Emily Dickenson: Poem Analysis

Poetry has been written for years and it has impacted people in different ways, some people feel motivated with a poem when another one can sad. Emily Dickenson, a poem writer was not famous for her in her life time since, most of her work was published after her dead. In her poetry, there were poems that had some motivation as well as sadness, or even both in a transitional form. In one of her poem “Success is a counted sweetness” she makes the reader feel motivated, but at the same time disappointed because of the sacrifices that have to be done for success. “After great pain, a formal feeling comes” is a poem that has a sad tone at the beginning but eventually changes to a different tone. Another poem by Emily Dickenson “I never lost as much as twice” is a poem that stays with a neutral tone and can make the reader feel something depending on his or her experiences. Poetry gives a connection with people because of the tone, motivation, and massage that transmits towards the audience.
Emily Dickenson was one of the best poets in American literature, sadly most of her work was publish after her death. Born in December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, where she lived most of …show more content…
The poem “Success is counted sweetness” explains all by appointing the reality that success sometimes requires a sacrifice. Emily Dickenson knew how do so by mentioning “To comprehend the nectar… Requires sorest need” (Dickenson 1) these two verses represent the “nectar” as success and the “sorest need” as the decision that should be made to get it. Also, another verse that can be that say “As he defeated –dying” (Dickenson 1) interpreted a good example of a soldier that has defeated his enemy yet the consequences were negative as in death. Clearly the poem gives a connection with the reader by giving him/her the feeling of success with a