Emily Dickinson Sydney York 2ab 2/12/16
Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830 in Amherst Massachusetts to Edward Dickinson and Emily Norcross-Dickinson. She had two siblings, her brother William Austin Dickinson was born in 1829 and her sister Lavinia Norcross-Dickinson was born in 1833. She went to Amherst Academy for seven years and later went to Mount Holyoke Female Seminary for a year. She died on May 5, 1886 at the age of 55 in Amherst Massachusetts where she lived for most of her life. “During her life she mostly stayed remote and away from people” (poetsorg). The poetry of Emily Dickinson, which was influenced by personal background and …show more content…
The people who influenced the writing of Emily Dickinson were “Elizabeth Barret Browning and John Keats, which she admired the poetry of them” (poetsorg). Also “the people who she did come into contact with had major impacts on her poetry”. Some of her close friends had a huge impact on her poetry, along with her family. Her poetry was also influenced by “where she grew up, in a Puritan New England town” (poetsorg).
The events that influenced the writings were the “Civil War, the Gold Rush and the Catholic Relief Act” (Wu, 2012). Some other events that influenced her writings are “the births of her nieces and nephews, and also her brother marrying her best friend” (Emily Dickinson Museum, 2009).
Her poetry was influenced by the “Romantic literary period” (Emily Dickinson Museum, 2009). The poems reflected common themes of the period such as “natural world and physical and emotional passion” (Emily Dickinson Museum, 2009). Some of her major themes in writing are “love, death, wonders of nature and immortality” (Emily Dickinson Museum, 2009). The poems reflected the characteristic style of the
Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830 in Amherst Massachusetts to Edward Dickinson and Emily Norcross-Dickinson. She had two siblings, her brother William Austin Dickinson was born in 1829 and her sister Lavinia Norcross-Dickinson was born in 1833. She went to Amherst Academy for seven years and later went to Mount Holyoke Female Seminary for a year. She died on May 5, 1886 at the age of 55 in Amherst Massachusetts where she lived for most of her life. “During her life she mostly stayed remote and away from people” (poetsorg). The poetry of Emily Dickinson, which was influenced by personal background and …show more content…
The people who influenced the writing of Emily Dickinson were “Elizabeth Barret Browning and John Keats, which she admired the poetry of them” (poetsorg). Also “the people who she did come into contact with had major impacts on her poetry”. Some of her close friends had a huge impact on her poetry, along with her family. Her poetry was also influenced by “where she grew up, in a Puritan New England town” (poetsorg).
The events that influenced the writings were the “Civil War, the Gold Rush and the Catholic Relief Act” (Wu, 2012). Some other events that influenced her writings are “the births of her nieces and nephews, and also her brother marrying her best friend” (Emily Dickinson Museum, 2009).
Her poetry was influenced by the “Romantic literary period” (Emily Dickinson Museum, 2009). The poems reflected common themes of the period such as “natural world and physical and emotional passion” (Emily Dickinson Museum, 2009). Some of her major themes in writing are “love, death, wonders of nature and immortality” (Emily Dickinson Museum, 2009). The poems reflected the characteristic style of the