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ContentsArgument......4I. Introduction...5I.1. Defining concepts...5I.1.a. Rhyme..5I.1.b. Rhythm.............................................................................................................5I.1.c. Meter................................................................................................................6I.2. Dickinson between Romanticism and Realism..6II. Emily Dickinson and her poetic world..11II.1. Dickinsons poetic style...........11II.1.a. Eccentric use of dash.........16II.1.b. Dickinsons Nontitling.................................................................................20III. A Psychoanalytical Approach.......27III.1. Psychoanalysis ......27III.1.a. Id .............34III.1.b. Ego ..............35III.1.c. Superego .............36III.2. Psychoanalytic themes...38III.2.a. Death....38III.2.b. Inner world..............43III.2.c. Nature......45IV. A Stylistic Approach.............49IV.1.A specific use of stylistic devices...............49V. Conclusions................73VI. Bibliography..74