Emily Dickinson s A Route Of Evanescence And Because I...

Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson published only a few poems during her time. Her work was only truly discovered after her death of kidney disease in 1886 at the age of fifty-six. Upon her death her sister Lavinia Dickinson found hundreds of poems tied into a book stitched together by Emily. People claim that she is the most original 19th Century American Poet and is now considered one of the towering figures of American literature. Although She is known for her unconventional broken rhyming meter, creative use of metaphor, and overall innovative style. At times she characterized a heartbroken introvert or abnormal fear in her poetry. Emily Dickinson work is also sometimes depressing, joyous, and celebratory. This can be seen in two of her works: â€Å"A Route of Evanescence† and â€Å"Because I could not stop for death.† â€Å"A Route of Evanescence,† is a joyous poem about how mesmerizing a hummingbird is during flight. The speaker describes this hummingbird in detail about its color and movement: A Route of Evanesce With a revolving Wheel- A Resonance of Emerald- A Rush of Cochineal (Dickinson â€Å"Route† 452). The speaker indicates that the hummingbird is something that carves out a fading path. She describes watching the hummingbird flash in and out of sight with its circular motion. Then the speaker zooms in on two colors that she notices. She uses precise shades of colors in order to make the images vivid and specific. With Rush, the speaker continues to emphasize the speed of what