Cry The Beloved Country
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Analysis of "Crumbling is not an instant’s Act"
"Crumbling is not an instant’s Act" is a lyric by Emily Dickinson. It tells how crumbling does not happen instantaneously; it is a gradual process occurring slowly and cumulatively over time.
The structure of this poem is comp ....
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.... decay is rapid, sometimes it is slow. the last three parts of the poem’s structure help create its figurative meaning.
Imagery is Dickinson’s main figurative tool in this poem. the idea that crumbling is progressive is supported by the last two lines of the first stanza, which state,
"Dilapidation’s processes
Are organized Decays"
This means that crumbling is a result of dilapidation, which is caused by gradual decay. The deterioration that results is prog ....
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