Emily Dickinson

My Poetry Page

Yesterday is history

by Emily Dickinson

I. About the Poem

Yesterday is History,
'Tis so far away
Yesterday is Poetry
'Tis Philosophy
Yesterday is mystery
Where it is Today
While we shrewdly speculate
Flutter both away

　昨日は歴史
　もうあんなに遠い
　昨日は詩
　思いははるか
　昨日は神秘
　そして今日
　私たちはいぶかりながら
　行ったり来たり

Works Cited （参考文献）

Agawa, Naoyuki. "書評 | 方法論としての日本 | KINOKUNIYA 書評空間 BOOKLOG." , 2 Mar. 2014. Web. 26 Apr. 2016.

gawanaoyuki.jp/2014/03/post-7.html

II. About the Writer

Born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson left school as a teenager, eventually living a reclusive life on the family homestead. There, she secretly created bundles of poetry and wrote hundreds of letters. Due to a discovery by sister Lavinia, Dickinson's remarkable work was published after her death—on May 15, 1886, in Amherst—and she is now considered one of the towering figures of American literature.

Works Cited （参考文献）

http://www.biography.com/people/emily-dickinson-9274190

III. My Reaction

A. Reaction Point -rhyme

• In this poem,almost all lines have rhythm that the repetition of sounds at the ends of words."y" is repeated.
• For example,History,away,Poetry....
• I think that easy to read and be comfortable.

B. Reaction Point -structure

• This poem's structure is "...is..."and"'Tis..." are repeated.
• For example, Yesterday is History 'Tis so far away Yesterday is Poetry 'Tis Philosophy
• I think that Writer wants to unify sounds,"is"and"'Tis".

C. Reaction Point -connotation

• What mean "'Tis" do you think?
• "'Tis" = It is　　　　　　                                         <pronunciation> tiz                                                         <explanation>This word is used in ancient.
• For example, ’Tis the season! = It is the season of Christmas!
• I think that "It is" didn't exist.

D. My General Opinion

I think that it is interesting that ending of sentence is "y".
For example,History,away,poetry...and so on.
This poem's rhythm is good,furthermore this poem's meaning encourage me.This poem makes me think that value My everyday life.