Emily Dickinson: Overview of Her WorksAs Vincent Van Gogh once said: “If one is a master of one thing and understands one thing well, at the same time, we have an insight and an understanding of many things. Strikingly, this seems to be the case for a famous poet known as Emily Dickinson, as her passion for poetry led her to become familiar with many subjects. Born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson dropped out of school and lived the remainder of her days at home with her family. There she wrote countless poetic pieces and letters in her notebooks, which were published after her death on May 15, 1886, in Amherst. Today it is considered an important springboard towards the textual art of literature. Because she is able to use a unique poetic style, Emily Dickinson delivers in-depth insight into life, death, and the laws of nature in her works. Although her poems take many forms, some of which may be difficult to understand, Emily Dickinson specializes in expressing her views on various subjects, including life. This can be proven by some brief analysis of “My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun –” by Emily Dickinson. Using a metaphor to compare her life to a gun, Angela Estes states that Dickinson was able to describe life in three stages: the past - when the gun is not used, the present - when the gun is fired and the future - when the weapon is not used. has no more balls (Estes). Her review of this poem proves that Emily Dickinson uses her metaphorical styles to convey her outlook on life. Additionally, another critic states the following about this work: Nevertheless, the problematic final stanza does indeed return us to a place of separation and inequality. The diff...... middle of paper ...... On File, Inc. Web. May 18, 2014 Leiter, Sharon. "'The Brain—is wider than the Sky—'." Critical Companion to Emily Dickinson: A Literary Reference to Her Life and Work, Critical Companion. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2006. Bloom Literature. Facts about File, Inc. Web. May 18, 2014McChesney, Sandra. “A View from the Window: The Poetry of Emily Dickinson.” In HaroldBloom, ed. Emily Dickinson, Bloom's BioCritics. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishing, 2002. Bloom's Literature. Facts about File, Inc. Web. May 18, 2014 Palmerino, Gregory. “MY HAD STOOD LIFE by Emily Dickinson – A LOADEDGUN.” Explainer 69.2 (2011): 81-85. Literary reference center. Internet. May 5, 2014. Priddy, Anna. "'I felt a funeral in my brain'." Bloom's How to Write about Emily Dickinson. New York: Chelsea House Publishing, 2007. Bloom’s Literature. Facts about File, Inc. Web. May 18 2014