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This is the first 1,000 characters of 2664 words (10.66 pages) in the essay titled Emily Dickinson My Life Closed Twice Before Its CloseMy life closed twice before its close-- A paradox is a statement which contains apparently opposing or incongrous elements which, when read together, turn out to make sense. The first line is paradoxical in that there are separate meanings for the words closed and close -- Dickinson tells of having suffered 2 great losses, so monumental as to be comparable to death. She wonders if another such devastating event awaits her in the future. There’s been a Death, in the Opposite House, Such Houses have—alway -- The Neighbors rustle in and out -- The Doctor—drives away -- Somebody flings a Mattress out -- They wonder if it died—on that -- The Minister—goes stiffly in -- And he owned all the Mourners—now -- And little Boys—besides -- And then the Milliner—and the Man To take the measure of the House There’ll be that Dark Parade -- Of Tassels—and of Coaches—soon -- The muscular one, and bid him whip In kitchen cups concupiscent curds. Let the wenches dawdle in such dress As they are used to wear, and let the boys Bring flowers in last month’s newspapers. The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream. Lacking the three glass knobs, that sheet On which she embroidered fantails once And spread it so as to cover her face. If her horny... |
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Keywords: emperor of ice cream, literature, flings, understatement, emily dickinson, bring flowers, horny feet, cover her face, glass knobs, kitchen cups, three glass, milliner, curds, wenches, she wonders, rustle, sanitized, tassels, paradoxical, apparently