Beauty Out of This World

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Yee 1 Tabitha Yee English 2 H Uwanawich 7 14 November 2012 Beauty Out of This World Beauty, an essence often overlooked, a simplicity underestimated. In the poem, “The Moon is but a Chin of Gold”, the author, Emily Dickinson is in awe of a beautifully lit moon and portrays its anatomy through aspects of human beauty. Dickinson describes the moon’s beauty as flawless, rare, omnipresent, and humble. She sees the beauty beyond what is appeared in front of naked eyes and what is often failed to be noticed. Most people take for granted or overlook the things that are most precious in life because they get tired of it. The theme found in the poem is that we should start to appreciate nature’s beauty because it is what makes our world so special and unique. Dickinson uses personification by depicting the moon as a perfect and beautiful woman. In an example of personification, Emily Dickinson says, “And now she turns her perfect face/ upon the world below.” (3-4) In other words, the moon looks perfect as it shines down on the earth below her, as if she is a mother looking down at her newborn with loving eyes. The use of a female pronoun “she” and “her” shows the reader that the moon is compared to a woman of the earth. The word “perfect” creates an image that the moon is seen as flawless woman. In addition, Emily Dickinson adds, “Her lips of amber never part; But what must be the smile” Yee 2 (11). These characteristics give the moon the presence of a pure and refined woman. The smile shows her satisfaction, which causes the reader to question what she might be so pleased with. The description of the moon’s “lips” allows the reader to have a mental picture of a confined, mysterious woman with stunning beauty because she secretly presents
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