Metrical Analysis--"In this poem, Dickinson uses no regular meter, and through her use of dactyls, trochees, spondees, and a forceful caesura, she has created an unstable environment that contradicts the safety and relative serenity of the dead."

Poetry Comparison--"In both 'Musee des Beaux Arts' and 'Palais des Artes,' the underlying poetic structure, controlled imagery, and calm tones create an atmosphere of passionate restraint reinforced by the narrative arcs of Bruegel's Icarus and the lovers by the pond."

OED--"Stella holds a lofty position in the poem compared with the simplicity of Astrophel, exemplified by the poem's transition from the ideals of Queen Virtue's court to the simplicity of a man of straw."

Criticism Review--"Using this construction for her argument allows her to move Ophelia's character out of just literary criticism into a more historical perspective, allowing a deeper contrast between the Ophelia of Shakespeare's times when the role was played by a man, and the modern depictions of Ophelia that have evolved out of contemporary psychoanalytic readings."