The Treason of an accent

Read 'The Treason of an accent' by 'Emily Dickinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

The Treason of an accent by Emily Dickinson

 The Treason of an accent
Might Ecstasy transfer --
Of her effacing Fathom
Is no Recoverer --

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The Treason of an Accent
Might vilify the Joy --
To breathe -- corrode the rapture
Of Sanctity to be --

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