City University of New York
Brooklyn College: Melani: Emily Dickinson
This webpage is a handout for a course on Emily Dickinson's poetry. It features information about Dickinson's life, her poems, her style, and her themes including: the inner world; death; pain, separation, and ecstasy; love; God and...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 2: Responding to Emily Dickinson: Poetic Analysis
In this lesson plan, students will consider Lesson 2: Responding to Emily Dickinson: Poetic Analysis. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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Erin's Poetry Pages: Emily Dickinson
Contains a great deal of information on Emily Dickinson (1830-1886 CE) including the following sections: Biography, Magazine/Journal Articles, Some Favorite Poems, and Emily Links. The journal articles include critical reviews of some of...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Emily Dickinson
Web English Teacher provides links to information and resources on the 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson. Included are lesson plans, biographical information, critical analyses, and the texts of hundreds of Dickinson's poems....
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Emily Dickinson (1830 1886)
A collection of critical reviews of 16 of Emily Dickinson's poems. Most poems are analyzed by multiple critics. In addition, there are two biographical sketches, and essays examining her use of the dash and her lack of titles.
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Emily Dickinson's Because I Could Not Stop for Death
This site provides an abstract and the text for an article which appeared in "Explicator." The article provides the text and a line-by-line analysis of the poem "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson. Provides references...
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The Classroom Electric: Spiders, the Web, and Dickinson & Whitman
Based on Emily Dickinson's poem "A Spider sewed at Night" and Walt Whitman's poem "A Noiseless Patient Spider," the authors of this site seek to "explore the nature of creativity, artistry, and audience." They bring together existing...
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Tips for Reading Dickinson's Poetry
Directions for engaging in close reading of Emily Dickinson's poetry are provided on this site.
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Emily Dickinson: Early Feminist Essays (Pub. 1886 1915)
This is an eclectic mix of Dickinson's letters, some early essays about her writing, and remembrances of her by friends and family. The texts of 32 of her poems are annotated with references to other Dickinson writings. The entire site...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Emily Dickinson & Poetic Imagination: "Leap, Plashless"
This lesson introduces students to Emily Dickinson's poetry which often reveals a child-like fascination with the natural world. Students examine how she writes perceptively of butterflies, birds, and bats and uses lucid metaphors to...
Washington State University
Washington State University: American Authors: Reading Dickinson's Poetry
Here are several questions and ideas one should keep in mind while reading the poems of Emily Dickinson.
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Skyview High School: Poem Analysis Method: Tpcastt
This is an example of a poem analysis using the TPCASTT method; it uses the poem "After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes" by Emily Dickinson.
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University of South Florida: Emily Dickinson: "I Dwell in Possibility"
Four peer-reviewed essays by university students analyzing aspects of Dickinson's poem, "I dwell in Possibility." One essay reveals that Dickinson developed her own philosophy that bridges the conflict between Puritanism and...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain
From a clear introduction which includes "Why Should I Care," to the text and then an analysis of the poem, I Felt a Funeral, in my Brain, this site contains fascinating insights into the writings of the poet. Broken into clearly...