If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking and I Stepped from Plank to Plank

What can you learn about Emily Dickinson as a person by reading her poems? Review the information about Emily Dickinson’s life and reread her poems. Then write a journal entry from Dickinson’s point of view. First, in Dickinson’s voice, describe a typical day in detail. Then, still in Dickinson’s voice, explain why Dickinson writes poetry and what she is trying to accomplish through her writing.