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Emily Bronte And Emily Dickenson: Poetry Analysis

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The five poems that I had a chance to read and analyze, along with the copious I embarked on illuminated the ideologies of Romanticism. Many of the concepts that characterized this era, including aspects of nature, religious revelations, and teaching, resonated throughout my poems. The classroom discussion that we had throughout the week gave me an introductory explanation regarding the foundations of these poems and a little insight regarding the poets themselves. However, after reading the poetry, my understanding goes far beyond what I learnt in class. Poets such as Emily Bronte William Wordsworth, and Emily Dickenson are truly able to capture a reader’s attention based on the various and distinct elements they used in their poems. These poems are truly unique what I have read so far in AP Literature and will be very distinct as a I continue through the different eras. William Wordsworth’s poetry was renowned for its connection to nature. As we learnt in class, his father became very ill when he traveled into nature and the …show more content…

It is under us, next to us, and around us. This new way of looking at heaven and religion in general was a catalyst for Romanticist and this notion can be seen in Dickinson’s work. Opening her poem with the simple question of “How far is it to Heaven?” immediately displays the distinct thinking that Romantics had than Enlightenment thinkers who were very concrete with their thinking and interpretation. She further adds to the poem by incorporating nature and presenting the reader with a setting. Using the phrase of “River or of Ridge beyond,” adds to her thinking and further adds to this notion that heaven is not in one place. She further than resonates the thinking of heaven with hell, stating how it “Defies

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