Elysium Is as Far as to
Elysium Is as Far as to - meaning Summary
Nearness Makes Heaven
Dickinson compresses a metaphysical idea into a domestic image: paradise (Elysium) is no farther than a nearby room if a friend waits there. The poem hinges on anticipation, suggesting that the soul must marshal unusual fortitude to bear the charged moments before a visitor arrives. A simple footfall and the opening of a door become instruments that can bring either joy or ruin, making intimacy and expectancy the poem's center.
Read Complete AnalysesElysium is as far as to The very nearest Room If in that Room a Friend await Felicity or Doom– What fortitude the Soul contains That it can so endure The accent of a coming Foot– The opening of a Door–
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