Poem of the Day (January 4)

[Anonymous No.19686460]

What are your thoughts on this poem, /lit/?

Witchcraft Was Hung, In History by Emily Dickinson

Yesterday's poem >>19680582

[Anonymous No.19686467]

>Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry.
>Evidence suggests that Dickinson lived much of her life in isolation. Considered an eccentric by locals, she developed a penchant for white clothing and was known for her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, to even leave her bedroom. Dickinson never married, and most friendships between her and others depended entirely upon correspondence.

[Anonymous No.19686493]

Her rhyme scheme is not consistent. But yeah, not really bad.

[Anonymous No.19686524]

Honestly one of maybe the most overrated poets who ever lived. I think that she was rather observant, and occasionally came up with a few witty aphorisms, but most of her poetry is just strange, unnatural, jagged language, abusing punctuation to force her writing into the metre. She really does come up with interesting things from time to time, but most of her stuff, to me, is thoroughly forgettable and samey.

[Anonymous No.19686829]

>>19686493
...Please never post again, complete retard.

[Anonymous No.19686842]

Coast doesn't rhyme with lost.

[Anonymous No.19686958]

google slant rhyme, most learn about it in elementary school. but we appreciate your erudite analysis, nonetheless

[Anonymous No.19686986]

>>19686958
Coast and lost are not even a similar rhyme - even their -st has a completely different sound, duration, and directional inflection. This is a bad poem.

[Anonymous No.19687012]

>>19686986
google slant rhyme, most learn about it in elementary school. but we appreciate your erudite analysis, nonetheless

[Anonymous No.19687061]

what does the content have to do with witchcraft

[Anonymous No.19687196]

>>19687061
The title doesn't have to do anything with the poem, it's the first line of a different poem. This one, as most of her work, is untitled

[Anonymous No.19687398]

>>19687196
why did they give it an unrelated title then? seems retarded

[Anonymous No.19687405]

>>19686986
In her dialect, it rhymes.

[Anonymous No.19687501]

>>19686842
Eye rhymes have gone far too long unpunished

[Anonymous No.19687605]

>>19687398
Title chosen for the collection, I presume.
More, why didn’t OP crop this out?

[Anonymous No.19687653]

>>19687405
lol no it doesn't, it's literally just a simple slant rhyme. which isn't supposed to rhyme directly

[Anonymous No.19687671]

You can sing most of her poems to the tune of the original Pokemon theme song.

[Anonymous No.19687721]

>>19686460
i havent read a lot of dickinson yet so i'm firing from the hip here but i think it's about a man (gallant sea and a greedy wave) depriving a woman of their goals and aspirations (My little craft was lost!)

[Anonymous No.19689000]

>>19686467
>later in life, to even leave her bedroom. Dickinson never married
Tfw born too late to save her

[Anonymous No.19689222]

Try reading it backwards.
>Like a real witch

[Anonymous No.19690677]

>>19687671
>It just works
I wish I could watch pokemon with her while we both live the hikki life.

[Anonymous No.19690686]

>>19686460
>>19687398
>>19687196
Yeah wtf. I was scratching my head trying to figure out the allegory, and then dismissed it as pretentious and gay. Now that I know it's just a little poem about a boat I like it more.