Comparing Edgar Allan Poe And Emily Dickinson's Poetry

Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe were histories most proficient writers and their work speaks for itself. They were born in the same time frame and they knew a lot about each other’s work. Their life lessons are what contributed to their remarkable poetry writing and what made them who they are today. Poe and Dickinson do share similar topics in their poetry writing, some are also dissimilar in which all of them focuses a lot on pain, death, love and nature.

The difference in tone found in Whitman and Dickinson’s poems is in Emily Dickson’s poem “I like to see it lap the miles,” the tone is playful and it is a riddle comparing a train to some sort of animal. In Whitman “To a Locomotive in the Winter,” the tone is happy and admiration as he uses singular pronouns “thy” and “thee” in the beginning of the story. His poem celebrates the industrial achievement symbolized by a mechanical machine “the steam locomotive” which is a train.

Emily Dickinson was an American poetess during the 19th century, born in Amherst, Massachusetts, December 10, 1830. Dickinson died at the age of 56, on May 15, 1886. Although her family was prominent, she was most unsociable, being intensely solitary. People considered her as an eccentric, as she showed disinclination towards guests, which in some cases, even caused them to leave, leaving most of her acquaintanceships founded upon by correlation. Dickinson was known for her adherence for wearing white clothing, and her introverted personality. She remained unwedded for life, and rarely ever left her front gate of her homestead. Emily Dickinson started writing poetry in her youthful years, and was encouraged by Benjamin Franklin Newton to continue her writings. During her teenage years, she had uncovered poetic works through verses of Ralph Waldo Emerson and William Wordsworth, she also deeply admired by John Keats and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Her poetry was deeply affected by the Book of Revelation, and her Puritan background, that influenced her to explore concepts like love and death, and write in styles that made her be noticeable to the crowd. Critics believe that her biggest influence in poetry was Reverend Charles Wadsworth, whom she had met on her trip to Philadelphia, and fell in love with him. It is believed that her flow of verses came when Wadsworth left, which gave rise to heartsick poems, as she had considered him as her “closest

Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be one of the greatest American writers of all time. His writing is dark and sinister. He wrote of death, murder, psychosis, and obsession. One could only imagine what would bring a person to write such morbid stories. Perhaps, it may be attributed to Poe’s childhood, a past that was sad and far from average. Both of his parents died when he was only three years of age (Shelley). The death of his parents caused a separation from his siblings and he moved to live with his relatives (Shelley). In later years, Poe endured poverty and the loss of his wife-to-be to another man (Clark). Possibly, without those troubling experiences, Poe couldn’t have imagined such eerie and enthralling tales. Some of his most

Since the emergence of written history, many fables regarding war have encompassed a significant portion of prosodic literature. Two of the foremost war poets of the 19th and 20th century—Emily Dickinson and Rupert Brooke—have both written about profound implications of war on society and also upon the human spirit albeit in two very different styles. The book, Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, theorizes through Allie, that Emily Dickinson was indubitably the superior war poet. Furthermore, when we analyze their works as well, we realize the invariable fact that Dickinson’s work delves into war with a much more holistic approach as well. She not only honours the soldiers for their valiant efforts, but also deftly weaves notions of liberty and civilian duty in regards to war as well as compared to Rupert Brooke who carried a romanticized imagery of martyrs within his poetry. In summation, Emily Dickinson is a superior war poet for her incisive analysis of death, and human nature in correspondence to war as compared to the patriotic salvos of Rupert Brooke’s poetry.

Emily lost her cousin whom she was very close to and considered her a very close friend. Edgar lost his mother and his dad also left at a very young age which affected him tremendously also. Since they both lost loved ones it influenced the things they wrote about, which is why they both wrote about death as much as they did. Because Poe and Dickinson lost loved ones in the beginning of their lives it made them the writers they became. Edgar Poe and Emily Dickinson both isolated themselves from the world because of the loved ones they lost and because they were afraid of death. Emily isolated herself by hiding out in her house. Poe isolated himself not by hiding out but by keeping his feelings in. The topic of death was obviously of great interest to both of them, which was an uncommon trait in literature at the time. Poe wrote about not understanding death and about what happens afterwards. Dickinson just wrote about death itself, and the many ways you can die. They both were incredibly criticized when publishing their work. They also had difficulties getting out the original copies due to alterations before publishing to fit the “rules of literature” at the time.

Emily dickinson was a young girl in the 1800s who liked to be at home and got homesick very easily. In the two poems that i am comparing she used death for the topic. Both of the poems i am reviewing talk strongly about death and the journey to getting there. While Emily was still a young girl she spoke strongly about death and often seemed suicidal. “Because I Could not Stop for Death’’ and “The Bustle in a House” by Emily Dickinson use mood and symbolism show her point of view on death.

In the poems written by Emily Dickinson and Henry David Thoreau who is also known as Walden both illustrates the concept of being lonely and embracing nature. There are multiple themes that show up in poems according to the Romanticism such as individualism, natural beauty, and emotion. In the poem by Emily Dickinson titled “The soul selects their own society” explains that society makes people go into isolation, although everyone has their own choice to whether or not they decide to be more involved in society. Like in lines one through four it states “ The Soul selects her own Society--Then--shuts the Door--To her divine Majority--Present no more--” (page 200 in English Collection Text Book grade 11) On page 212 in the English Collection Text Book grade 11 ;Introducing symbols that follow along such as loneliness and nature in Walden poems. Everyone is their own person; no one can control what they do; everyone has the right to make their own decisions. In the poem titled “from Where I Lived, and What I lived For“ written by Henry David Thoreau; the poem states”However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults even in paradise.

Try to imagine how you would feel if every family member you truly loved died. Edgar Allen Poe didn’t need to imagine this situation; he lived it. Poe had a miserable childhood. He lost many of his closest loved ones to death, which affected his mind. He became focused on death and its effects on those left behind. His obsession with death and loss can be seen in most of his writings. If one looks carefully at five of Poe’s writings, “The Raven,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Black Cat,” and “The Fall of the House of Usher,” one can see that there are patterns and similarities in his many diverse stories. However, despite some similarities, Poe’s main characters are generally different.

Emily Dickinson , a private American poet , whose poems made a lot of metaphorical references had her poems exposed by her younger sister right after she died. As a child Dickinson lived most of her life in isolation which gave her time to write a lot of things like letters and poems like “Before I Got My Eye Put Out” and “We Grow Accustomed to the Dark”. Most of her poems aren't literal. They are written in metaphorical ways to make you think. Like her poem “Before I Got My Eye Put Out” , I think this poem is referring to how she wanted to explore the world , but later realized that she would be safer inside where there was shelter and protection. In her poem “We Grow Accustomed to the Dark” I think she refers to how she lost somebody that she was close to , and the problem she encountered along the way as they were gone. Both of these poems are alike in a way that they both talk about losing or giving up on something. In “Before I Got My Eye Put Put Out” the speaker reacts to the loss by giving up and not trying anymore. I think speaker in “We Grow Accustomed to the Dark” would react differently and actually try to explore the world and go on an adventure.

Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson's works have numerous differences. Compared to Dickinson's short and seemingly simple poems, Whitman's are long and often complex. Both pioneered their own unique style of writing.

Edgar Allen Poe’s stories are often similar because of the mood, setting, characters and the way he uses fear, symbolism, and conflicts. Edgar Allen Poe was a writer of poems and short stories. His stories were often scary and weird stories because of their dark and twisted content. Poe’s life often reflected in his stories because of his past being, not the happiest. Poe lost his mother at a young age to tuberculosis and his father left before his mother died. Poe lived with a rich foster family after that and his stepmother and he became very close, but soon his stepmother became ill with tuberculosis and died. When Poe got older he left and stayed with his aunt and cousin Virginia whom he later married. Virginia caught tuberculosis and Poe

Edgar Allan Poe, arguably one of the best poets ever, has wrote many great and deep-meaning poems, such as “Annabel Lee,” and “Dream Within a Dream.” Both putting off a rather dark image and goth-like elements, a way of writing Poe loved best. Mostly known for “The Raven”, Poe’s Poems all have real deep and mysterious meanings that make people think a bit more to figure it out. The way he expressed terror, the suspense, the heightening of the atmosphere, his unique charm. But why is Poe such a dark poet? Why does most of his poems give off a sad and depressing vibe? How does he begin to even write such weird poems? To a degree, all writers are affected by past memories and

How can a strong, hearty man, and a somewhat sickly, isolated woman share very similar ideals? How could such a stark contrast of people both have the same interpretations of life? The answer to this question is Emily Dickinson, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, they were very similar, and despite Dickinson’s very isolated life, she knew Emerson and his ideals very well. Due to this, some of her poetry reflects his transcendental beliefs, including Non-conformity, importance of nature, and simplifying life. Down to her core, she was very similar to Emerson, wanting to live a simple life, and a love for literature.

Emily Dickinson was one of the many famous American poets whose work was published in the 19th century. Her writing style was seen as unconventional due to her use of “dashes and syntactical fragments”(81), which was later edited out by her original publishers. These fragmented statements and dashes were added to give emphasis to certain lines and subjects to get her point across. Even though Emily Dickinson was thought to be a recluse, she wrote descriptive, moving poems on death, religion, and love. Her poems continue to create gripping discussions among scholars on the meaning behind her poems.