Read the poem.
I Dwell In Possibility
by Emily Dickinson
I dwell in Possibi...
Read the poem.
I Dwell In Possibility
by Emily Dickinson
I dwell in Possibility –
A fairer House than Prose –
More numerous of Windows –
Superior – for Doors –
Of Chambers as the Cedars –
Impregnable of eye –
And for an everlasting Roof
The Gambrels of the Sky –
Of Visitors – the fairest –
For Occupation – This –
The spreading wide my narrow Hands
To gather Paradise –
Part A
What is a key theme of "I Dwell in Possibility"?
Imagination is a powerful force of creativity.
People can handle isolation only in small doses.
Pent-up feelings can be deadly to the soul.
Just a small amount of interaction can sustain life.
Part B
How does Emily Dickinson develop the theme indicated in Part A?
Dickinson compares the "roof" of poetry to the limitless sky.
Dickinson views her hands as narrow and weak.
She only occasionally visits the "house" of poetry.
She compares prose to a house with many windows and doors.
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