William Austin Dickinson

The title at 39 is very significant and could be interpreted as the age she wrote this poem or at what age her father died. She explains the situation her father is in at that point in time which is very important to her, this poem is written in free verse and short lines. The poem is not very structured so it seems like she is thinking about this rather than writing it, flowing from one thought to another and finally coming to a conclusion. By repeating the phrase ‘’How I miss my father’’(1)…

at these vast topics and they individualize them. Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are considered two of the most American prominent poets, their personally styles are totally different and similar in comparative ways. Walt Whitman in “I Sing the Body Electric” examines the beauty of the human body and decribes its importance in connecting with the soul. However, the poem “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain”, by Emily Dickinson, is an abstract statement on the relationship between the body and the…

I have selected two poems. First poem is “Reality” and other poem is “Die before you die”. These poems are written by Rabia Al Basri. First I will talk about the poem “Reality”. Rabia al-Basri lived in the eighth century in Basra, Iraq, and is generally thought to be the first female Sufi saint. There are numerous fascinating myths surrounding her life, however there doesn't appear to be any definitive story for her. What does appear to be certain is that she never married, and that she instead…

Death is a part of life which affects everyone in various ways. Therefore, people find different ways to cope with their loss. The poems ‘War Photographer’ by Carol Ann Duffy, ‘Prayer before Birth’ by Louis MacNeice, ‘Poem at Thirty-Nine’ by Alice Walker, ‘A Mother in a Refugee Camp’ by Chinua Achebe, ‘Do Not Go Gentle into the Good Night’ by Dylan Thomas and ‘Remember’ by Christina Rossetti explore and present different attitudes of death. ‘War Photographer’, ‘Prayer before Birth’, ‘Do Not Go…

figure could not stop suggests a great level of activity and continuous movement that is not restricted by the surroundings even the figure of Death. The poem begins by stating, “Because I could not stop for Death - // He kindly stopped for me -,” (Dickinson 1-2). Beginning the poem with a because statement establishes the idea that the poet is explaining an occurrence. In this circumstance, this occurrence is meeting with Death. The poet forms Death into a proper noun in order to even further…

Morenike Ibidapo Design by Robert Frost is a poem that seems to be describing a moment in time, when one is observing a spider on a heal-all, with a moth caught in the spider’s web. There is not much action in the poem, in fact, the only action taking place is the speaker looking at this scene in nature. It seems that through this observation, Frost is saying that some grand design may be responsible for creating this scene in nature. In this poem, Frost uses a series of metaphors and an…

Title; Anne Fogarty describes Paula Meehan as a poet who has taken up “a more impersonal and urgent role as an expressive commentator on, and visionary hierophant for, communal experience and social change and dislocation” (An Sionnach 213). Discuss, making detailed reference to Meehan’s poetry. The aim of this essay will be to investigate the theme of death and transformation in Paula Meehan’s decorative poetry collection. I will also shed light on Anne Fogarty’s controversial description of…

The poem ‘Because I could not stop for Death’ by Emily Dickinson is an allegory itself. It is a combination of different key devices and features. Emily Dickinson tackles three main themes in the poem where the most predominant theme in the poem is is death. In it the writer is seen to use different stylistic devices e.g. symbolism and personification, so as to bring out the various themes in the sonnet. The three main themes addressed in the poem are Immortality, spirituality and Love.…

Not Stop For Death’ by Emily Dickinson and ‘Mid- Term Break’ by Seamus Heaney are both poems that use an array of literary devices and techniques in order to let the reader understand the significance of the poem and their theme— death. Although both poem’s themes may be about death, the different techniques used by Dickinson and Heaney should allow the readers to comprehend each poet’s personal perception of the theme. In ‘Because I Could Not Stop For Death’, Dickinson takes advantage of the…

Carol Ann Duffy’s poetry combines myths, fairy tales, historic stories, Bible, legends, horrors - the wide range of cultural and family heritage, mythological tradition and autobiographical transaction. She celebrates them all, discovering the truth which hasn’t been completely unveiled. Her poems demonstrate a female mindset, in a way that personally connects her with myths, history, fairy tales. The World’s Wife collection of poems starts with “Little Red Cap” which is about a…