The three poets, Longfellow, Dickinson, and Whitman, were all Romantic writers. During their time, they main focused on creativity, impossibility, nature, beauty, individualism, and the common man. Despite the three writers having different subjects for their poems and have their own unique style, they also shared similarities within their writings.
Between the three writers, they shared similarities such as their poetic structure, literary devices, and mood as well. The first two writers, Longfellow and Dickinson, both have the same poetic structure of their use in rhythm and rhyme in their poem. This rhythm and rhyme that can be seen throughout both of their poems classifies both of their works as lyric poetry. Not only that, but they …show more content…
Firstly, the themes of the writers differ, as in Longfellow’s work, “A Psalm of Life,” he portrays the theme of living life to the fullest, and following Longfellow’s poem, is Dickinson’s, and the theme that is portrayed in her poem is the cycle of life, and the inevitability of death. Right after Dickinson’s theme is Whitman, and through his careful choice of words, he portrays the ravages of war. Next, the mood used by Dickinson is blithe, carefree, and the acceptance of death, and in Whitman’s poem, its mood gives off the sense of urgency. Following this, the literary devices used by three poets are as follows. Longfellow used simile, Dickinson used personification, and lastly, with the most literary devices used, Whitman used alliteration, anaphora, sibilance, and onomatopoeia. Despite Longfellow and Dickinson sharing the same type of poetry, lyric poetry, Whitman’s poetic structure is free verse, which does not follow any poetic structure.
In conclusion, these three Romantic writers, Longfellow, Dickinson, and Whitman, though writing about differing topics, they each have their own unique style of writing. Despite their differences, it’s clear to see that they do share some similarities in their poem’s poetic structure, mood, and literary devices
Between the three writers, they shared similarities such as their poetic structure, literary devices, and mood as well. The first two writers, Longfellow and Dickinson, both have the same poetic structure of their use in rhythm and rhyme in their poem. This rhythm and rhyme that can be seen throughout both of their poems classifies both of their works as lyric poetry. Not only that, but they …show more content…
Firstly, the themes of the writers differ, as in Longfellow’s work, “A Psalm of Life,” he portrays the theme of living life to the fullest, and following Longfellow’s poem, is Dickinson’s, and the theme that is portrayed in her poem is the cycle of life, and the inevitability of death. Right after Dickinson’s theme is Whitman, and through his careful choice of words, he portrays the ravages of war. Next, the mood used by Dickinson is blithe, carefree, and the acceptance of death, and in Whitman’s poem, its mood gives off the sense of urgency. Following this, the literary devices used by three poets are as follows. Longfellow used simile, Dickinson used personification, and lastly, with the most literary devices used, Whitman used alliteration, anaphora, sibilance, and onomatopoeia. Despite Longfellow and Dickinson sharing the same type of poetry, lyric poetry, Whitman’s poetic structure is free verse, which does not follow any poetic structure.
In conclusion, these three Romantic writers, Longfellow, Dickinson, and Whitman, though writing about differing topics, they each have their own unique style of writing. Despite their differences, it’s clear to see that they do share some similarities in their poem’s poetic structure, mood, and literary devices