Classic to Modern English Literature

Q : Make a critical appreciation on, “ I Dwell in Possibility ” by Emily Dickinson . A significant poem “ I dwell in Possibility ” was written by Emily Dickinson . It was first published four years after Dickinson’s death, in the posthumous collection Poems (1890) . In the poem, a speaker juxtaposes her own metaphorical house, called “ Possibility ,” with an inferior house called “ Prose ,” making it clear that the poem is meta-poetry—poetry about poetry. During Dickinson’s lifetime, American literature was evolving with contributions from writers such as Walt Whitman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry David Thoreau. In the poem, the speaker contrasts the expansive nature of poetry with the limitations of prose. Using the metaphor of a house, the speaker describes a dwelling with “ more numerous of Windows ” and “ superior – for Doors .” This house represents the boundless opportunities and freedom that poetry offers. The poem’s final lines emphasize the speaker’s reverence for t