Comparison Of Emily Dickinson's 'I Dwell In Possibility'?

Poet’s uncanny ability to hone into the deeper truths of life has further transcended people like Emily Dickinson and Leslie Marmon Silko from mortal values of the purely material world into a metaphysical journey unraveled by the depths of their poems. Especially in Dickinson’s “I Dwell in Possibility-”she taps into the untenable mind by laying the foundation for the importance of imagination- one that will build the house of paradise. Likewise Silko’s “Prayer to the Pacific” specifies that paradise is ingrained in all and with the reciprocal duty of land all people then paradise will be an open vault. Both poets use of literary devices like metaphors, imagery, and allusions intertwine their work from an initially diverging journey with

In Emily Dickinson’s “I Dwell in Possibility-” she condescendingly celebrates the esoteric ability to unveil mind as a medium to heavenly experiences through the use of conceit, imagery, and illusion. Initially Dickson partitions those that “dwell in Possibility” far away from the inane inexplicable group that lives in a “fairer house than Prose” Wasting No time to identify the strengths of those that are able to break into the mind are far greater than those that live the simple life . In other words, Dickinson’s “possibility” is limitless similar to the underlying conceit of the mind. She no longer mixes with the strangers in the “fairer house” down the street because she is of much higher class and has more time rearing activities than mix with the trivial neighbors. The use of conceit at the early stage of the poem further emphasizes the condescension that Dickinson shadows throughout the poem. Specifically Dickson use of conceit establishes the underlying meaning that only those who are able to use their imagination can connect a house to their mind will understand her work but more importantly the meaning of life. Dickinson continues to explain that the esoteric have “more numerous of