Poet Project: Emily Dickinson by Emily Frinzi

Major Characteristics of Dickinson's Poems

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Emily Dickinson

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Emily Dickinson Biography

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Top 10 Emily Dickinson Poems

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More About Emily Dickinson

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Examining the Influences and Impact of Dickinson's Revolutionary Poetry

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Emily Dickinson's Inspirations

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Fun Video About Emily Dickinson!

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Beautiful Quotes by Dickinson

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"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all"

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"Beauty is not caused. It is."

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"Love is anterior to life, posterior to death, initial of creation, and the exponent of breath."

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"If I read a book and it makes my body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry."

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"The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience."

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"Saying nothing...sometimes says the most."

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Theme and Styles

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Dickinson wrote about themes that she was deeply interested in, such as nature, religion, law, music, medicine, and fashion. Her poems consist of lyric poems, and they are often defined by a single speaker, rather than herself at times!

Punctuation and Syntax

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Dickinson is uniquely known for her use of punctuation with dashes, rather than using commas, periods, or exclamation marks, which are often used by other poets.

Poem Publication

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Dickinson wrote over 1,800 poems in her lifetime, yet only 10 were published! These published poems were actually edited due to Dickinson breaking the rules of poetry, and were supposedly published by friends or other writers.

Additional Hobbies

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Dickinson actually studied botany through her childhood and very well known in her town for her gardening skills, even more than her writing skills! When she passed away, she was buried in her favorite flowers including violets, orchids, and heliotrope

Fun Facts

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Dickinson's Inspiration

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Dickinson's poetry was heavily influenced by metaphysical poets (intellectual and complex poems) of 17th century England, and from reading the Book of Revelation along with her childhood in a Puritan New England town.