poetry critique

http://www.poetry.com/lovepoems/lovepoem.asp?id=67
Emily Dickinson
22

I gave myself to him,
And took himself for pay.
The solemn contract of a life
Was ratified this way
The value might disappoint,
Myself a poorer prove
Than this my purchaser suspect,
The daily own of Love
Depreciates the sight;
But, 'til the merchant buy,
Still fabled, in the isles of spice
The subtle cargoes lie.
At least, 'tis mutual risk,—
Some found it mutual gain;
Sweet debt of Life,—each night to owe,
Insolvent, every noon.

I chose this poem because of the catchy title, 22 made me want to read on. I think the descriptors are very intruiguing.

THe title is about someone owing 22 dollars to buy and recieve goods and such...

One maetaphor is the "sweet debt of life" it is comparing life and debt. She uses imagery when she says "the subtle cargoes lie" bacause she paints an image in the readers head. They create a feeling by having the readers thinking of what it is this person is actually buying.

It is a dull, imaginery tone. I said above the examples of imagery.