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  • Fame is a Fickle Food” by Emily Dickinson

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    In her poemFame is a Fickle Food”, Emily Dickinson quite clearly compares fame to something very changing and uncertain. She compares it to food, which at first seems tempting, but is actually venomous and deadly.
    From the very beginning of the poem, we get the idea that Dickinson has her mind set against fame and those, who run after it. With using words such as 'fickle' and ' shifting ' she very successfully demonstrates that fame is not permanent and should thus be handled with care. Dickinson also says that true fame is something one can achieve only once (“ Whose table once a Guest, but not / The second time is set”).
    She goes on to explain that after fame has faded , its not too pleasant insides become visible and even the crows inspect the leftovers, but decide to turn to the farmer 's corn . The crows could also represent the many followers famous people get ( fans etc), who turn away as soon as they see the fame becoming less bright.
    Dickinson ends the poem by saying that men, who eat the dish of fame, die. This means that they have spent their lives in search and pursuit of fame and have lost sight of everything important .
    Stylistically it is a very lovely poem. It flows nicely, although there is an abrupt change of pace in the last line, but that also carries a significance - to highlight the importance of the last sentence. She has also comprised the stanzas very logically – the main idea carries over very well. Dickinson has not used too complex metaphors or stylistic devices, which sometimes make a poem harder to read.
    I enjoyed the poem, especially because I agree with the main idea - one should not waste one's life running after something as obscure as fame. I also liked the way she brought the abstract notion of 'fame' to a very down-to-earth form. Using food as a metaphor for fame she very successfully brought the whole idea of the poem closer to the reader.
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