Understanding 'As Imperceptibly as Grief' by Emily Dickinson

English

In 'Poetry anthology continued', pupils used a range of reading skills to aid in the supported decoding of challenging poems. In 'Unseen Poetry', pupils use these reading skills to decode texts with independence.

In 'Poetry anthology' pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems. in 'Poetry anthology continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

Poetry anthology: continued study

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

In 'As Imperceptibly as Grief' Dickinson's speaker discusses the transition between which two seasons?

The poem 'As Imperceptibly as Grief' can be read as a metaphor for the passing of...

The line “As imperceptibly as grief/ The summer lapsed away,—” taken from 'As Imperceptibly as Grief' might suggest...

"As imperceptibly as grief/The summer lapsed away, —"

"A quietness distilled,/ As twilight long begun,"

"The dusk drew earlier in,/ The morning foreign shone, —"

"Our summer made her light escape/Into the beautiful."

Starting with the first, put these quotations from 'As Imperceptibly as Grief' in the order they appear in the poem. 

Overall, in 'As Imperceptibly as Grief' Dickinson employs a __________ tone.

A direct comparison between two things using the verb 'to be' is known as....

explain the impact of the writer's choices

recall all the information about remember about the writer

When discussing or writing about poetry you should try to...

What word is being defined here: 'the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another'?

{{}} in literature refers to how the author of the text feels about the subject matter, and how they convey this through their writing.

something clear and obvious to the senses

something which can only be seen but not experienced through the other 

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

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