Analysis Of Emily Dickinson s Song Of Myself - 1796 Words

Introduction: Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) and Walt Whitman (1819-1892) are both considered as founder of the modern American literature. The essay will be focused on an extract of the Chant 33 from the 1881 edition of â€Å"Song of Myself†. In â€Å"Song of Myself† we see that Whitman wants to combine the democracy and the individual but in his 1855 s preface, he advocates simplicity: â€Å"Nothing is better than simplicity.†1 This essay will also analysed the poem 668 extracted from The Complete Poems Of Emily Dickinson published in 1975. So the poem studied here is:â€Å" Nature is what we see†. Most of her poems deal with death, religion, immortality and nature. In the poem 668 with see how the speaker is in awe of the nature all around her. Prosody, a mean for the poet to express him/herself: Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are completely different when we talk about prosody but they both use it to express themselves. After the Civil War, Whitman wanted to show unity, what it means to be American but most of all, he wanted to show that the world after the war is different. That is why in Chant 33, he uses free verse. There is no meter or rhyme pattern, it recalls his will of breaking with traditions. Through his poem, he show a new and fresh America, different from all the other conventions and from the other countries; this is a democratic poem. This poem is also very long, it is le the longest of the 52 sections of â€Å"Song of Myself†. This is an important detail becauseShow MoreRelatedDeath Is Death And The Idea Of Death1290 Words   |  6 Pagespoem â€Å"Annabel Lee†, the narrator sleeps by the graveside (Poe s Poetry suggested question ). In Poe’s poem â€Å"The Raven†, Death is a f inal dreadful sentence for mankind and dooms the human race. Some of Poe’s characters in his poems feel that death isn’t the final event in life. In â€Å"Lenore† the male character believes that he will see her in heaven, so, the male character doesn’t cry out to her in her death (Poe s Poetry summary and analysis). The male character also accuses others for her death statingRead MoreTranscendentalism : The And The Movement1027 Words   |  5 Pages1820s, and 1830s. List 5 major authors associated with the movement Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Explain what Transcendentalist believed about each of the following topics: Human Nature They were to live independently, all you need is your mind, knowledge is born with. They also believed that an institution isn t necessary, and it s better to live independently. Truth A system of thought based, on a belief of the essential unity of all creation. They wereRead MorePoems with Theme with Life and Death and Their Analysis8446 Words   |  34 PagesEI WAI KHAING AN ANALYSIS OF THEMES ON LIFE AND DEATH OF SOME POEMS Abstract: Some basic elements of poem and types of poem are included in this paper. Although there are countless number of poems on Life and Death, only the ones which seem noteworthy are studied and analysed in terms of themes. Different opinions of different poets on life and death found in their poems are also presented and contrasted in this paper. This paperRead MoreANALIZ TEXT INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS28843 Words   |  116 Pagesï » ¿TEXT INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS The purpose of Text Interpretation and Analysis is a literary and linguistic commentary in which the reader explains what the text reveals under close examination. Any literary work is unique. It is created by the author in accordance with his vision and is permeated with his idea of the world. The reader’s interpretation is also highly individual and depends to a great extent on his knowledge and personal experience. That’s why one cannot lay down a fixed â€Å"model†Read MoreCalculus Oaper13589 Words   |  55 Pageshtm Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence †¨ Adrienne Rich    Adrienne Rich s essay constitutes a powerful challenge to some of our least examined sexual assumptions. Rich turns all the familiar arguments on their heads: If the first erotic bond is to the mother, she asks, could not the natural sexual orientation of both men and women be toward women? Rich s radical questioning has been a major intellectual force in the general feminist reorientation to sexual mattersRead MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pageslooking at alternative actions that can be taken, then considering the probable good consequences of each action and the probable bad consequences while weighing the positive and negative impact of each consequence. It’s a kind of cost-benefit analysis. Exercises 1. Columbus Day is an American holiday. Write a short essay that weighs the pros and cons and then comes to a decision about whether there should be more or less public celebration (by Americans and their institutions) on Columbus