"A Multiplicity of Meaning": Emily Dickinson's Diction(ary) & Fascicle 15

"Himself"

  1. [Refers to a personified insect] itself.
  2. [Refers to God, Deity, etc.; often capitalized.]
  3. [Refers to Christ; often capitalized.]
  4. [Refers to an element in Nature] 
  5. [Refers to an inanimate entity or abstraction] 
  6. [Refers to the earth, sod, etc.] 
  7. [Refers to a human quality, trait, etc.]
  8. [Refers to a personified entity previously mentioned in the text: the Host, Kingdom, Liberty, etc.] 
  9. [Plural reference to dual-natured members of the Godhead]

This page is referenced by: