Emily Dickinson's, poem, "The Wife" reveals the poet's concerns for domestic femininity in middle-class families through expressing the gender roles of females and using the term "wife" frequently. ... Dickinson illustrates the subtle femininity change of females from women to wives. ... Overall, Emily Dickinson shows her intricate approach and attitude towards marriage. ... Emily Dickinson wrote the poem express herself as an educated woman to break the constraints and convey her expectation in a male dominated society. 'm I'm Wife - by Emily Dickin...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Private Lives of One Half of Humanity Emily Dickinson's advice to "Tell all the Truth but tell it slant "" exemplifies the theories put forth by Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar in "The Female Swerve."" ...

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Emily Dickinson articulated the uprightness between the two with this passage: The Heart is the Capital of the Mind " The Mind is a single State " The Heart and the Mind together make A single Continent " She implies that a friendship with both characteristics, thought and passion, will ensure that a friend does not lose her Self in the intense affection for another women. ...

• Word Count: 938
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• Grade Level: High School