The Concept of Death in Emily Dickinson's 'I Cannot Stop for Death'
Through her poem, Emily Dickinson utilized figurative speech to elucidate the concept of death. In addition, the employment of the figurative speech is to illustrate what happened in the United States in the era of Puritanism. By using the concept of semiotics theory, the analysis shows that the poe...
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| description | Through her poem, Emily Dickinson utilized figurative speech to elucidate the concept of death. In addition, the employment of the figurative speech is to illustrate what happened in the United States in the era of Puritanism. By using the concept of semiotics theory, the analysis shows that the poem demonstrates the passive protest over the organized religion that is being promoted by Puritan in Massachusetts, a place where the author was born and dies. Dickinson highlights the Puritan fierce rules which lead to females total submission. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd0573f101cb41eb91fc049642e461ce2022-12-21T22:10:33ZengUniversitas Muhammadiyah SemarangLensa: Kajian Kebahasaan, Kesusastraan, dan Budaya2086-61002503-328X2017-03-017170802346The Concept of Death in Emily Dickinson's 'I Cannot Stop for Death'- Thohiriyah0Universitas Muhammadiyah SemarangThrough her poem, Emily Dickinson utilized figurative speech to elucidate the concept of death. In addition, the employment of the figurative speech is to illustrate what happened in the United States in the era of Puritanism. By using the concept of semiotics theory, the analysis shows that the poem demonstrates the passive protest over the organized religion that is being promoted by Puritan in Massachusetts, a place where the author was born and dies. Dickinson highlights the Puritan fierce rules which lead to females total submission.http://jurnal.unimus.ac.id/index.php/lensa/article/view/2262deathEmily Dickinsonsemiotics |
| spellingShingle | - Thohiriyah The Concept of Death in Emily Dickinson's 'I Cannot Stop for Death' Lensa: Kajian Kebahasaan, Kesusastraan, dan Budaya death Emily Dickinson semiotics |
| title | The Concept of Death in Emily Dickinson's 'I Cannot Stop for Death' |
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