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
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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.
Tags
Poetry · American Literature · Death · Life After Death · Spirituality · Mortality · Existentialism · Philosophy · Nature Imagery · Symbolism · Metaphor · Imagery