Poetry is a fervent display of emotions and experiences that can be traced back further than the 3rd century BCE and was even being created in preliterate societies (wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry). It’s an artform that divulges the author’s beliefs, dreams, passions, and fears while still being open enough to be interpreted in a million different ways. Emily Dickinson and Ted Kooser were experts at creating poetry that could connect to multitudes of people. This paper will analyze two of their poems, “I am Nobody! Who are you?” and “Abandoned Farmhouse,” and then compare and contrast them.
“I am Nobody! Who are you?” by Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson’s “I am Nobody! Who are you?” was published in 1891, five years after her death. All of Dickinson’s work was published posthumously, so she was never recognized as a poet during her lifetime, which she spent isolated from most of the world. (Poets.org) …show more content…
The man was a big, tall, religious man that disliked or was not good at his career as a farmer. The woman preserved whatever food she could for her loved ones because they were not doing well financially, but needed to feed them and their child. Although the poem does not specify what, something happened that led to the abandonment of their home. Everything was basically left untouched, leaving behind a mystery that may never be solved. The residents in the house are described through the personification of the objects they left behind. Readers get clues from their home such as “He was a big man, says the size of his shoes” (Kooser). Everything else they must guess at. As the speaker travels with readers throughout the house and the objects speak to the audience an sinister mood is created. This emphasizes the desertion of the home. It gives it a haunted feeling and even with descriptions of a family, the audience questions whether this place could have ever held happy
“I am Nobody! Who are you?” by Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson’s “I am Nobody! Who are you?” was published in 1891, five years after her death. All of Dickinson’s work was published posthumously, so she was never recognized as a poet during her lifetime, which she spent isolated from most of the world. (Poets.org) …show more content…
The man was a big, tall, religious man that disliked or was not good at his career as a farmer. The woman preserved whatever food she could for her loved ones because they were not doing well financially, but needed to feed them and their child. Although the poem does not specify what, something happened that led to the abandonment of their home. Everything was basically left untouched, leaving behind a mystery that may never be solved. The residents in the house are described through the personification of the objects they left behind. Readers get clues from their home such as “He was a big man, says the size of his shoes” (Kooser). Everything else they must guess at. As the speaker travels with readers throughout the house and the objects speak to the audience an sinister mood is created. This emphasizes the desertion of the home. It gives it a haunted feeling and even with descriptions of a family, the audience questions whether this place could have ever held happy