Emily Dickinson

‘To the Lighthouse’ is a personal, self reflective and so moving a book in a larger sense because of its dense symbolic texture and themes. The book portrays a number of symbols, elements and themes such as art, light, death, marriage, patriarchy, family life etc. Death as a theme too plays a part in the book and in most of the modern literature texts as (Detweiler 1972) states that “The death moment in literature lends itself well to an analysis from the standpoint of phenomenology and…

Imagine this: being alive and dead at the same time. Is this even possible, existing in life but be considered dead? Indeed it is, and Modernist literature combined this element, as well as other truths, in their writing. The Modern Era lasted from around 1900 to 1950. World War I, World War II, Great Depression, and Dust Bowl are just some of the events that influenced the literature such as: The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, Mrs. Dalloway by…

Bradstreet vs Edwards “Anne Bradstreet was essentially the first notable American poet, man or woman” (“Meet the Authors: Anne…” 114). Jonathan Edwards was another great American poet, and they are both alike and different in many ways. Anne Bradstreet wrote “To My Dear and Loving Husband” and Upon the Burning of Our House.” Jonathan Edwards wrote “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” Bradstreet and Edwards are both talented Puritan poets who wrote about their views on God, amongst other…

Emily Dickenson’s poem titled My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun – is one of the many poetic works she created in her lifetime. The staple ambiguity of her poetry is ever present in this poem, which reflects the eccentric nature of Dickenson herself. This poem reflect the anger within her life and show how she is carried away by the male personified version of her anger and becomes an instrument of his. This poem offers an inside look into Dickenson’s psyche, as it show that she feels empowered by…

This essay will argue the similarities and differences of two superior female poets, who left a big mark on world poetry. The two American poets are Sylvia Plath and Elizabeth Bishop. These two poets have many things in common, like their close writing styles, as well as the ability to strike a deep chord within the reader, by using metaphors in order to describe their personal life events and feelings too. Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) is 21 years younger than Elizabeth…

Born 1832 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, Louisa May Alcott became a brilliant student and person early on. Her father, Amos Bronson, was a philosopher and educated his children himself. Louisa became leader in the family early on by stepping up and going to work as a school teacher and later as a nurse. When she became an adult, she wrote novels and short stories under the name Flora Fairfield. Later, she restarted her career again, but this time, under her real name. During the Civil War, Louisa…

However, they fail to realize that the point after death, is the rebirth into a new life. While putting aside her daily work and entering a carriage ride, a girl realizes that death is nothing to be looked down upon, but to be appreciative of. In Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death”, the speaker utilizes personification, capitalization, and punctuation to illuminate the meaning of her passing to the eternal afterlife. In the poem, Death isn’t frightening or an…

Is death scary? Birth, old age, sickness, and death are natural stages of human being which is unavoidable. In the end, everyone has to suffer through the death; however, is this true that every death is scary or it is not frightening as it seems, yet appeals meaningfulness? “The Man to Send Rain Clouds" composed by Leslie Marmon Silko (Story #1) and “The Cask of Amontillado” from Edgar Allan Poe (Story #2) are two pieces of literature which is going to answer the questions above- death is not…

Christina Rossetti was born in 1830 and was the youngest of her siblings. Rossetti had two brothers, Gabriel and William and one sister, Maria. In the article “Biography of Christina Rossetti,” it states that “Rossetti was educated at home by her mother and her mother made her study religious works, classics, fairytales, and novels.” As Rossetti began to study those religious works, classics, fairytales, and novels, something sparked Rossetti’s writing abilities. In the “Biography of…

“But Not Forgotten” Poem Analysis Have you ever been with someone and have them swear their love to you, only to have them leave you for another? Or maybe a very good friend had to leave you? Or a loved one has passed away? Dorothy Parker faced many situations like these throughout her life, starting from her mother’s death, to her history of affairs with a number of men. Both, these interactions with people and losses she faced, greatly influenced her writing. I prefer to read this as a…