Resurrection by Emily Dickinson
The poem explores the idea of spiritual rebirth and renewal through death. It describes a process where the speaker's soul is freed from its earthly prison, allowing it to ascend to a higher realm. The poem touches on themes of mortality, spirituality, and the afterlife, suggesting that death is not an end but rather a transformation into something greater.
By Emily Dickinson · First published 1891 · Genre: Poetry, Religious, Romantic · 127 words
First lines
'T was a long parting, but the time For interview had come; Before the judgment-seat of God, The last and second time
These fleshless lovers met, A heaven in a gaze, A heaven of heavens, the privilege Of one another's eyes.
No lifetime set on them, Apparelled as the new Unborn, except they had beheld, Born everlasting now.
Was bridal e'er like this? A paradise, the host, And cherubim and seraphim The most familiar guest.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Emily Dickinson
- Date: 1891 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Religious, Romantic, Philosophical
- Length: 127 words
- Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is structured in verse form with a focus on meter and rhyme, characteristic of poetry.
- Religious — Themes of divine judgment and heavenly imagery suggest a religious context.
- Romantic — The meeting of 'fleshless lovers' and the emphasis on eternal love indicate romantic elements.
- Philosophical — Exploration of concepts like eternity and the afterlife reflects philosophical inquiry.
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Poetry · American Literature · Death · Life After Death · Spirituality · Mortality · Existentialism · Philosophy · Nature Imagery · Symbolism · Metaphor · Imagery