Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), while living a life of seclusion, was very audacious mentally, revealing a complex psyche struggling to press her inner conflicts, which she interprets through the creative and reflective act of language. ... Dickinson's works, in contrast, condense intense feelings and thoughts in a few terse lines, in which, despite innocent and simple language, her symbolic and careful word-choice makes the main message very ambiguous and difficult to interpret. ... "That certain truths must remain unspoken is a roundabout way of saying that one knows what these truths...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Boer War (1899–1902), which was fought by the British to establish control over the Boer republics in South Africa, marked the beginning of rebellion against British imperialism. ... Throughout the Victorian and Georgian periods the language of poetry was felt to have a special decorum and to be different from everyday language. Modern poetry contains language that is closer to the idioms of everyday speech and to a more diverse range of subject matter. ... Such a rich use of language expresses a view of reality which is more fluid. The language mix reflects a sense that there is no ...

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