All three poems had their unique features, but I preferred “Hope #314.”. One of the reasons why Emily Dickinson’s poem grasped my attention was because of the figurative language she used. “ And sweetest in the Gale is heard; And sore must be the storm That could abash the little Bird That kept so many warm,” is my favorite stanza. This stanza represents how all of us can still have hope regardless of our own storms. Our own storms may get terrible at one point of life, but we’ll always be able to count with hope since it’s infinite. The bird is a symbol of hope which was the main idea of the poem. “ A Dream Deferred,” by Langston Hughes, provided several rhetorical questions, “ Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like
The emotion of desire cannot be predicted; it seems to reveal itself in moments where one would least expect it. In Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome, Ethan Frome meets a girl, Mattie, whom he lusts over, but his desire brings about his destruction in an ironic an unsettling end. Emily Dickinson’s poem “405” symbolically parallels Ethan Frome’s sudden change in his life and addresses the ultimate ruination of the Frome household at the end of the book.
In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor tells the story of how he got revenge on Fortunato. There are differing opinions on why Montresor is telling the story: is it a confession or is it so he can relive the perfect crime he committed? After close examination of the story, it becomes evident that Montresor is bragging about committing the perfect crime. The story is not a confession because Montresor boasts about his cleverness at luring Fortunato down to the catacombs and taunts Fortunato multiple times without remorse.
The purpose of poetry is to evoke emotion in its readers. “‘Hope’ is the Thing with Feathers” by Emily Dickinson does exactly that through the description of a bird. By using a formalist lens, one can see that the elements of Dickinson's poems work together to create a larger influence on the audience. A common element of Dickinson’s work is the theme of hope, which she expertly portrays in different ways in her different pieces. Specifically, in “‘Hope’ is the Thing with Feathers,” Dickinson aims to explain the concept of hope through an extended metaphor of a bird that continues throughout the whole poem. By giving hope tangible characteristics through a metaphor, Dickinson is able to inspire her readers even in difficult times.
Dickinson’s use of form adds to the uncertainty nature of her poems and the indeterminacy of the overall theme, but also provides a window as to her honest thoughts. Because Dickinson’s poems weren’t titled, they were given numbers instead. They were also referred by the first line of the poem. For example, poem 620 (435) could also be called “Much Madness is divinest Sense –”. It’s unclear as to the reason why she didn’t title her work, but it’s quite possible that she never titled any of them because she never intended to publish them. Out of all the works she did publish, she did them anonymously (Franklin 1) and she named them, but she didn’t name any of the poems that she hid away. As a result, Dickinson’s poems could be perceived as her
In Emily Dickinson’s poem #340, or also known as “I felt a funeral in my brain,” there is a theme of change that can be derived from the imagery presented by the poet. The poem is voiced from the perspective of the deceased who describes their funeral as heard through the casket. The choice to utilize a funeral as a backdrop to this poem is intriguing given that there could be many other ways to depict a personal change. Even though other poetic styles like Romanticism and transcendentalism exists in this era, Dickinson chooses to this ominous subject medium. Dickinson’s choice of setting for this poem could be indicative of her surroundings, namely the death-riddled Civil War era. Whether this poem represents a positive change or a negative change, is left up to the interpretation of the reader. One certainty is that Dickinson takes the reader into a story of transformation. Upon further examination, I would like to explore why I perceive this poem to be a metamorphosis for a positive change that emerges from a cocoon of the macabre.
he could feel the tree moving in the wind as if it was his own body. He
There is a lot more to poetry than just the words themselves. “What William Shakespeare called, “the mind’s eye” also plays a role” (Borus34). What that means is that your experiences and thoughts will add to your understanding. Dickinson had an active mind and a style so unique and unusual with her writing. Something that was very unusual about her writing was that she never put a title to her poems. Just like many poets, she used a wide assortment of literary devices such as, metaphor, simile, alliteration, and symbolism. “Unlike many writers of her time, Dickinson did not use conventional rhyme, capitalization, or punctuation” (Borus36). For example, she would put dashes not just at the end of a line, but also
“If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.” (Emily Dickinson) this is the effect that Emily Dickinson has on all of her readers. She was a keen observer of nature and a wise interpreter of human passion. Emily Dickinson, a very notable poet, wrote many widely known poems including, “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” which critiques flocked over explaining the style and meaning.
Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her father helped found Amherst College. She had an older brother William Austin and a younger sister Lavinia. Emily liked staying near her home. The only absence, she had was when she went to seminary, ten miles away. Religion was an essential part of Dickinson’s education. However, she always struggled with the idea of a loving God who allowed bad things to happen. Dickinson’s deepest literary debts were to the Bible and British writers. From her twenties until her death, Emily was free to devote her life to her poetry. By the late 1850’s, she had become a true poet. However, very few of her poems were published while she lived. Mable Todd, a friend of Emily’s will not let this last for long. Without Mable Todd, Emily might have been totally forgotten. Mable transcribed many of Emily’s poems. She then persuaded a publisher to publish a volume of Emily’s poems in 1890. The collection was entitled Poems. In the poems “I taste a liquor never brewed,” “Because I could not stop for Death,” and “Apparently with no surprise,” Emily Dickinson uses literary devices such as metaphor, personification, and symbolism to make the theme of death compelling to the audience.
By two famous American poets, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman, literature standard in United States was improved. They both use similar poetic structure, figurative language, and themes such as lyric poetry, rhyme, simile, personification, nature, and death. Also, they use different poetic structure, figurative language, and themes in their poems and thoses elements become their own unique styles such as slant rhyme, free verse, meeting and emotion with a few words, and anaphora. By Dickinson and Whitman’s own elements of poetic structure , their poems become famous in United States.
One of the most overlooked components of the 3BL is the portion concerned with ethical decision-making and leadership within an organization. The ethics of a company are a direct reflection of the values and morals that are embodied in a company; a company cannot claim to be an employee-friendly organizations while its policies and procedures are designed to unfairly exploit the workforce. Ethical leadership is one way in which a company can change its entire character without having to invest in costly equipment or drastically change the company’s way of doing business.
“At 8:30 p.m. the first jolt of 1900 volts of electricity passed through Mr. Evan’s body. It lasted thirty seconds. Sparks and flames erupted from the electrode tied to Mr. Evan’s left leg. His body slammed against the straps holding him in the electric chair and his fist clenched permanently. The electrode apparently burst from the strap holding it in place. A large puff of grayish smoke and sparks poured out from under the hood that covered Mr. Evan’s face. An overpowering stench of burnt flesh and clothing began pervading the witness room. Two doctors examined Mr. Evans and declared that he was not dead.” What you just heard was a horrifying account of just one, of the many terrible mishaps, that have occurred in the history of the
The “The Moon is distant from the Sea” is a beautiful poem written by Emily Dickinson. The poem was written in 3 quatrains. The first and third stanzas are written in an ABAB rhyme scheme and in tetrameter-trimeter. Unlike the first and third quatrains, the second quatrain doesn’t follow the ABAB rhyme, but follows the same tetrameter-trimeter, excluding the third line. The devices used showcases Dickinson’s poetic skill. Enjambment is used prominently throughout the story; for example, a dash is followed by every line. Dickinson included alliteration in her writing in the second stanza, third line, “toward the Town”.
Light and dark, hot and cold, good and bad, man and nature: balance in life has been observed across all of time and cultures. Like a Venn diagram encompassing all of mankind, these differences and similarities between ideas and objects is often drawn out by writers and artists seeking to enlighten society. Particularly one that was observational in these ways, Emily Dickinson often illustrated these ideas in her poetry through implicit extended metaphors. By comparing the man-made, benevolent train to an impassioned and excited horse, Dickinson emphasizes the differences between mankind and nature’s effect on the world.
Emily Dickinson is one of the most influential poets of all time, and has a unique way of using literal imagery to paint a picture in the readers mind. The best poets are those that excel at using their words to create clear, concrete images and intrigue their reader. Dickinson began writing poetry around the year 1855, and prospered for another 10 years. Some of her most famous poems include “I Taste a liquor Never Brewed”, “Success is Counted Sweetest”, and “Wild nights – Wild Nights!”, all of which have influenced many aspiring writers to become poets, and show her true colors as a poet. Among her works of poetry, I felt a Funeral, in my Brain, is one that resembles the frequent patterns of Dickinson’s style of writing. When breaking down the literary components of Dickinson’s writing, there is a common usage of symbolism, imagery, and wordplay, which is apparent in the poem I felt a Funeral, in my Brain.