As if the Sea should part - Emily Dickinson, Appunti di Inglese

Scarica As if the Sea should part - Emily Dickinson e più Appunti in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! As if the Sea should part And show a further Sea— And that—a further—and the Three But a presumption be— Of Periods of Seas— Unvisited of Shores— Themselves the Verge of Seas to be— Eternity—is Those— Come se il mare si dividesse E mostrasse un altro mare E questo, un altro e i tre Fossero solo un presagio Di un numero infinito di mari Non visitati da riva I mari stessi fossero la riva dei mari Questa è l’Eternità. Comprehension In the poem the poet says that the eternity is the sea, that should part in other seas. Language and meaning a) the words are simple, factual and abstract. b) There is a prevalence of nouns c) The sentences are complex Dickinson uses hyperbole and paradox to underline the concept of eternity: