ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRANSCENDENTALISM LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which theme is NOT commonly seen in Dickinson’s poetry?
A
Death
B
God
C
The Self
D
Love
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For Dickinson, love is life which unites us with all and sundry. It keeps us in touch with those who are dead as well as those who are living. Love is the affirmation of life and not an escape from it. It is also identified with immortality, Deity and divinity.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Scholars agree that Dickinson addressed literary themes common to her era-love, death, sentiment, war, religion, ” says Miller, “but they often insist that she did so ‘differently’ from her contemporaries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solitude, and the pleasures and pains associated with it, is one of Dickinson’s most common topics-as are death, love, and mental health. During her lifetime Dickinson wrote hundreds of poems and chose, for a variety of reasons, to only have around ten published.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dare you see a soul. Bequest. Heart We Will forget him. I Cannot Live Without You. Love’s Baptism. Proof. Resurrection. Surrender. More items

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