bandishshah 1 / - Nov 10, 2009 #1please help me out with the analysis of the following poem by EMILY DICKINSONThe Loneliness One dare not soundThe Loneliness One dare not soundAnd would as soon surmiseAs in its Grave go plumbingTo ascertain the sizeThe Loneliness whose worst alarmIs lest itself should seeAnd perish from before itselfFor just a scrutinyThe Horror not to be surveyedBut skirted in the DarkWith Consciousness suspendedAnd Being under LockI fear me this is LonelinessThe Maker of the soulIts Caverns and its CorridorsIlluminate or seal
Notoman 20 / 419 Nov 10, 2009 #2You'll need to consider definitions of some of the words that may not be the first ones that come to your mind."Sound" does not mean something that you hear in this case, but the process of measuring the depth of something."Plumbing" does not refer to flushing toilets, but is used to pertain, again, to measurement.What is this poem saying about loneliness? What does the poem say about self analysis?
EF_Kevin 8 / 13,321 129 Nov 11, 2009 #3You have to analyze it according to the criteria from class... what are they teaching?What are the literary terms you are studying?