With nearly 2,000 published poems, Emily Dickinson has given all those that read her poetry a look into her individual way of thinking and analyzing her feelings. Dickinson’s poems show her seclusion from the outside world, which was very unheard of in the mid 1800’s. Due to Dickinson’s poetry style differing from other poets of her time, she became known as one of the most important and influential poets in American Literature. Emily Dickinson 's "The Saddest Noise, the Sweetest Noise" and "Hope Is the Thing With Feathers" differentiating metaphorical content and tone greatly exemplify her overall poetic style and how her poetry has influenced American literature.
On December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson was born …show more content…
As Dickinson speaks about the transition from spring to summer, the poem takes on a new tone compared to the first and second stanza. She recognizes that since summer is “Almost too heavenly near”, it means that the heavenly spring is fleeting and that good times won’t last forever. In the third stanza, Dickinson begins to show a darker side of her emotions. She doesn’t like change because, “It makes us think of what we had, And what we now deplore.” (Lines 13-14) Her usage of strong words in the last three stanzas, such as deplore, suggest that Dickinson is very emotional when it comes to deeper ideas such as death and change. The overall tone of this poem has to do with facing the sad and disheartening reality of life and that death is the inevitable end for us …show more content…
Throughout the last stanza, Dickinson is recalling how in the darkest moments of her life, hope was always there for her but “Yet never- In Extremity, It [hope] asked a crumb- of me.” (Lines 11-12). She is almost thanking hope for being there for her and always remaining good to her without ever asking for a thing in return. We don’t normally see this tone in Dickinson’s writing, which is what makes this poem so different from most of her other poems. She describes the bird, also known as hope, as the thing “That kept so many warm” (Line 8) which suggests a happy and peaceful tone. This poem has a very untroubled and somewhat grateful tone. Dickinson was known to write poems to her few friends, this seems to be one of them judging by the word and phrase choices she makes.
In comparison, the tone of “Hope is the Thing With Feathers” shows the happier side of Dickinson while “The Saddest Noise, The Sweetest Noise” shows a very worrisome side. “Hope is the Thing With Feathers” can be considered as her life summed up, hope was there for her the whole time and helped her get through all her hardships, while “The Saddest Noise, The Sweetest Noise” can be a representation of how Dickinson felt during her life. There is many speculation as to if Dickinson was depressed or troubled, which is speculated due to the underlying tone of her
On December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson was born …show more content…
As Dickinson speaks about the transition from spring to summer, the poem takes on a new tone compared to the first and second stanza. She recognizes that since summer is “Almost too heavenly near”, it means that the heavenly spring is fleeting and that good times won’t last forever. In the third stanza, Dickinson begins to show a darker side of her emotions. She doesn’t like change because, “It makes us think of what we had, And what we now deplore.” (Lines 13-14) Her usage of strong words in the last three stanzas, such as deplore, suggest that Dickinson is very emotional when it comes to deeper ideas such as death and change. The overall tone of this poem has to do with facing the sad and disheartening reality of life and that death is the inevitable end for us …show more content…
Throughout the last stanza, Dickinson is recalling how in the darkest moments of her life, hope was always there for her but “Yet never- In Extremity, It [hope] asked a crumb- of me.” (Lines 11-12). She is almost thanking hope for being there for her and always remaining good to her without ever asking for a thing in return. We don’t normally see this tone in Dickinson’s writing, which is what makes this poem so different from most of her other poems. She describes the bird, also known as hope, as the thing “That kept so many warm” (Line 8) which suggests a happy and peaceful tone. This poem has a very untroubled and somewhat grateful tone. Dickinson was known to write poems to her few friends, this seems to be one of them judging by the word and phrase choices she makes.
In comparison, the tone of “Hope is the Thing With Feathers” shows the happier side of Dickinson while “The Saddest Noise, The Sweetest Noise” shows a very worrisome side. “Hope is the Thing With Feathers” can be considered as her life summed up, hope was there for her the whole time and helped her get through all her hardships, while “The Saddest Noise, The Sweetest Noise” can be a representation of how Dickinson felt during her life. There is many speculation as to if Dickinson was depressed or troubled, which is speculated due to the underlying tone of her