This poem was very hard to make an argument for to tell what it means. The poem deals with the idea of depression, hurt, weighted choices, and death. It is the most uplifting of poems, but I don't think Emily Dickinson was trying to make it that way. She uses the idea of winter to represent darkness, the comparison of the weight of a choice the heft of Cathedral tunes. She uses a line, which states that there are internal differences to represent emotional not physical problems. She also say's that no one can teach the person how to make the right decision, showing that the person is on their own to make their own choices. The poem has many prosodic characteristics as well. The poem seems to have a regular pattern of syllables. It never goes over 8 syllables and never falls below 5. It all sticks to an ABAB format, with a slight change in the third stanza.
             The Poem starts off with an ABAB format. In the first stanza it is exactly ABAB format. The first line consists of 7 syllables. The second line has 5. The third has 7, while the fourth has 5. Making the first stanza a 7,5,7,5 pattern of syllables. The second paragraph has ABAB format. The first line has 7 syllables, the second has 5, the third has 7, and the fourth has 5. The second stanza also sticks to the 7,5,7,5 pattern of syllables. The Third stanza doesn't stick to the 7,5,7,5 pattern it goes 5,6"5. It is also the only stanza that does not stick to a certain pattern. The first two stanza's stick with 7,5,7,5, and the last goes 8,5"5. It also does not stick to the ABAB format it follows the ABCA format. The third stanza is also the only stanza in the poem, which the ABAB format does not come into effect. In the first two and the last stanza they both stick to this format this stanza in the poem also is directed more towards the person being alone rather than emphasizing the problem. This stanza is kind of a weak one. I don't think it really ...