dent from each other. Breaking the sentence up individualizes the gun and gives it its own power and independent qualities. This individualization continues until line four where the reader sees for the first time, the gun and Dickinson's life as one, as a metaphor for each other. The pronoun "Me" in the last line is now referring to Dickinson and the gun as one; The gun is never mentioned independently again, it is always "me" and the other person who is included in the addressed "we" is the owner who "passed—identified—and carried [her] away—" (line 4). This oneness with the gun seems to give Dickinson a sense of being whole and that wholeness is reflected in the completion of her sentences.And now We roam in Sovereign Woods—And now We hunt the Doe—And every time I speak for Him—The Mountains straight reply—And do I smile, such a cordial lightUpon the Valley glow—It is as a Vesuviam faceHad let its pleasure throughIn contrast to the fragmented first stanza, the sentence structure of the second stanza does not promote missing key words and that allows the sentences to flow. "And now we roam", "And now we hunt" are flowing phrases that suggest a tranquility and confidence within the soul of the poet that was not present before. In line two in the second stanza Dickinson pluralizes and capitalizes the word “Corners”. Out of context this does not seem to be unorthodox but put into the flow of a stanza that is pregnant with individual emphasis, it suggests a paradox and uncertainty in the poet. Dickinson’s newfound contentedness is confirmed within the third stanza when Dickinson states that her smile emits such a "cordial light" that it makes the valley glow and she compares the intensity of this glow to the glow of the Vesuvian volcano when it erupted. This sense of tranquility remains through the fourth stanza, though not as serene.And when at Night—Our goo...
