T
he poem “A word is dead” is hard to explain. The poem to me seemed like it was her dealing with some hard ship that happened to her during her time, but everyone has their own way of interpreting this poem. It’s strange hearing her say in her poem a word is dead, how does a word die, I bet this is confusing to a lot of people and is why I love this poem so much; it makes me think.
I think this poem is about words dying because they have no meaning and can only truly be alive by being articulated.
To understand what she is trying to teach us about a dead word, and its rebirth we must first find the meaning of a dead word how does it truly die, what does she want us to understand. When we are thinking about what to say there is a lot of thinking and emotions going on in our heads, like the word Love if we use this word as an example then this word has many meanings it can stir emotions in ourselves, but when it is spoken it dies. Here is an example you say you love someone, it’s up to them to interpret what love is, meaning the word dies. It loses all its value that’s the meaning of the poem words loose value just by speaking them. Emily says “Begins to live That day” I’m pretty sure I know what she means, and it must be related to her work. What I’m about to say may be a stretch but I think “A word is dead” is one of her first ever poems she wrote. Something happened in Emily’s life maybe she spoke words to a loved one only to find the words die before ever reaching them. Therefore, I think Emily decided to write down the words she wanted to say. You must understand a word is truly alive when it is articulated it can live forever you can bring words to life when you articulate them, there are many possibilities when thinking and writing down your words. Emily is trying to teach us, that we should write are words down and just be creative with them. I understand why Emily after death was recognized for her work, because when you read her poems her words are full of life making them enjoyable to read.
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