Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman were two very popular and influential poets of the nineteenth century. Witman sought fame in life and traveled a lot, Emily did not seek fame and lived a very secluded life and spent most of her days in her room overlooking a cemetery. Very educated and wealthy Emily was, Whitman, on the contrary, was poorly educated, quit school at the age of eleven and was raised in a working class of Quakers.
Although they both had very different styles of writing and created their own styles. Dickinson's style was structured and conservative while Whitman's was flowing, carefree, progressive, and liberal nature. Despite their differences both their poems had some similarities. Whitman and Emily both use personification
Although they both had very different styles of writing and created their own styles. Dickinson's style was structured and conservative while Whitman's was flowing, carefree, progressive, and liberal nature. Despite their differences both their poems had some similarities. Whitman and Emily both use personification