My+life+closed+twice+before+its+close

__Life:__ Theme Statement: Everyone believes they are going to Heaven however Dickinson she'll be immortal. From Board in Class: Two events give taste of h/h. S: 2 Stanzas/8 Lines Fixed Form/Closed Common Language Rhyme scheme: ABCB End rhyme: "me" and "see" "befell" and "hell" Defined meter: Iambic Shows importance of her life; emphasize "Immortality" Poem is 2 sentences-lines 1-6 are one thought. Pause after the repeat of the title C: Dickinson is obsessed with death. She's conflicted with religion/God During 1800s: After Individualism Historical Events: Women Rights Convention (1848), Lincoln was elected, Civil War begins Influenced by nonconformity L: Repetition of "all we" and "twice" I: Sight: "It yet remains to ssee If Immortality unveil" -See a curtain opening F: Metaphor: "My life closed twice before its close" Simile: "So huge, so hopeless to conceive as these that twice befell" T: Subject: Her Life Perspective: She almost died twice and if she lived through the 3rd event, she'd be considered as immortal.

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