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Sarah Cohen Cohen 1 English 9 Honors Biography Salamone Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on December 10th, 1830. She was born to Edward and Emily Dickinson. Dickinson, a famous poet, started writing at the age of 13. Her work was greatly influenced by the metaphysical poets of seventeenth- century England. Some of the metaphysical poets were John Donne, Richard Crashaw, Henry Vaughan, and Katherine Philips. They did not know each other or read each other’s works, but they were sorted into this group because of their accomplishments as poets. Metaphysical poets are a group of British lyric poets whose work was characterized by the inventiveness of the metaphor (Metaphysical Poets). The Book of Revelation also influenced Dickinson’s work. The Book of Revelation is the last book in The New Testament, written by John. It is also known as the Apocalypse of John. Emily Dickinson is known for her style of writing. She bends the rules of grammar in her work, often adding punctuation and interesting language into different parts of her poems. Since she writes poetry, she was allowed to write her works the way she wanted, and they would not be considered grammatically incorrect. Typical themes that can be found in Emily Dickinson’s poetry are Love, Nature, Life, Death, Time, and Eternity. Something interesting about Dickinson’s style of writing is that it was much modernized. Although she lived almost 200 years ago, if one was to read a poem by her, you would think she probably wrote during 1900’s because she showed intelligence in her poetry by expressing her interest in the environment. Another factor that contributed to her style of writing was the death in her life. She lost her mother, nephew, and other family members, which showed in her work when she wrote about darker things and death (The Poetry). Cohen 2 Something interesting that is not widely known about Emily Dickinson is that she was never presented with any medals or awards. Since her writing was not even published until much after her death, she was not known during her lifetime and did not receive full recognition until after she died of Bright ’s disease in 1886. She suffered the heartbreak of many losses of those that she was closest to. Her nephew died in 1883 and her mother died in 1882. After these great losses, she became sick. Her doctor anticipated that the duration of her case of Bright’s disease was two and a half years. Something speculated about Emily Dickinson is that she may have been autistic. Known for gardening in the night- time, keeping her poems in excessively organized packets, and liking to keep to herself, studies suggest that Dickinson may have been on the spectrum because of the odd hobbies Dickinson had and her liking of being alone, suggesting that she may have had a social development disorder (Famous Autistic People). Emily Dickinson was one of the greatest poets of her time. Her descriptive language and hundreds and hundreds of poems allow readers to have a glimpse into the world as she saw it in the 1800’s. Her style of writing and observations of her surroundings are exhibited in many of her pieces.

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