Emily Dickinson began to give up socializing at the age of twenty-five, and wrote poems in solitude for thirty years, leaving more than 1,700 poems. Only seven songs were published before her death, and the rest were published after her death and known to the world.
Dickinson's poems mainly focus on life interest, nature, life, faith, friendship and love. The poetic style is concise and graceful, with fresh conception, vivid and exquisite description, profound thought, strong cohesion and great originality.
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The creative period of Emily Dickinson s poems;
The first issue was 186 1 years ago. During this period, Dickinson's works were traditional in style, and her feelings naturally flowed in. After Dickinson's death, Thomas H. Johnson, who published her works, could only identify five works written by Dickinson before 1858.
The second period is 186 1 year ~ 1865, which is the most creative period of Dickinson, and her poems are more energetic and passionate during this period. According to Johnson's estimation, Dickinson wrote 86 poems in 186 1, 1862 366, 1863 1,174.
The third period was after 1866. It is estimated that two thirds of all Dickinson's poems were written before that year.