1. Both of Equiano and Douglass’s works are beautifully written. These men created a tale about their lives that did not border on fiction or myths, it was all true. When Equiano starts his narrative he helps the reader see what was happening during this time and gives details to help the reader get caught up, “That part of Africa, known by the name of Guinea, to which the trade for slaves carried on” (Equiano p 1262). While Douglass begins his story where his was born seemingly going straight into the narrative. There are many similarities in there writing style. Both are able to draw the reader into their life and create an image for the reader to see. These two men use descriptive language and keep the narrative going. They do not over…show more content… I feel like the dashes cut off the words from the other words which then are read separately but at the same time ties the words together. The reader reads one part then sees the dash then reads the next part causing a pause in the flow and making the statement more powerful by itself then had it been if whole. “With the dash, Dickinson could avoid what she may have considered the spurious finality of the period” (McIntosh and Hart p3346-3347).
There are twelve lines total and she splits these lines into three sets of four. Each line begins with asking, “I reason” (Dickinson p 3353) then writes three more words. Before she breaks her line she writes, “But, what of that?” (Dickinson p3353). I believe that she broke her lines where she did because it, in my own opinion makes each of these parts separate from the other but they are still tied together because of the repeated words that are used.
Dickinson’s poems are quite interesting and unique. I found myself engaged when reading them and not trying to figure out what certain words meant. I was able to fully immerse myself in her work without the nagging headache that usually accompanies me when I read old poems. Her poems were fresh and seemed to just flow even though they were broken