Safe in their Alabaster Chambers—

Safe in their Alabaster Chambers— Questions and Answers

Discuss the different versions of "Safe in their Alabaster Chambers—"

How do the poetic devices contribute to the overall meaning of the poem "Safe in their Alabaster Chambers—" by Emily Dickinson?

Dickinson allowed the poem "The Sleeping" to be printed in the Springfield Republican and sent a second version, entitled "Safe in Their Alabaster Chambers—," privately to Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Why do you suppose Emily Dickinson would agree to publish the first poem but not the second?