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As Imperceptibly as Grief

– by Emily Dickinson – Slide2

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Select some words and phrases to support your views.

How would you describe the mood and atmosphere created by the poet?

The

poem is an expression of emotion. Read the poem a few times. What emotion or state of mind do you think is being described

here?

As Imperceptibly as Grief

–

by

Emily

Dickinson –

As imperceptibly as Grief

The Summer lapsed away –

Too imperceptible at last

To seem like Perfidy –

A Quietness distilled

As Twilight long begun,

Or Nature spending with herself

Sequestered Afternoon –

The Dusk drew earlier in –

The Morning foreign shone –

A courteous, yet harrowing Grace,

As Guest, that would be gone –

And thus, without a Wing

Or service of a Keel

Our Summer made her light escape

Into the Beautiful.Slide3

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B

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What connotations does summer have that make this a surprising comparison?

In what ways are summer and grief linked?

The

poem begins and ends with the image of summer. What aspects of summer are used here?

As Imperceptibly as Grief

–

by

Emily

Dickinson –

As imperceptibly as Grief

The Summer lapsed away –

Too imperceptible at last

To seem like Perfidy –

A Quietness distilled

As Twilight long begun,

Or Nature spending with herself

Sequestered Afternoon –

The Dusk drew earlier in –

The Morning foreign shone –

A courteous, yet harrowing Grace,

As Guest, that would be gone –

And thus, without a Wing

Or service of a Keel

Our Summer made her light escape

Into the Beautiful.Slide4

How does the poet use the image of the passing of the

day?

Activity C

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Click

to highlight

words in red

.

Underline any references to the time of day or night.

Why do you think the poet uses them?

What do you notice about these references?

As Imperceptibly as Grief

–

by

Emily

Dickinson –

As imperceptibly as Grief

The Summer lapsed away –

Too imperceptible at last

To seem like Perfidy –

A Quietness distilled

As Twilight long begun,

Or Nature spending with herself

Sequestered Afternoon –

The Dusk drew earlier in –

The Morning foreign shone –

A courteous, yet harrowing Grace,

As Guest, that would be gone –

And thus, without a Wing

Or service of a Keel

Our Summer made her light escape

Into the Beautiful.

As imperceptibly as Grief

The Summer lapsed away –

Too imperceptible at last

To seem like Perfidy –

A Quietness distilled

As

Twilight

long begun,

Or Nature spending with herself

Sequestered

Afternoon

–

The

Dusk

drew earlier in –

The

Morning

foreign shone –

A courteous, yet harrowing Grace,

As Guest, that would be gone –

And thus, without a Wing

Or service of a Keel

Our Summer made her light escape

Into the Beautiful.Slide5

Activity

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Look at the words in red. What effects do they have on the meaning of the poem?

Look at the words in blue. What mood is created by their use?

The poet creates a still atmosphere. How is this effect achieved? Is it calm and still throughout?

As Imperceptibly as Grief

–

by

Emily

Dickinson –

As imperceptibly as Grief

The Summer lapsed away –

Too imperceptible at last

To seem like

Perfidy

–

A

Quietness distilled

As Twilight long begun,

Or Nature spending with herself

Sequestered Afternoon

–

The Dusk drew earlier in –

The Morning

foreign

shone –

A courteous, yet

harrowing

Grace,

As Guest, that would be gone –

And thus, without a Wing

Or service of a Keel

Our Summer made her light escape

Into the Beautiful.Slide6

Activity E

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What effect do you think the poet was trying to create by her use of rhythm?

Read the poem out loud and mark where the rhythm of the lines changes as you read.

How does the poet use sound and phonology in the poem?

As imperceptibly as Grief

The Summer lapsed

away

–

Too imperceptible at last

To seem like

Perfidy

–

A Quietness distilled

As Twilight long

begun

,

Or Nature spending with herself

Sequestered After

noon

–

The Dusk drew earlier in

–

The Morning foreign

shone

–

A courteous, yet harrowing Grace,

As Guest, that would be

gone

–

And thus, without a Wing

Or service of a

Keel

Our Summer made her light escape

Into the Beauti

ful

.

Look at her use of rhymes and half-rhymes. Why do you think the poet chose to use rhyme in this way?

As Imperceptibly as Grief

–

by

Emily

Dickinson –

Slide7

How does the poet use the image of the passing of the

day?

Activity F

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Click

to

highlight in red

.

Highlight two different uses of personification

What is being personified and why?

As Imperceptibly as Grief

–

by

Emily

Dickinson –

As imperceptibly as Grief

The Summer lapsed away –

Too imperceptible at last

To seem like Perfidy –

A Quietness distilled

As Twilight long begun,

Or Nature spending with herself

Sequestered Afternoon –

The Dusk drew earlier in –

The Morning foreign shone –

A courteous, yet harrowing Grace,

As Guest, that would be gone –

And thus, without a Wing

Or service of a Keel

Our Summer made her light escape

Into the Beautiful.

As imperceptibly as Grief

The Summer lapsed away –

Too imperceptible at last

To seem like Perfidy –

A Quietness distilled

As Twilight long begun,

Or Nature spending with herself

Sequestered Afternoon –

The Dusk drew earlier in –

The Morning foreign shone –

A courteous, yet harrowing Grace,

As Guest, that would be gone

–

And thus, without a Wing

Or service of a Keel

Our Summer made her light escape

Into the Beautiful.