In the poem, “I Like to see it Lap the Miles,” Emily Dickinson uses personification to give life to the train the speaker is watching. The speaker in this riddle is even more mysterious than the subject of the riddle itself. It could be equally as likely to be the author or an image in nature. Perhaps the speaker is one of the rolling hills the train runs through. Once the reader figures out that Dickinson is talking about a train, next step is to figure out who is doing the talking. The speaker
could not stop for Death” is about the death of a young woman. Emily Dickinson introduces death by observing and questioning it. Death happens when it is least expected. It is in fact that we all will die one day but don’t know exactly when. Although, death is something we are equipped for, especially being born, we are already dying. She is curious about death and shows how death is something she is afraid of. Dickinson uses personification, symbolism, and imagery to understand passing time. >>>This
Comparison between “There’s a certain Slant of light” and “London” When make a comparison between Emily Dickinson’s “There’s a certain Slant of light” and William Blake’s “London”, differences and similarities can be found through thinking about the historical backgrounds of the two poems, the ways to express the theme, the rhetorical devices and punctuation used, and the religious points used in the poems. The similarities and differences between Blake’s “London” and Emily’s “there’s a certain
Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman were very famous poets during the 1800’s, they wrote powerful poetry that is still legendary today. Dickinson was very introverted and shied away from fame, while Whitman was very well known and famous poet. Two poems in particular talk about their perspectives and portrayal of death, a subject that was very bold during their time. In these poems their writings styles are very different. Dickinson is careful and precise, while Whitman is easy-going and simple. Dickinson
Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson were pioneers for the romantic writing style, unknow to their generation of traditional poets. They are alike in many ways, such as the use of imagery, personification and meter. While Whitman writes in long stanzas metaphors, Dickinson uses short stanzas and slant rhyme. These diverse styles of writing were equally as strange to the traditional styles of their time. Although Whitman and Dickinson both wrote about serious, emotional subjects, they use different formats
depressing concept of death. However, Emily Dickinson may have thought otherwise. As one of the most prominent female poets of the 19th century, Dickinson’s works have certainly come to be classified as renowned pieces of literature. Despite, her isolation from the world and the fact that her works weren’t truly acknowledged or recognized until after her death, they are presently well-known for Dickinson’s incorporation of her
Mortality and immortality are the main elements of Emily Dickinson’s poems. In contradiction to the conformist clarification of death, the poet perceives death as a nobleman. Emily Dickinson has used personification, symbolism and metaphors to make a connection between death and a person in her poem, Because I Could Not Stop for Death. The author describes the journey of death as peaceful and relaxing, so one inference is that death is normal and amicable. The topic of the poetry, Because I Could
Poets Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman have both written poems using the powerful and once revolutionary form of transportation, trains. Renowned poet Walt Whitman wrote the poem “To a Locomotive in Winter”. This poem concentrates more specifically on the locomotive of a train, which is the engine car that carries the rest of the train. The reclusive poet Emily Dickinson wrote the poem “I like to see it lap the Miles” which is more of a viewing of the entire train described as one would watch an
completely outright. Overall, though, the undercurrent of instinctive knowledge is reaffirming to us as humans, because it gives us that cushion to fall on of instinctual knowledge. In Emily Dickinson’s poem titled “You’ll know it-as you know ‘tis Noon”, there is no uncertainty or doubt in her tone. Dickinson is very self-assured, and this is exemplified in lines fourteen and fifteen, the last of the whole poem. It is written; ““How shall you know”? // Consult your Eye!” This piece in particular
Emily Dickinson had the same recurring theme in her poems: death. Her poem “Because I could not stop for death” not only reflects that, but also shows how her writing differed from those of the poets of her time. The poem is not actually titled “Because I Could Not Stop for Death.” Dickinson left the poem untitled. It was one of the many poems she wrote that were unpublished. However, it may also be titled “The Chariot.” It “is generally considered to be one of the great masterpieces of American