A Leader Of My Writing

In literature, themes shape and characterize an author’s writing making each work unique as different points of view are expressed within a writing’s words and sentences. This is the case, for example, of Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Annabel Lee” and Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death.” Both poems focus on the same theme of death, but while Poe’s poem reflects that death is an atrocious event because of the suffering and struggle that it provokes, Dickinson’s poem reflects that death is humane and that it should not be feared as it is inevitable. The two poems have both similarities and differences, and the themes and characteristics of each poem can be explained by the author’s influences and lives.

After this semester of English 102, at Bristol Community College I feel that I have gained the skill to articulate what I want to convey to the reader in many ways. I don’t just look at grammatical error, but instead I look for ways to make my sentences more effective and concise. Nevertheless, I hope that this strategy will continue to help me improve my writing even further on in the future.

Coming into college most students struggle to find a place where they fit in. Greek life provides individuals the opportunity to find people that are similar to them and share the same values as they do. In the article

In today’s modern view, poetry has become more than just paragraphs that rhyme at the end of each sentence. If the reader has an open mind and the ability to read in between the lines, they discover more than they have bargained for. Some poems might have stories of suffering or abuse, while others contain happy times and great joy. Regardless of what the poems contains, all poems display an expression. That very moment when the writer begins his mental journey with that pen and paper is where all feelings are let out. As poetry is continues to be written, the reader begins to see patterns within each poem. On the other hand, poems have nothing at all in common with one another. A good example of this is in two poems by a famous writer by

The first reading in this collection was William Cullen Bryant’s beliefs on death. He talked about how people shouldn’t be afraid of death and how it’s like going to sleep. His poem said that everyone’s going to die eventually, so we should make light of it instead of being afraid of it. The next piece of literature I read was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem call “Paul Revere’s Ride”. Longfellow wrote this poem to romanticized Paul Revere as a hero. The darker side of romanticism came from Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe. Hawthorne wrote “Dr. Heidegger's Experiment” and it was about four old people. Dr. Heidegger found the elixir of life, and he wanted to try it out on his friends. His friends become obsessed with looking young forever. It shows a darkness in human nature that we are all obsessed with being young forever. Poe wrote “The Pit

Unlike many believe, a poem is not defined or restrained by rules of structure for poetry is more than a simple structure or rhyme patter of those are just used to give huge meaning and not necessary to portray what the authors are seeing in their mind. Richard Wilbur’s poem, “Year’s End,” is rich in imagery and symbolism that gives us a vivid image of different ways to look at death. Wilbur depicts how the volcanic eruption as if it were a gentle snow fall and the fate of the people Pompeii as a tender sleep and nothing more. With these images, Wilbur gives us imagery that give depth, segments of time that are frozen the moment between life and death. Wilbur also introduces the symbolic meaning of “cold” and its connection to the end of life

I have chosen poems that provide the blue print for how I live my life, and how others fit into my life. “Tell All the Truth But Tell It Slant” is the first poem because not only is knowing the truth a huge part of life, but it also provides some irony in the grand scheme of my anthology. It is first because of its strong relevance to living, but also because the message is to tell the truth gradually. By putting this poem at the beginning, it hooks the audience but keeps them wondering what is going to come next.

Before reading the poems that we were assigned to, I never read too much poetry in my lifetime. I now know that I am missing out, when you really find the meaning behind the short poem, or which may be a long poem, the plot “clicks” in my mind. I chose the three topics based on how much meaning they have to my life, and that the poems that were most interesting to me.

The author explores the idea of death, and how people are afraid of it up until they’ve lived long enough to not be afraid of it any longer. It wasn’t hard for me to discern the significance of this poem. I don’t mean to boast about myself but rather to highlight the fact that this poem is written very simply, even though the poem is of a heavy topic. Because of this, I feel that the poem seems to give off a natural feeling when reading. I believe that because the poem is so casual, it only emphasizes its underlying meaning that death is a natural occurrence.

Interlaced throughout these poems, one theme is shared, and that theme is how longing slowly turns into death over time. As poets often ask readers to examine more closely the relationship between seemingly opposite themes. Specifically, poems by Agran, Dunbar, Keats, and Stevens explore the tension between desire and death. “Black Umbrellas” is about a ‘new start’ in life while “Why Fades a Dream” is about having a dream and putting it to action. “This Living Hand” is about enjoying the time you are alive and not taking life for granted ,however; “The Brave Man” is about a man that is personified as a sun and going through fears in his life. Poetry, poetry is a literary work in which is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm.

Poems are like snowflakes. While no two are the same, they all have common structures and themes. One prevalent theme in poetry is that of death, which is present in both “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost. Dickinson perceives death as a gentleman, while Frost perceives death as loneliness, which provides insight on how the time periods of the poems, the genders of the authors, and the authors’ personal experiences influence literature.

Going into Greek life you meet so many people and some even have the same Major as you, teaching. With knowing these people, you get connections

All these poems are similar, as they tell of the hardships that are met when you lose a loved one. These poems were a way for the authors to communicate their feelings of sadness through poetry. My hope is that someone can read this anthology and get the same feeling out of it as the authors did

The first half of the poems' images are of life, coming of age, and death.

In the Romantic Era there were many famous poets that had a huge impact on civilization at the time. There are many compelling stories and poems that have not only made me question small things in life, but also think about things in different perspectives. Out of all the stories and poems that we studied this semester there were several that stuck out the most to me. There were the young poets and the more elder ones, the difference between the two was the fact that the young ones did not live long, but died at young ages from rather ironic occurrences or of diseases. I have found myself to be most affected and compelled by The Hollowmen by T.S. Eliot, To an Athlete Dying Young by A.E. Housman, and She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron.