Emily McLaughlin

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…

one can understand that people in general will allow their fears and agonies to consume them. In the poem The Soul unto itself, Emily Dickinson portrays the soul as a being open to interpretation, in the poem she describes the soul as both a spy and an imperial friend, creating a paradox as one must think an, “imperial friend” could never be an “agonizing Spy”. Emily Dickinson was a paradoxical, philosophical, poet, one of the hardest tongue twisters that is also one of the hardest combination…

“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…

Melissa Zbichorski B2 Lit Paper 1.4 Poet theodore Roethke is probably one of poet that are very well- known, Oe of the poem that he's especially known for is Elegy For Jane. He uses lots of natural imagery through this whole piece . Mr. Roethke uses all this imagery of nature to express himself throughout the poem even though this poem is about Jane. Furthermore the reason why Theodore used a lot of natures in his poem was because the way he grew up . When he was growing up his father…

Emily Dickinson’s, “Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church,” presents a unique poem regarding the man-made traditions that numerous people follow in church with the intention to draw closer to God, and whether or not one should observe the Sabbath by staying at home or fellowshipping with other Christians in a church building. In this particular poem, Dickinson is attempting to inform and instruct the audience of a single method of worship that can also be practiced in the home setting. The…

Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are recognized as two of the most influential poets of the nineteenth century. Walt Whitman wrote many long and complex poems, while Emily Dickinson wrote many short and simple poems. However, both of them are very similar in their main themes of the poems. Both poets have several poems that are centered around death and the human reaction to death, but they portray them differently. In Walt Whitman’s “As at Thy Portals Also Death”, “A Noiseless Patient Spider”,…

Emily Brontë claims the fame of co-author, along with her sisters Anne and Charlotte, of a volume of poetry and author of a single novel, Wuthering Heights, which was published in 1847. Emily also claims the title of the most mysterious Brontë sister, however, this perception of her stems from the lack of any thorough documentation of her life besides her published works and some vague records. She published her novel, which did not gain literary acclaim after her death, under the pseudonym…

as others can. Even though many people experience different kinds of pain, like grief, a heartache, sadness, etc. Everyone copes with pain in their own way. Emily Dickinson’s explains how after awhile you suffer through pain; pain eventually passes by. The languages she uses to communicate with her readers are mysterious or undefined. Emily Dickinson’s gives her readers of a better understanding when dealing with pain. She communicates with Imagery, Theme and Alteration in her poems “After great…

Emily Grierson was once a very rich woman, constantly having money under the wealthy father’s care. The two lived in a rather poor area, therefore making themselves seem much more shallow than they actually were. Although the community disliked her father very much, others often thought of her to be a “sweetheart.” The sad truth, however, was she would abuse her money regularly and constantly refused to properly pay her taxes, much like her father. One unfortunate day, Emily’s father passed from…

Emily Dickinson’s most productive years as a poet were that of the years of the Civil War. Her interest in the war was reflected in her personal relationships with others, letters, and poems. Of Emily Dickinson’s friends, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Samuel Bowels and, Frazar Stearns were more famously known for their participation in the war. Higginson and Dickinson corresponded often during the war, which may have given her more of an insight as to what was happening on the front lines. While…