Why do we put writers in context? What exactly is context? “In writing, context is the information surrounding the information.” What we do is try to gather information around the information that will help readers gain a deeper understanding of what they are reading, which they wouldn’t without knowing this. We research what was going on in society during that period of time, the year the piece was written in, what might have been surrounding the writer's personal life to create their happiness or depression, or why the piece is surrounded by morbid talk of death and dying. Below I will attempt to help you gain a better understanding about some writings I just experienced reading.
Voice in American Poetry - "An accomplished writer is said …show more content…
It was initially published after her death in the second collection of Dickinson's work, Poems by Emily Dickinson, second series, in 1891. This simple description of hope 'as a bird singing in the soul' is another example of Dickinson’s writing style, which was a take off from Psalms and religious hymns. Emily was a person who chose to live in seclusion; completely apart from society. Why? She grew up in a household of politically active, dominant males. Their family tradition had prepared her for a life of political activity and public service which she wanted, only to deny her that life because of her …show more content…
The term free verse, popularized by 20th century poets, means "a poem with no regular form or meter." In this poem Whitman is letting us know he feels that his life has left a positive result on those who he has interacted with, and dying is okay in his mind. "I depart as air, I shake my white locks at the runaway sun, I effuse my flesh in eddies, and drift it in lacy jags. I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles."
Oh Captain, My Captain - Walt Whitman composed the poem "O Captain! My Captain!" after Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865. The poem is called a mourning poem, and was written to honor Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States.
In conclusion, we put writers in context, gathering information around the information, to assist readers in gaining a deeper understanding of what they are reading. The additional information shared to do this could be the time period written in, what was transpiring in their lives at this time, or, as noted, if they were deeply impressed with death and the afterlife. Putting these writers in context helped me gain a better understanding of what these writers were thinking or experiencing personally during this period of
Voice in American Poetry - "An accomplished writer is said …show more content…
It was initially published after her death in the second collection of Dickinson's work, Poems by Emily Dickinson, second series, in 1891. This simple description of hope 'as a bird singing in the soul' is another example of Dickinson’s writing style, which was a take off from Psalms and religious hymns. Emily was a person who chose to live in seclusion; completely apart from society. Why? She grew up in a household of politically active, dominant males. Their family tradition had prepared her for a life of political activity and public service which she wanted, only to deny her that life because of her …show more content…
The term free verse, popularized by 20th century poets, means "a poem with no regular form or meter." In this poem Whitman is letting us know he feels that his life has left a positive result on those who he has interacted with, and dying is okay in his mind. "I depart as air, I shake my white locks at the runaway sun, I effuse my flesh in eddies, and drift it in lacy jags. I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles."
Oh Captain, My Captain - Walt Whitman composed the poem "O Captain! My Captain!" after Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865. The poem is called a mourning poem, and was written to honor Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States.
In conclusion, we put writers in context, gathering information around the information, to assist readers in gaining a deeper understanding of what they are reading. The additional information shared to do this could be the time period written in, what was transpiring in their lives at this time, or, as noted, if they were deeply impressed with death and the afterlife. Putting these writers in context helped me gain a better understanding of what these writers were thinking or experiencing personally during this period of