Writing Assignment About 4 Poems By Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson writes her poetry in a very lyrical style; she seems to prefer a particular ABAB rhythm for her work. Her voice always seems somewhat remote from the subject of the poem, even if, in the case of poem 479 (Dickinson, 1999), she is talking about herself.
While both the poems share the same rhythm, they are nevertheless different in voice: poem 479 is in first person, while poem 112 is in third omniscient. This change is not perhaps significant – it could be taken as Dickinson being morose in the face of her own impending mortality, but perhaps it was simply stylistic choice.
As has been said, both poems use the common ABAB format, with each verse containing four lines each. This is, most likely, a way for Dickinson to change the subject slightly with each verse: note how poem 112 shifts from talking in general terms to talking in specific terms over the course of three verses (Dickinson, 1999).