A Study on the Themes of Emily Dickinson’s Poetry

Abstract

Emily Dickinson is thought of as the most famous American female poet in the history of American literature. She wrote 1,789 poems in her whole life. She had written a wide variety of poems. This paper conducts a study of the themes of her poems by close reading. Extolling truth, kindness and beauty is one of the most important themes of her poetry. Love for the nature is another important theme of her poetry. Besides, she conducted many philosophical reflections on fame, belief, love and loneliness. Many of her poems not only provide people with the enjoyment of beautiful words and artistic conception, but also inspire them to a certain extent. Through probing into the themes of her poetry, we can know more about her original and profound insight into nature and life.