LOVE is anterior to life,
Posterior to death,
Initial of creation, and
The exponent of breath.

                 In this poem, I interpret that Emily Dickinson describing the circle of life that love creates. Dickinson suggests that love has to exist for life to begin. She implies that people show love for a person even after they die by stating, "Posterior to death." Love is the initial step of creation; I believe because without love, there would be no married couples. With married couples, there is the creation of babies. The creation of babies is the creation of life, as a consequence breath is the exponent. Dickinson posits the notion that love is the circle of life. This poem has a bit symbolism but seems to contain quite a bit of assonance.