noon,” by Emily Dickinson is mainly about nature and aspects of it. This poem in particular is dealing with butterflies. Not only one, but two. The speaker can be taken as very dull and non-monotonic. Because the poem is dealing with two butterflies, it is significant because it could symbolize something like a close friendship or relationship. The poem tells the story of two butterflies that are embarking on a journey by themselves that no one knows about. They are in love but later separate. The theme of the poem is love and heartbreak. "And then—together bore away." (Dickinson, line 5). This quote is showing the break up. It presents an emotional disconnect that comes along with seeing the person that one loves with someone that is not them. The author is trying to make it a point to relate to people, and comfort them with her view on things. its not literally about butterflies, but just another couple. The poem is broken up into three short stanzas with a steady rhyme scheme. Dickinson speaks from a place of pain when she states, “If spoken by the distant Bird-/ If met in Ether Sea/ By Frigate, or by Merchantman-/ no notice- was- to me-.”(Dickinson line, 9-12.) She lets her emotions flow out in this poem. This is mainly because "Dickinson lived in almost complete isolation from the outside world, but actively maintained many correspondences and read widely." (poetry.org). The way she felt impacted this poem tremendously. She was more to herself and thought about heartbreak.

CITATION

chika_42331 — 2017-04-06 03:44:00 UTC

-Dickinson, Emily. "I Cannot Live with You." I Cannot Live with You. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2017.
-Dickinson, Emily. "Two Butterflies Went out at Noon— (533)." Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, 26 June 2014. Web. 05 Apr. 2017.
- "Emily Dickinson." Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, 22 June 2016. Web. 05 Apr. 2017.

- " Biography College English Department. " Brooklyn English Department. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Apr. 2017.
-Yaros, Jennifer. "Jennifer Yaros: "Nature and the Self: Dickinson, Bishop, Plath, and Oliver"." Jennifer Yaros: "Nature and the Self: Dickinson, Bishop, Plath, and Oliver". N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Apr. 2017.

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