Emily Dickinson Through her own Poetry
...r “loneliness,” as if it is something that no person should ever feel. She continues, “Not want or friends occasions it, / Or circumstances or lot” (3 - 4). These lines express that it is not the loneliness felt from lack of human interaction or desire, but it is a more profound loneliness. Then in the lines, “But nature sometimes, sometimes thought,” (5) Dickinson tries to imply that understanding nature is more important then human relationships. She continues, “And whoso it befall / Is richer then could be divulged / By mortal numeral” (6 - 8). In these lines, Dickinson expresses her feelings concerning those that understand and accept nature. She believes that they are richer then can be expressed in human words, and that embracing nature is the only way to lead a fulfilling life. This poem conveyed Emily Dickinson’s desire to understand and embrace nature in her writing and in her own life. As a writer, Emily Dickinson often found it difficult to accurately express her feelings in words. “If I could tell how glad I was” is a poem about the limitations of human expression. The opening lines of the poem, “If I could tell how glad I was, / I should not be so glad,” (1 - 2) reveals part of Emily Dickinson’s philosophy on human expression and language. She writes that words are not capable of doing human feelings justice. She feels that human emotions are much deeper then any words could ever strive to be. She continues, “Nor mould it into word, / I know it is a sign / That new Dilemma be” (3 - 5), in which she states that when there is no way to put something into words, that the problem lies somewhere else. The problem lies beyond human understanding. Emily Dickinson acknowledges that people are not omnipotent. People can be ignorant and at fault. Then in the lines, “From mathematics further off, / Than from Eternity” (7 - 8), Emily Dickinson states that no matter how hard people try, there will always be an infinite amount of information that they will never understand. Emily Dickinson’s poem “Of so divine a loss”, is about death, and coming to terms with the aftermath. She begins the poem, “Of so divine a loss / We enter but the gain,” (1 - 2). These lines suggest that after someone dies, life beco...