If I Could By Emily Dickinson
By Gabby Herrera
Title - If I Could
The title makes me think that someone is trying to do something he or she can't do
Paraphrase
A man fell in love and that person ended broke her heart he saying that it caused him pain he is trying to forget but his heart is in to much pain
Connotation
The aching.This sentence makes me feel sad and lost to know someone is in pain by someone he loves.
Attitude
The persons tone is sad and heart broken
Shifts
The poem shifts when she says "I will not live in vain." She is now noticing that she should't live life sadly
Title- If I Could
She is saying that if she could fix a broken heart she would cause she is heart broken and she doesn't like the pain
Theme
Don't live life sadly even if you are heart broken everyone should be happy