John Dickinson

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Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Story: A Psalm of Life & Song of Hiawatha Members: Adriana Alvizo, Selena Contreras, Serena Hempstead. 1. Writer's Background: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine in 1807 February 27. He is an American professor and wrote poets. Henry’s first poet was called “The Battle of Lovell’s Pond” in November 17, 1820. When longfellow was just 15 years old he was then enrolled at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Later in his senior year he…

Throughout literature, the topic of death and is a common theme often widely addressed and analyzed across many different forms of literary works. This can especially be seen between Emily Dickinson’s poem, “Because I could not stop for Death” (1890) and The Band Perry’s song, “If I Die Young” both works portray a woman experiencing the journey of death and the journey of transitioning into the afterlife, however with contrasting tones of the acceptance of death. Dickinson’s poem portrays an…

Born on October 27, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, Sylvia Plath would later be recognized as one of the greatest poets and novelists of the post-war era. Plath was raised in an academically focused environment; her father was a biology professor and her mother was a shorthand teacher. Contrary to the writing style of the time, Plath wrote about genuine emotions experienced by women. Additionally, she wrote about personal life events and the people that surrounded her. The poem, Point Shirley,…

The sound track that has been chosen out of the 15 tracks from the album, Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture as the focus of study is “Hymn to the Sea”, which is also the last track on both the album as well as in the film before the credits portion. The reason this track was chosen instead of the others; such as Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On, the track on the sinking of titanic and the tracks from the escalated point in Titanic film is because that track was played during the scene…

stone” (235). The beginning of this poem can be interrupted as being about how Dickinson is stuck, unable to keep going as she is now. Looking at how she repeats herself in a way by using “palsied” and then “paralysis” on the same line. It reinforces the theory that she is stuck as she is. By just focusing on the first stanza a great deal of information can be gathered about what Dickinson is saying about herself. When Dickinson says she has “dropped my Brain” it could be said that she has lost…

The Journey of Amy Lowell’s Life Stood only five feet tall and weighed as much as 250 pounds. Who is this woman? She published many of famously known poems around the world. Who is this woman? She was left alone in her early adulthood after her parents’ death. Who is this woman? Even after her death, she remains a legend. This woman spoken so highly of is Amy Lowell. Amy Lowell’s family surrounded her with poetry throughout her childhood which influenced her to become a poet. Personal Life…

Because I could not stop for Death is a poem written by Emily Dickinson. She did not give title her poems therefore at first numbers were given to them in the 20th century. The primary themes of Emily Dickinson’s poetry were love and death. In this essay, I am going to explain the importance of this poem and the personification of Death. First of all, Emily Dickinson initiates her poem with a cosmic opening. She personified Death in the form of a polite, kind gentleman consequently she cannot…

Handwritten Reunion An Analysis of Tess Gallagher’s “Under Stars” “Under Stars” seems lifeless at first glance; however there's more than meets the eye since Tess Gallagher buries the deeper meanings under ambiguous words and lines to create a dramatic effect when the poem is broken down through diction and other literary devices. “Under Stars”, the title alone, automatically paints an image of a dark night with clear skies with an air of despair and desire in the reader's mind. Tess Gallagher…

Will There be Stars? Sara Teasdale’s “There Will be Stars” is a poem created in the Classical style, and written in the modern era. By comparison, Modernist John Woods Duke’s song “There Will be Stars” is a powerful vocal composition which highlights the writing and style of Sara Teasdale. The poem and actual music are combined to emphasize Teasdale’s message of the impermanence of humanity and constancy of nature.“There Will be Stars” presents itself as a perfect representation of the modernist…