Critical Analysis Leah Zimmerman Walt Whitman and Robert frost both use symbolism and analogies to bear a personal and detailed style of writing. Both poets refer to passionate moments without actually saying what is really happening. This makes the reader stop and think, and relate to their own experiences in life while reading. Both poems are passionate and well driven. Robert Frost poem is about making life choices. “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both.”…
The true meaning of sight Emily Dickinson was a great poet. Most of her work wasn't going to be released. Thanks to her sister finding her book of poems which have no names we can read and enjoy these poems. The two poems focused on are “we grow accustomed to the dark” and “Before i got my eye put out”. Both of these poems use sight as a metaphor for knowledge. “Before i got my eye put” literally is Dickinson telling what she liked to do and see. Metaphorically it is talking about…
Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself” is about self-identification and experiencing certain emotions in life. Walt Whitman uses symbolism, metaphors, and philosophical thought to set a sense of creation for the readers. The poem also connects theses topics with specific objects in nature and leaves the audience thinking about their own lives. In section 50 of “Song of Myself” major themes such as a death, happiness, and a sense of purpose can all be found. In general, the themes show what the…
Emily Dickinson’s poetry reflects a sense of death and inclusiveness that stemmed from her own life. Dickinson lived a life of solitude and only accepted a few chosen people to visit her or to correspond with. Unlike those of her time period, she did not find pleasure in entertaining visitors nor did she conform to religious or societal expectations of the society she was living in. Her works of poetry correspond with her life of seclusion and only having a small social group. It has been…
The poems Because I Couldn’t Stop For Death by Emily Dickinson and Death Came to See Me in Hot Pink Pants by Heather Royes both represent the theme Death. In both poems Death is personified and is depicted as a gentleman caller. Yet Dickinson’s poem is a recollection of the persona’s death and Royes’ poem is the recalling of a dream the persona once had in which she struggled with Death and won. In the poem, Because I Couldn’t Stop For Death, the persona is reminiscing on the day she died.…
Emily Brontё spent most of her life isolated within the countryside village of Haworth, where Brontё experienced the brevity of life at a very young age. Her mother’s death and those of her family that followed influenced her fascination with mortality. The theme of religious doubt and uncertainty the forefront that inspired her works, including the poem “Plead for Me.” Within the poem, Brontё addresses the topic of morality as the conflict between religion and reason. Brontё’s speaker then…
counterpart, life, what occurs after death is impossible to document. It is this uncertainty (along with a yearning for life after death) that results in mixed reactions to the concept of nearing life’s end. In his poem “To Waken An Old Lady”, William Carlos Williams utilizes contrasting metaphors, bleak imagery, and a cognition-mimicking structure to illustrate the despair one feels at the onset of old age. The poem immediately begins with a metaphor in relation to the subject: “Old age is…
a person always has hope. It is a steady protector and achiever. Emily Dickinson portrays this constant companion beautifully in her poem ““Hope” is the thing with feathers” by constructing a metaphor of a bird that sings the never-ending song of faith, and expressing that hope is a refuge that supports her even in her darkest times. In the uplifting and positive poem ““Hope” is the thing with feathers –,” Emily Dickinson compares the feeling of hope to a bird. She starts off…
Ashley Castro ENGL 25000 Professor Magnet The poem I chose was “Our lives are Swiss” by Emily Dickinson. I felt many emotions from this poem as categorize them. I ended up with the categories of solitude, disquietude and curiosity. She seems to feel that she is being deprived of this life other than the one she is used to and comfortable with. She mentions in the poem of these curtains and the neglect of making sure they are there. She is seeing past these so called curtains and seeing a…
In this poem the Cullen wrote short phrases that are written in memory of a person who has died, something that can be in scripted on a tombstone. His main focuses are epitaphs written for a fool, one who gaily sowed his oats, for a wanton, and for a preacher. The main points are the epitaphs being relatable to whom they concern. The topics that are covered are death, wisdom, love, and vanity. All in all, the author’s thesis is to show the different roles someone may had in life and what could…