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This World is not Conclusion. A Species stands beyond — Invisible, as Music — But positive, as Sound — It beckons, and it baffles — Philosophy — don't know — And through a Riddle, at the last — Sagacity, must go — To guess it, puzzles scholars — To gain it, Men have borne Contempt of Generations And Crucifixion, shown — Faith slips — and laughs, and rallies — Blushes, if any see — Plucks at a twig of Evidence — And asks a Vane, the way — Much Gesture, from the Pulpit — Strong Hallelujahs roll — Narcotics cannot still the Tooth That nibbles at the soul —

This poem we just talked about in class today and i really didnt mind this poem. I think why i didnt mind this poem was because i understood it fairly well. Also this poem brings up a question that people have disputed about for thousands of years. Thats if there is an afterlife or not. And the dispute about religion wether we should believe it or not. She saying that this problem riddles philosiphers and puzzles scholars. I frequently wonder if there is a God or not. But for the time being I have faith in my beliefs. There is one thing that she says in the poem that i still do not understand and that is when she says. Maybe the tooth represents the question and the question is driving us crazy and nibbling at our souls.

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This poem made me put some thought about why the world is not in a conclusion. The first couple of lines explain that there could be many or few more species beyond that we haven't still discovered yet. Whether it's animals or humans, it is possible that they're still out there waiting to make history of mankind. It may seem invisible to everyone else, but it's kind of like discovery is in the air. Also, we may know all about the aspects of philosophy, wisdom and faith, however there still may be another word that can describe one's self. I wonder too if there is an afterlife. I've been pondering about that for many years, but I think there is an afterlife as being a soul. Only if some how the world actually did end you would be reunited with your body again in heaven(that's what i heard). Those thoughts and ideas are those narcotics that gets to us and drives us crazy. We'll know when that time has come. 1203995851

This poem seemed very intruiging and made me think more about the future and past of the earth. It seemed as if, in this poem the conclusion of the world might've been questioned. Dickinson is always writing in much detail about complicated situations and this became quite obvious while brought out in this poem. Dickinson also seems to question the work of Philosophers and scholars which also made me think about God too in a way. Also, in this poem, it became obvious that there might be other species living other than us humans. This made me wonder a lot about what could have such an existence on another planet than earth. Not only was this all puzziling but I found this confusing too. Overall, this poem grabbed my attention in many ways. 1204051347

To start off I liked this poem from the first line. “This World is not Conclusion” this statement/sentence made me stop a think for a minute about all the possible things it could mean. The world is not conclusion could mean the world is not final, or the world cannot be surmised or defined or labeled for it is constant changing thing and it is so vast that not one thing could capture it in words. When Emily says a species lies beyond im not very sure what she is trying to say other than there is an afterlife or there is the vast universe full of who knows what. But for me the first line made the poem, it would be a good bumper sticker, I also liked the last two lines too though. “Narcotics cannot still the Tooth That nibbles at the soul” its very hard to rap on since around any statement in this poem, and I think Emily intended to do this, because if you can’t capture what she is trying to describe (the earth/universe/life) then what is describing cant be captured either (her quotes). I hope I making sense, I guess all I’m really trying to say is that some poems are made to be taken anyway you want them too, and I think this is one of them, not everything has to stick to rules. 1204056060

I don't really care for this poem too much because it's mix of sci-fi & religion and that's just not really my cup of tea BUT I do like that the poem has a puspose behind it. I think that this poem was written as a subject of reflection. If //this// world is not "conclusion" then what is? Conclusion means ending or final stage so that means there is the belief that there is more to follow then just the time we spend on earth. So does that mean there is more to live for? Or is it just another stage and life in itself never really terminates? And then theres the question of it being from a more religious standpoint-such as going to heaven OR more scientific-is there an alternate universe OR philisophical-where out souls remain on earth but it's a different world because it from a new perspective. This poem also touches on the contraversies of religion and faith. The problems of religion and faith are beyond philosophers, and the puzzles and curiosity of it all need to be solved on a personal level, not an academic one. However over generations men have formed contempt (hatred) toward such puzzles. As for the last 2 lines, I think that MSe1 got the most accurate interpretation: "the tooth represents the question and the question is driving us crazy and nibbling at our souls". 1204078002

I think that this is a poem about the way the earth moves and goes through its life, but at the same time it is about how we go about our lives. I really don't care much for this poem because it has religion but at the same time a bit of science. There not really a good mix, but i give dickinson kudos for trying to pull it off. I think that the overall subject is that the world will not seize because we die or because we seize. I also have the way of interepting it like we don't seize to live after we die, kind of. Like our world goes on in maybe another lifetime, such as heaven. I think that is what emily belivevs but i am not oo sure because i haven't hit the nail on the head with any of her poems. i also think that it is alos saying that whatever comes next is a riddle, and that philosophers aren't really right when some say there isn't anything after life. I also think that when it talks about "crucifixion i think it is refering to Jesus and that it shows that there is another life after ours. As of the last two or three lines i really have no idea because they could mean alot of things.

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This is a really cool poem. When I first saw it I thought it was going to be hard to understand. I think it was because it was all in one stanza, which is different than the other poems we have read, but it was actually pretty to follow. My favorite part of this poem was the first line..." This World is not Conclusion." To me this line is saying that there is more than just death. It is telling us that when we die there is more to come. Like there is life after death. This line can give people hope, because it is saying that we shouldn't be afraid of death. Because we will still have life. This poem also kind of tells us that just because you cant see something doesn't mean it isn't there. This is actually a good thing to know because somepeople to trust in things or in God because they haven't seem him. This poem kind of teaches us to have faith. Which a alot of people in the world need. I liked reading this poem because it had a lot of good lessons in it. 1204086955

My favorite line is the first one" This World is not Conclusion." I think that this statement is so powerful and has so many possibilites behind it. You could say the world is not a conclusion because you never know what will end up happening in the next five minutes, a day, or a week. The world has no end and that there really is a Heaven. In some of her other poems about death, Dickinson has talked about Heaven and an afterlife. I assume from her poems that she believes in it and that she knows there is more to life than the concrete objects.1204250704ape2

The statement "This World is not conclusion," can mean many different things but the easiest one to interpret is that Dickinson is just saying the world is not always how people think it exactly is, as some one else said there are really so many things out their not even animals and stuff but other planets and other human life forms. The line "It beckons, and baffles," was interesting. I think it means that the aspect of the world and the things in it beckons people to try to understand it (different scientists and so on), and it baffles which means it's confusing and makes you think long and hard. Another line similar to that was "To guess it, puzzles scholars." That just explains even the smartest people alive have trouble solving the mysteries of our world, and it's a neverending struggle. All in all, this was probably the poem that made me think the most of all Dickinson's poems which means alot, because most of them I did have to think long and hard about the whole context of the subject. 1204251692

I think Emily was trying to show her faith through this poem. If taken in the context of her other poems and what we know about how she was raised- she wasn't trying to point out craziness of faith but explain it. "I never saw a moor" explains her belief that she held the belief of her "ticket/ chart" to heaven. It might be nice to believe that such a great mind didn't believe in something that seems so childlike as God but she most likely meant that she didn't think this world is the end. Faith can sometimes be unexplainable and there are things even the "wise" can't explain. Faith has its highs and lows but in the end you can't ignore its presence.

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This poem was one of my favorites written by Emily Dickinson. I interpreted this poem to mean that the world is so complex, and that there is another world that is unknown to us. We do not bear the great amount of knowledge in order to fully understand what is meant of our place in the world, or even what the whole entire globe is about. It is said that one person can change the world; but is it possible for one person to UNDERSTAND the world; to know what their purpose is or to know the outcome of the world. I also read into it, meaning that the world we don't know is beyond our imagination. Sort of that like heaven. It is implyed in the poem that death is not the end of life. Death is just something we are unfamilar with..  - mje1  Feb 26, 2008 9:26 pm