EmilyDickenson
Using 14 font size, write a three-five page, double-spaced critical analysis paper on one of the following questions (underline your thesis statement):
1. Define Realism and then identify and explain the importance of the elements of Realism in Emily Dickinson’s poems. How does knowledge of the realistic movement contribute to the reader’s understanding of these poems?
2. Emily Dickinson is noted for her unconventional use of punctuation and capitalizations in her poems. Identify and evaluate her unconventional use of these tools in her poems, and discuss how it contributes to the meaning of them.
3. Analyze the principal themes (central ideas) which emerge in the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Include in your analysis commentary on the content and form of the poems.
4. Identify gender poems by Emily Dickinson. What is the tone of these poems? What is the poet’s view of the roles of women in relationship to individuality, family, and society?
