Dickinson Poem Analysis

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Emily Dickinson Poems Papa Above 1. When Dickinson talks about papa she is referring to god and how he is the father of all things. In the end she gives god a tone in that makes him sound humble. This is because in the poem she asks for gods forgiveness and for a home in heaven even though she doesnt deserve it and he gives her a home in heaven. 2. Many of the symbols in the poem refer to things in heaven. The symbol of the mouse refers to a person without a sin, as the symbol of a rat refers to a person with many sins and is someone who is always asking or seaching for something. The mansion refers to gods home, and the cat in the poem refers to the devil. As it says in line three of the poem, "O'erpowered by the Cat!" this explains that the mouse or Dickinson herself was sin free until the devil came into her life and helped caused the mouse sins which turned the mouse into a rat. 3. The image of the rat being "Snug in seraphic Cupboards" means that in the poem the sinful rat was given a place to live within heaven. The "seraphic cupboards" stands for the home within the heavens and can also stands for home of the angels. When Dickinson also writes, "To nibble all the day" she means that all the time is passing by in heaven. It means that her time in heaven has been chipping away. When she writes "while unsuspecting Cycles" which is the second to last line; this stands for how the time is disapearing fast and that it is just passing by without any hesitation. I asked no other thing- 1. Some things that a person might ask for that they would believe would be of greater value and improtance would be things such as power over things or people, memories of things such as friends and family, or even the power to gain life or create lfe. 2. The word, "Being" represents life. This is becuase in the poem when Dickinson writes, "I offered Being--for it- The Mighty
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