Dark Night of the Soul

are many other examples. Written poetry was more outgoing and was not as gloomy or dark import rain themes as Dickinson, Walt Whitman's themes were more outgoing and expressed his transcendentalist ideas and how he supported the radical democratic causes at his time of writing poetry before the…

At night Dimmesdale is allowed to reveal his inner thoughts to Hester, but during the day of the inauguration, he cannot face the public when he finally stand upon the scaffold. During this scene, Dimmesdale lacks so much confidence about talking about his…

In Maya Angelou’s poem, “Alone”, discusses dark themes that are incredibly relevant to stereotypical poetry. This poem is very appropriately titled “Alone”, because it is about the speaker discussing lonesomeness. She discusses her own loneliness, the loneliness of others, then finally a call for action regarding how to not be lonely. The speaker reminisces about her lonely life using a very melancholy tone, but then shifts into a more blunt tone as the reality of loneliness arises. The…

There follows both the shout of the men the hissing of the cables; suddenly the clouds snatch away both the sky and the (light of the) day out of the eyes of the Trojans; night broods over the dark sea; heavens roared and the sky flashes with frequent lightning and everything threaten present(imminent) death to the men. Immediately, the limbs of Aeneas are loosened with chill; he groans, and extending his two palms to the stars said such things with his voice: “O both three and four times…

evidence of things not seen”(Hebrews) Seeing Faith at this gathering threw even more confusion into Goodman’s understanding of this gathering and why so many people he trusted were here in the middle of this evil. Just as the Forrest darkened Goodman’s soul and blocked his view of god from the heavens, Faith blocked his view from god on earth. We see Hawthorne’s struggle with his faith through the character Faith. Something intended to be good and of God such as the puritan church can also be so…

that’s the opposite from good. In “First party at Ken Kesey’s with Hell’s Angels” Ginsberg uses the term “Hells’ Angels.” This oxymoron may try to imply that the angels, who are actually demons in disguise, enabling them to corrupt the masses. The “souls in black leather jackets” in line 6 helps the reader imagine who is at the party. When you think of people in black leather jackets you think of usually think of rebels. Sometimes rebels do the wrong things…

The story of ¨The Devil and Tom Walker¨ begins with Tom walking in the woods and he meets the devil, also known as Old Scratch. The devil offers Tom a deal that he will give him treasure for his soul. Tom then thinks about the offer but declines because he doesn't want to share any of the profit with his wife who he constantly fights with. Irving writes ¨However Tom might have felt disposed to sell himself to the devil, he was determined not to…

New York, NY. Simon & Schuster 275 pages Have you ever wondered what was taking place on Wall Street leading up to the housing crash and Great Recession? Douglas Brunt with his debut novel and New York Times best seller offers up a compelling and dark look at life on Wall Street. This novel is narrated in first person through the eyes of Nick Farmer, a bond trader at Bear Sterns. The book is laid out in chronological order over the course of a single winter in New York, in which Nick, the…

Everyone who enjoys dark themes in literature and poetry surely heard of Edgar Allan Poe's works. "The Raven", being one of the best examples of Poe's dark and grim creations perfectly presents that kind of theme through its tone, settings and - most importantly - lyrical speaker. The atmosphere and setting of the poem couldn't be gloomier. Poe creates an image of a cold, dark December night. We all know how depressing winter can be, when everything is covered by the heavy snow and darkness…

In the villanelle structured poem, “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night,” written by Dylan Thomas is a transparent, yet raw expression of animosity and utter brawl towards annihilation of one’s life. Dylan Thomas embodied complex analogies, naturalistic imagery, and repetition to correspond to the elemental, impassioned theme of bereavement and fatality. While the poem advises one to be unyielding and relentless as death approaches until the last second, the author implies that death is…