1. Emily Dickinson
“The Belle of Amherst”

2. Lost 2 loves Brian Newton-worked in father’s law office
Charles Wadsworth-married man
She became a recluse and never left home.

3. Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Influential literary critic
Sent her poetry to him
He tried to change her unconventional style; however, he did recognize her talents.
She always doubted her abilities.

4. Her poetry Very unique Uses only 100 words total Very concise
Of 1,775 poems, only 7 were published in her lifetime.
These were published anonymously.

5. Unique style Strange capitalization Irregular meter and rhyme
Slant rhyme
Dashes
Writes of nature, God, death, and love

6. Figurative Language
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Paradox

7. Her Legacy Died in the same house in which she was born.
She wanted her poetry destroyed after her death.
However, her family did publish her poems, but they were edited.
In the 1950s, her poetry was restored to the original style; today she is regarded as one of the best American poets ever