Emily Dickinson In the poem “I died for beauty- but was scarce” Emily Dickinson communicates that beauty and truth are one in the same. They prove falsely to the authority of God and create artificial hopes. The author’s diction puts emphasis on certain words by capitalizing the first letter such as “When One who died for Truth”. Dickinson organizes the poem into three paragraphs. The first sets the scene, the second communicates the reoccurring …showed first 75 words of 300 total…

…showed last 75 words of 300 total…uses fewer words to produce a cadence with a meter that reinforces “I died for Beauty-but was scarce.” The quote, “We bretheren are” illustrates the authors purpose in exposing that truth and beauty walk hand in hand. “Moss” is used to demonstrate the oblivion that one must face who support only Truth and beauty. The poem concludes with the moss overtaking them. Dickinson uses imagery and a juxtaposed contradiction, “I died for Beauty-but was scarce.”