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    and Emily Dickinson are different and similar in many ways. Both personality of Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman are different. The style of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are different but also alike. How people remember Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are very similar during this time. Growing up is different for both Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. All in all Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman personalities are different. Walt Whitman is a more outgoing and sociable person than Emily Dickinson

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    Emily Dickinson is well known for writing poems about subjects that were very personal and relatable to her life and producing a vibrant image to intensify it. Most of her poetry consists of themes regarding death‚ love‚ nature‚ religion‚ and success. Before‚ these themes were rarely brought up in American literature. Researchers argue that the themes Dickinson wrote of were too controversial to profess at the time‚ therefore her contemporaries simply chose to neglect these topics and hoped to appeal

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    feelings‚ ideas and emotions ultimately to tell a story‚ but the intensity‚ reality and drive of the story is portrayed through the used of distinctive style‚ genre‚ rhythm and beat. Robert Creeley and Emily Dickinson both use poetic language and form in order to convey and allow the reader to unpack the poem and create meaning. Robert Creeley’s Broken Back Blues‚ explores the genre of Blues which allows the piece to carry a pensive tone which evokes a Jazz like meter and sounds. The Jazz influence

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    Emily Dickinson’s “A Day” and Mary Oliver’s “Morning” both use a lot of imagery and symbolism to describe a charming fantasy for their readers describing in great detail about the lovely wondrous pleasures of creation and how such beauty can be seen each day. Although both take slightly different approaches‚ Dickinson focuses on something so simple and everyday through the eyes of a young child‚ so full of curiosity and innocence‚ and shows the work of creation as if one might be seeing these things

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    Emily Dickinson uses personification to similate how death is a gentleman that stopped to give someone a pleasant ride to their destination. The gentleman (Death) waits for her is the way the poet conveyed in the poem. As if death is a person waiting for her to join him. Another personification is when the writer compares death to someone having good manners‚ although this is not possible‚ they travel together at no certain speed with no time limit. As they pass through the town the sun sets

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    ‘Power to’ is the capacity to do something or react in a certain way. Meanwhile‚ having ‘Power over’ relates to limiting the actions or decisions of others. Emily Dickinson‚ a reclusive poet‚ described a baleful storm in “The wind begun to rock the grass.” As the weather elements are depicted‚ as relentless and ominous‚ Dickinson’s poem could be emblematic of domestic violence. In “The wild begun to rock the grass‚” a tempest occurs as leaves fall off the trees from harsh gales‚ and animals hurry

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    Dickinson also manages to write her poems with a specific metre to bring attention to the themes of her work. It quickly becomes clear that it’s difficult to come across her works that don’t revolve around the theme of isolation. Many of her poems deal with being separated with society or being different from the norm. In poem 260 (288)‚ “I’m Nobody! Who are you?”‚ it is literally a cry of being an outcast from society’s norms. There’s a fear of being spotted by society but also excitement from coming

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    Poem: Because I Could Not Stop For Death Poet: Emily Dickinson The Historian Emily Dickinson lived from 1830-1886 in Massachusetts. Her parents considered her a very obedient child who caused little trouble. During her school years‚ teachers considered her an excellent student. She led a introverted life corresponding with most of her friends by letters. Emily failed to greet guests because of her shy nature and the community considered her peculiar. The Summarizer “Because I Could Not Stop

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    can be divided into two sections in “The Last Night that She Lived” by Emily Dickinson. In the beginning (lines 1-20)‚ the reader sees the speaker feeling pain and being aware of the woman’s death. In lines 21- 28 the speaker shows feelings of guilt but also respect. The use of metaphors‚ similes‚ caesuras‚ oxymoron‚ repetition‚ and syntax all lead to the overall tone for this poem: despair. A prominent topic throughout the poem is the inevitability of the woman’s death. Lines 2-4 are a good representation

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    Background of the poem: Emily Bronte spends last days of her life at home. She didn’t have any outdoor activities. Her life was full of miseries and gloomy incidents. There is not any light of hope and couragment in her life. She was fed up with her life. She wrote this poem in those days when she was bound at home. This poem is the true representative of her disappointed feelings. She wanted to sleep but sleep brings no rest to her. She wanted to sleep eternally

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