My Life had stood—a Loaded Gun
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"My Life had stood—a Loaded Gun" is a powerful and enigmatic poem by Emily Dickinson that explores themes of identity, power, anger, and the relationship between the self and its latent potential.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun – | 1 |
| My Life had stood—a Loaded Gun canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: My Life had stood—a Loaded Gun Context triple: [Emily Dickinson, notableWork, My Life had stood—a Loaded Gun]
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A.
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
"I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" is a lyric poem by Emily Dickinson that vividly depicts psychological anguish and the disintegration of consciousness through the extended metaphor of an internal funeral.
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B.
The Browning Version
The Browning Version is a 1948 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that portrays the emotional and professional decline of a repressed, aging schoolmaster at an English public school.
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C.
Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
"Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" is a famous early chapter of Henry David Thoreau’s *Walden* in which he reflects on simple living, self-reliance, and the search for a more deliberate, meaningful life.
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D.
Because I could not stop for Death
"Because I could not stop for Death" is a renowned lyric poem by Emily Dickinson that personifies Death as a courteous suitor escorting the speaker on a reflective journey toward eternity.
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E.
Strange Meeting
"Strange Meeting" is a renowned anti-war poem by Wilfred Owen that depicts a surreal encounter between two dead soldiers, powerfully conveying the futility and horror of war.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: My Life had stood—a Loaded Gun Target entity description: "My Life had stood—a Loaded Gun" is a powerful and enigmatic poem by Emily Dickinson that explores themes of identity, power, anger, and the relationship between the self and its latent potential.
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A.
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
"I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" is a lyric poem by Emily Dickinson that vividly depicts psychological anguish and the disintegration of consciousness through the extended metaphor of an internal funeral.
-
B.
The Browning Version
The Browning Version is a 1948 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that portrays the emotional and professional decline of a repressed, aging schoolmaster at an English public school.
-
C.
Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
"Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" is a famous early chapter of Henry David Thoreau’s *Walden* in which he reflects on simple living, self-reliance, and the search for a more deliberate, meaningful life.
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D.
Because I could not stop for Death
"Because I could not stop for Death" is a renowned lyric poem by Emily Dickinson that personifies Death as a courteous suitor escorting the speaker on a reflective journey toward eternity.
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E.
Strange Meeting
"Strange Meeting" is a renowned anti-war poem by Wilfred Owen that depicts a surreal encounter between two dead soldiers, powerfully conveying the futility and horror of war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
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poem ⓘ |
| addressee | implicit master / owner ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | early 1860s ⓘ |
| archive |
Houghton Library
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surface form:
Harvard University Houghton Library (Dickinson manuscripts)
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| author | Emily Dickinson ⓘ |
| centralMetaphor | loaded gun as speaker’s life ⓘ |
| compositionPlace | Amherst, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstLine |
My Life had stood—a Loaded Gun
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun –
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| firstPublishedIn |
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
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surface form:
Poems by Emily Dickinson (posthumous editions)
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| form | stanzaic ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
considered one of Dickinson’s most enigmatic poems
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widely discussed for its ambiguity ⓘ |
| includedIn | major Emily Dickinson collections ⓘ |
| influences | modern feminist readings of Dickinson ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
allegory of self and master
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exploration of female anger ⓘ meditation on poetic power ⓘ reflection on violence and control ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| manuscriptNumber | F764 ⓘ |
| meter | common meter ⓘ |
| movement |
American Romanticism
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Transcendentalist-influenced poetry ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfStanzas | 6 ⓘ |
| posthumousPublication | true ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| speaker | personified loaded gun ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
American literature courses
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feminist literary criticism ⓘ poetry and poetics courses ⓘ |
| theme |
agency
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anger ⓘ gender ⓘ identity ⓘ latent potential ⓘ mortality ⓘ power ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
enjambment
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extended metaphor ⓘ paradox ⓘ personification ⓘ slant rhyme ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Emily Dickinson ⓘ |
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