2. Where did the Poet
live and grow up?
She lived hidden away in Amherst.
In Massachusetts.
Studied in Amherst Academy.
3. What influenced the
poet’s writing?
IMAGINATION
In Emily’s mind she imagined she traveled around the
world, she could walk her dog in her mind, and
mainly she said “Hope is things with feathers.
She was also influenced by death. Since she saw many
people die in her family she was influenced by death.
4. What poetic tools or
styles is the poet
known for?
Personification
She says that death lives.
5. When did the poet
live?
She lived through 1830 and 1886.
She died when she was 56 years old.
She lived during the time of the Civil War.
6. Why did the poet write?
She normally wrote for herself and alone in her room.
7. Who was the poet
and family like?
She lived in a strictly religious family. The
Dickinson’s were very famous in that community.
Emily Dickinson was an oddball and very shy.
