Short Note On Emma Lazarus

Attention: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” (Emma Lazarus). This sentence can be found in the poem “The New Colossus,” written by Emma Lazarus in 1883. It can also be found inscribed on the Statue of Liberty towering over the New York Harbor, a bright beacon symbolizing the freedom and democracy we hold so esteemed in America. Immigrants founded the United States and immigrants are arguably who made our nation so great. However, when immigrants do not follow the process to acquire legal citizenship into the United States is when the problems arise.

In her poem, “Lady Lazarus,” Sylvia Plath uses dark imagery, disturbing diction, and allusions to shameful historical happenings to create a unique and morbid tone that reflects the necessity of life and death. Although the imagery and diction and allusions are all dark and dreary, it seems that the speaker’s attitude towards death is positive. The speaker longs for death, and despises the fact the she is continually raised up out of it.

Phillis Wheatley was a young African American girl, brought to America at the age of seven to be a slave. In her time maturing in the Wheatley household, young Phillis grew rapidly intellectually and spiritually. Her faith in God and His divine nature is what inspired Wheatley to write- a prominent subject in her poem “On Being Brought from Africa to America.” Another example of God being the backbone of her literary career is in her letter “To the University of Cambridge in New England.” Though Wheatley was a slave, she is known as one of the most prominent poets in the pre-nineteenth century America. Mr. Edgar Alan Poe,

Emily Dickinson, recognized as one of the greatest American poets of the nineteenth century, was born December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts (Benfey, 1). Dickinson’s greatness and accomplishments were not always recognized. In her time, women were not recognized as serious writers and her talents were often ignored. Only seven of her 1800 poems were ever published. Dickinson’s life was relatively simple, but behind the scenes she worked as a creative and talented poet. Her work was influenced by poets of the seventeenth century in England, and by her puritan upbringing. Dickinson was an obsessively private writer. Dickinson withdrew herself from the social contract around the age of thirty and devoted herself, in secret, to writing.

All three of the poems discussed in this essay relate to the struggles suffered by African Americans in the late 18th century to the early 19th century in many different ways. They had to live under harsh

Talking about America living up to their so called “promises”, “statements” whatever you want to call it. America has the tendency of not following all the rules or laws that they themselves have created. Between 1877 and 1945 did the United States live up to Emma Lazarus ' poem which is engraved on the Statue of Liberty? While, reading her poem “The New Colossus”, there was a sense that Emma Lazarus believed that the United States of America would had let anyone come into the state no matter of what the person’s situation and/or lifestyle they lived, basically “what happens in their country stays in their country”, America would be a fresh new start of life. The way she viewed America and the way America is viewed by many others upon this earth have some similarities and differences in various of ways. Therefore, her ideas of America being a “gratifying and inviting” place is just a belief comparing it to what this country is actually about, when it comes to the level of patience and actions with we the people and how America reacts. There are nine sources that explains Americas perception and views on certain topics.

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born on 10th December, 1830, in the town of Amherst, Massachusetts. As a young child, she showed a bright intelligence, and was able to create many recognizable writings. Many close friends and relatives in Emily’s life were taken away from her by death. Living a life of simplicity and aloofness, she wrote poetry of great power: questioning the nature of immortality and death. Although her work was influenced by great poets of the time, she published many strong poems herself. Two of Emily Dickinson’s famous poems, “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” and “I Heard a Fly Buzz- When I Died”,

The Statue of Liberty was never built for immigrants. Initially, it was used to pay tribute to the United States of America and its newly founded democracy and friendship with France. Citizens did not think otherwise until Emma Lazarus first introduced the idea that it meant more. She communicated her opinions and emotions through a poem, “The New Colossus.” Although it was not instantly recognized, it eventually became the heart and soul of the New World. Consequently, it was so impactful and moving that it was written on a plaque at the base of the statue. Lazarus expresses the theme of welcoming immigrants to America with hope and freedom through the symbols of a torch and door.

During the 19th century Elizabeth Barrett Browning, unlike many other women of her time, was known for being both experimental and controversial. Due to Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s courage to voice her opinions on many of the social injustices happening during her time period, she was, and is greatly admired across the world (“Elizabeth Barrett Browning”). Throughout her life Elizabeth Barrett Browning experienced many events that shaped the woman and poet she was to become. Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s passionate curiosity during her childhood, adolescence and adulthood along with her unlikely relationship with Robert Browning led her to create works of poetry that held themes of love, injustice and common sense that remain relevant to this

Emily Dickenson, the great American poet whose seclusion from society has added complexity to the mystery that is her life, is believed to have been suffering from an illness. From the age of 23 onward, Dickenson never left her “father’s house” in Amherst, Massachusetts and lived a life separate from society, even gaining the nickname, “The Myth.” Though Dickenson did alienate herself from society, she did not have a weak or fragile personality. Even in the face of adversity when provoked by founder of Mount Holyoke Mary Lyon, Dickenson did not bend, refusing to be saved in the Christian faith, rather putting allegiance in science. Mr. Higginson, a fellow writer and friend of Dickenson, deducted due to her appearance and unwillingness to conform to the standards of poetry at the time, believed she lived an “abnormal” life, though she was very

Emma Lazarus was a very famous poet. She was born in 1849 in New York City, and died in 1887 at the age of thirty-eight at the same place.

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born December 10, 1830, into an influential family in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her father helped found Amherst College, where Emily later attended between 1840 and 1846. She never married and died in the house where she was born on May 15, 1886.

Born into an upper-class family in Amherst, Massachusetts, Emily Dickinson was a structured woman and writer. Coming from a prominent family with two siblings, it was unusual that Dickenson didn't want for much in life, not even seeking fame as a poet. Dickinson was known for being private and was even accused of being a recluse. During her lifetime, Dickinson preferred being indoors and was notorious for her isolation from the world. Although she was shy in nature, Dickinson spoke out in her poems and was never afraid to share her thoughts about life and religion. However, it was not until after her

Emily Dickinson is an American poet born in Amherst Massachusetts December tenth, 1830. As a child Dickinson’s love for books was massive yet she did not start writing poetry until she was eighteen. However, she was not known of until after her death. Nonetheless, some people other than her family did now about Dickinson’s remarkable poems. Furthermore, most tried encouraging her to publish her poems yet others did the contrary. Emily Dickinson’s life is what caused her to write such great poetry.

In this essay we will look into her life through three of her poems in