Comparing Walt Whitman And Emily Dickinson's Song Of Myself

Walt Whitman& Emily Dickinson Points of View

Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are one of the most famous poets in the American literature. Walt Whitman in his poem shows that he does not have any religion to follow, he creates his own one, and in some point it shows that he believes in God, but he does not follow the religion. Another point is that in “Song of Myself” he is celebrating himself and the doctor’s opinions are the spiritual relationship. Additionally, he describes his and the others people opinions and he is trying to convince us that his religion is correct and it shows the optimistic side of life. For Emily Dickinson it shows that she explains her thought and how she sees the life in a negative and positive side of her mind about life. The poem “A bird came down the walk” shows that the life has another face in …show more content…
Despite the fact that the both writers do not try the real death, but it relates to their close ones. Walt Whitman explains death from an optimistic sight; he tries to show that death is something continuous. In his poem the “Song of Myself” he shows that the demise is a new beginning of new life. The writer sees that everything in his life even the death is a must to happen, and it shows his fearlessness about death. Additionally, there are lots of stanzas that show his perspective is totally clear that his way of seeing death as a normal subject makes him more optimistic. One of the most stanza that helps to shape his thought is that “All goes onward and outward, nothing collapses/ And to die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier.” Which shows that people perspectives on death is different from what he thinks about it, and it shows his positive side of death. On the other hand Emily Dickinson is pessimistic, because she explains her though about death through dark examples like; “Until the moss had reached our