To participate in this discussion, please read the following poems:
“My Life had stood—A Loaded Gun,” “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s day?” “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun,” “Divorce,” “Sex Without Love,” and “Harlem.”
Respond to one of the following sets of questions. Refer to specific passages from the stories in your response.
What seems to be the meaning of the opening metaphor in Emily Dickinson’s “My Life had stood–a Loaded Gun”? Does the rest of the poem explain in what sense the speaker’s life could be described as a loaded gun? Do you notice any other figurative language in this poem?
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