The Soul selects her own Society - Emily Dickinson by Lily Drescher (Student FVHS) https://padlet.com/ldrescher100/sgzynkasc2fwmxo6 lily drescher & tae en-us 2022-02-16 17:33:28 UTC 2022-02-18 05:56:30 UTC hello@padlet.com ldrescher100 https://padlet.com/ldrescher100/sgzynkasc2fwmxo6/wish/2051455059 The Soul selects her own Society —
Then — shuts the Door —
To her divine Majority —
Present no more —

Unmoved — she notes the Chariots — pausing —
At her low Gate —
Unmoved — an Emperor be kneeling
Upon her Mat —

I've known her — from an ample nation —
Choose One —
Then — close the Valves of her attention —
Like Stone —

]]> 2022-02-16 17:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ldrescher100/sgzynkasc2fwmxo6/wish/2051455059 3. What images does the poet use? How do the images relate to one another? Do these images form a unified pattern (a motif) throughout the poem? taetaetae https://padlet.com/ldrescher100/sgzynkasc2fwmxo6/wish/2051455480 the imagery the poet uses is very vivid and "majestic." it feels like you're in a fantasy world, which is the motif throughout the poem. we would assume the protagonist would be a princess of some kind; the "princess of souls," maybe.]]> 2022-02-16 17:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ldrescher100/sgzynkasc2fwmxo6/wish/2051455480 1. What is the poem’s tone? Which words reveal this tone? Is the poem ironic? ldrescher100 https://padlet.com/ldrescher100/sgzynkasc2fwmxo6/wish/2051455980 the poem's diction conveys a solemn tone with many cutoff sentences, seeming unfinished. words like "shuts", "unmoved", and "close" give it a colder feeling, intentionally unfriendly to her "Society". there is irony in this poem by how the title says "selects her own society" when in the poem, she only chooses one person to surround herself with. she doesn't select anyone, rather she refuses them.]]> 2022-02-16 17:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ldrescher100/sgzynkasc2fwmxo6/wish/2051455980 5. Are there any symbols? What do they mean? Are they universal symbols or do they arise from the context of this poem? taetaetae https://padlet.com/ldrescher100/sgzynkasc2fwmxo6/wish/2051456302 there are symbols like the chariots, stone, doors, gates, and more. they represent the mind of our protagonist, and they're kind of universal; yet also only in the context of this poem, or more-so the context of fantasy related places itself.]]> 2022-02-16 17:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ldrescher100/sgzynkasc2fwmxo6/wish/2051456302 6. What is the theme (the central idea) of this poem? Can you state it in a single sentence? Elaborate on your idea. ldrescher100 https://padlet.com/ldrescher100/sgzynkasc2fwmxo6/wish/2051456726 the theme is to do what you want, regardless of what society is telling you to do. the "society" explored in this poem shows how it's trying to force its way into her life, but she pushes them out and makes her own decision. she makes her own society.]]> 2022-02-16 17:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ldrescher100/sgzynkasc2fwmxo6/wish/2051456726 ldrescher100 https://padlet.com/ldrescher100/sgzynkasc2fwmxo6/wish/2053674665 2022-02-17 17:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ldrescher100/sgzynkasc2fwmxo6/wish/2053674665 ldrescher100 https://padlet.com/ldrescher100/sgzynkasc2fwmxo6/wish/2053711431 2022-02-17 17:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ldrescher100/sgzynkasc2fwmxo6/wish/2053711431