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How Did Emily Dickinson Influenced American Literature

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Throughout history there have been many authors that has influenced American literature. Without these influential author’s poems or stories, today’s literature would not have reached the same effectiveness as it does today. One of the authors is Emily Dickinson. Without her poems, poetry would not be as widespread as it is.
There are many reasons why Emily Dickinson belongs in the literary canon. She paved a way for many poets after her. During her lifetime, poets had never expressed their true emotions in their poetry and only wrote about problems in society or current events. However, Dickinson was different in how she wrote her poems. Not only did she write about the problems in society but, also expressed her opinions on family, death,

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