Emily Dickinson, as a woman of seclusion, wrote some of the best poetry of her time. Dickinson uses a style unlike many poets in the nineteenth century. Her style is not really rhythm and rhyme; it is where words that do not rhyme exactly and four-line stanzas come together as whole. The sacrifice of love and the world around became Emily Dickinson's window into dense and emotional poetry, which inspires many of her readers today.

Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1830 (Magil 518). She was born into a prosperous family well known for political and educational activity. Her father, Edward Dickinson, was an orthodox Calvinist, and a lawyer; he served in Congress and was the treasurer of Amherst College. Her mother whose personality and influence amounted to practically nothing was Emily Norcross. (Kunitz215). Their family included three children, Austin was the oldest, Dickinson was the middle...