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1)
Outlived. This word is the center course of this poem. Although she is explaining the feelings she has within the moment, the big question is if she will outlive all of this. This is why the poem ends with acceptance of death. This word has so much brevity within this poem because she is questioning if she can outlive feelings. Outlive the continuation of her thoughts mulling around in her own mind. Dickinson writes often about death and I find that this word within this poem adds to idea of what can kill her. Her own emotion. Her not being able to escape those feelings.

2)
Emerson-He is one, who raises himself from private considerations, and breathes and lives on public and illustrious thoughts. He is the world's eye. He is the world's heart. 




Whitman- I will go to the bank by the wood and become undisguised and naked,
I am mad for it to be in contact with me
Whitman wants to be within nature where he can be whomever he wants to be. Nature is a symbol of freedom of expression where he does not have to veil himself from anything because he is alone.

Douglass- He would occasionally say, he didn't want to get hold of me again. "No," thought I, "you need not; for you will come off worse than you did before."
Douglass' freedom comes from realization that he has more power than those who are in control of him. He realizes first that he has more power physically over his master, but eventually h realizes that he has more power mentally because he can learn to outthink his master.

Dickinson-  And seen my Brain -- go round -- They might as wise have lodged a Bird
Dickinson was suppressed mentally when she was younger and her freedom is coming into adulthood and being able to think and speak freely. Her realization of her freedom is evident in this line because she is aware that she is a bird that was simply lodged at a younger age.