The banks of the Yellow Sea

Guided Primary Source Analyses

Guided Primary Source Analysis: The Banks of the Yellow Sea
April 26, 2016April 6, 2020

This Emily Dickinson poem was set to music by composer Ernst Bacon. Take a closer look at this sheet music and read the lyrics. What feeling does this poem give you? What specific word choices influence how you feel? What kind of music do you think would go with these words (happy, upbeat, sad, mournful, lively, slow,…

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Primary Source Spotlight: Emily Dickinson
April 20, 2016August 18, 2021

Poet Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Dickinson seldom left home but she read a lot, exchanged letters with many people, and spent a great deal of time with her family—her sister Lavinia also lived at home her entire life and her brother Austin and his wife lived next door. Learn more…

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