Comparing Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson The lives of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson have many similarities and differences. Here, we will focus on the similarities in their lives in order to bring to attention a correlation between Whitman's poem I Saw in Louisiana a Live-oak Growing and Dickinson's poem # 1510. Both poets wrote during the time of Romanticism, even though Whitman was Dickinson's senior by some eleven years. This however did not influence the way the writing styles
with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all”? For starters, both are quotes from Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson, who are considered to be the greatest American poets in history. Whitman, who was born in 1819, wrote many poems and essays heavily influenced by transcendentalist writers, and Dickinson, who was born in 1830, also wrote several poems influenced by them, but was considered more of a Romantic writer. Nonetheless, their poems introduced
the world may never fully come to know what is postmortem, various American poets, such as Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson, have come to embrace this mystery. Throughout Whitman and Dickinson’s works, they both develop a range of eclectic ideas revolving around the circle of life to compose and define American poetry. The question and answer of where one’s soul goes after death is a detailed one. Whitman embraces death as new stage for one’s soul to experience, rather than the cessation of one’s
transcendentalist movement began, between 1820 and 1830, it was a retaliation against the modern concepts of religion and society that was prominent in the eastern region of the United States at the time. Writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau are the most well-known among transcendentalist writers, possibly because they served as an inspiration to many other writers. Together these transcendentalist writers, including Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and many others, joined the movement
Whitman: “A Sight in Camp in the Daybreak Gray and Grim” Walt Whitman listened to the warriors’ battle stories and used them as inspiration for some of his poems. Through his volunteer work, Whitman saw firsthand the debilitating effect the war had on the soldiers’ mental health and their physical injuries, all of which were difficult to treat due to the insufficient amount of supplies and knowledgeable people present to help. All of his work with those who served during the Civil War served as
Differences Between Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson 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. Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson both have been hailed as original and unique artists. They each have distinctive voices that many have attempted to replicate and have been unable to do so. Whitman wrote in epic like proportions; he
intellectuals such as Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, and Emily Dickinson have adopted Emerson’s views on individuality and have expressed these ideals through their work. The spirit of individuality and self-reliance, key principles of Transcendentalism, are noted in Frederick Douglass’ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman’s poem “Song of Myself” and Emily Dickinson’s poem “Nature (790).” Through their literary work, Douglass, Whitman, and Dickinson share
Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Edgar Lee Masters were three literacy scholars, who without a doubt evolved American literature. They were each able to break the ancient stigmas, and created supplementary freedom when it came to what a piece of literature can offer. They were known to speak upon various topics that were recognized as inappropriate within the society, but that didn’t stop them from stating their beliefs. Common similarities that these literacy masters shared amongst each other
Emily Dickenson and Walt Whitman Is it conceivable to compare two poets that appear to be uniquely different from each other and compare and contrast their famous pieces of literature? It may be unimaginable to consider that there are similarities between Emily Dickenson’s “I’m Nobody! Who are You?” and Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myslef”, formerly known as Leaves of Grass, but there are definitely similarities. However, it is important to identify the differences between the two poets first . Emily
compares Sa’adi with Whitman. The author believes that purpose of poetry for the two poets was not the same, but they both were successful in dealing with social subjects. Sympathy, justice, prosperity and life are among the common subjects in the two poets. Payande (2009) compares Whitman's “When I Heared the Learn'd Astronomer” with Sepehri's “Sorah of Watching”. The poets believe that reason is unable to find out the essence of being. Payande pays attention to the similarities rather than the influences