Identifying Emily Dickinson's Style
Which characteristics of Dickinson's style are evident in
this poem? Check all that apply.
Heart, we will forget him!
You and I, to-night!
You may forget the warmth he gave,
I will forget the light
It is written in the first person.
It uses personification
It has a pattern of rhymes.
It uses a simile
It has four-line stanzas.
When you have done, pray tell me,
That I my thoughts may dim;
Haste! lest while you're lagging,
I may remember him!
- "Heart, we will forget him!"
Emily Dickinson