1. Emily Dickinson
Elizabeth Ray

2. Bio She was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on December 10, 1830.
She had a brother, William Austin Dickinson and a sister, Lavinia Norcross Dickinson.
For seven years she attended Amherst Academy.
She also attended Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, but she only stayed a year due to homesickness.
Only a dozen of her poems were published while she was alive, most of those were greatly altered.
She died on May 15, 1886 from Bright’s disease, which is a kidney infection .
After her death, her sister Lavinia found nearly of Emily’s poems.

3. The Daisy Follows Soft the Sun
And when his golden walk is done,
Sits shyly at his feet.
He, waking, finds the flower near.
"Wherefore, marauder, art thou here?"
"Because, sir, love is sweet!”
We are the flower, Thou the sun!
Forgive us, if as days decline,
We nearer steal to Thee,--
Enamoured of the parting west,
The peace, the flight, the amethyst,
Night's possibility!

4. Analysis Rhyme Scheme: Meter: A, A, B, C, C, B, A, D, E, F, F, E
The first verse is:
iambic quadrameter, iambic quadrameter, iambic trimeter, iambic quadrameter, iambic quadrameter, iambic trimeter
The second verse is exactly the same.

5. Examples of Figurative Language
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Sits shyly
Days decline
Finds the flower
We are the flower, thou the sun
Personification
When his golden walk is done
Sits shyly at his feet
He [the sun], waking, finds the flowers near

6. Theme
As the flowers follow the sun, the people who love will follow the ones they love, even if the affection is not returned.
Love is always near.

7. Literary criticism
When Emily Dickinson’s poems were first published they were not looked upon favorably.
Willis Buckingham noted: “Readers liked her “inspired” thoughts and emotions rather than her poetic techniques”
Modern critics appreciate her accomplishments in language and poetic structure.

8. Resources http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/155n
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