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Emily dickinsons Poetry     In Emily Dickinsons Poetry she has a long interest with brief encounters and transition states of mind.     Dickinsons depicts m either of her brief encounters in large(p) concomitant. Even if it was only a head second gear, Dickinson does not omit any aspect of her sightings. An example of a fugitive moment which she develops into great token would be Dickinsons first sighting of the hiss in A hushing came down the walk Here ED expands on the birds actions and movements. Her description of the bird in flight takes up many lines. Instead of simply verbalise us the bird took flight, she elaborates on the beauty and grace of his flight. The actions of the birds are veneration - inspiring to her.     And rowed him softer home Than oars divide the ocean.....     Dickinsons attitude to move moments is quite complex, as she does not interpret them simply as a passing moment but an extraordinary descripti ve event.     Another example of a passing moment would be in A narrow fellow in the grass In this poem Dickinsons keen observation of passing moments is distinctly observed. She notices e very(prenominal) movement of the snake even though his movements are very sudden and fast. Initially the snake is characterized as transient or passing swiftly. These movements appear to be very sudden but Dickinson goes into more detail and as a result the essential nature of the snake is intelligibly defined.     The grass divides as with a comb Whip lash contract and was gone     The snakes brief passing seems much longer to Dickinson whereas it was a very quick movement. By using he word Whiplash to recognise the snakes actions we can see how sudden the experience must have been. She tells us how she was frightened to the core of her being     Without a tighter breathing And Zero at the bone     Dickinson does not treat this as a qu ick passing moment but an experience, which she elaborates on. This aspect of her work also occurs in I felt a funeral in my brain An example of this would be her catamenia of consciousness which is clearly illustrated with Dickinson s urgent repetition of And