Emily Mortimer

This essay will argue the similarities and differences of two superior female poets, who left a big mark on world poetry. The two American poets are Sylvia Plath and Elizabeth Bishop. These two poets have many things in common, like their close writing styles, as well as the ability to strike a deep chord within the reader, by using metaphors in order to describe their personal life events and feelings too. Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) is 21 years younger than Elizabeth…

Emily Dickinson was an American poet who was noticed worldwide for her unique poems. Dickinson was known for her seclusion from the outside world and her reserved nature. She was one of the most influential figures in American literature. [Furthermore], she faced numerous fears and hardships throughout her life, which she used to write outstanding poetry while overcoming her problems. Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. Dickinson was the middle…

The poem I Died for Beauty but was Scarce is one of Emily Dickinson’s most well-known poems. The piece talks about a woman who died for the concept of beauty while the man beside her gave up his life for truth. The narrator explains that both are the same which make them brethren. In this poem, the author explores the theme of death. More than this, the choice of words is used to communicate the relationship between death, beauty, and truth. And as a result, Dickinson made a poem that is…

After the death of Emily Dickinson, her many poems were published. Those poems quickly made her one of the most famous American poets of all time. What draws readers in the most by her poems is the mystery involved. Since the poems were published after her death, no one knows what they were truly about. For example, one of her famous poems is “The Moon is distant from the Sea”. This poem is really about the gender roles of a love relationship of her time. The true meaning of the poem is…

interesting hobbies and quirks. She studied botany and had a large herbarium at her home “(Emily Dickinson : Poetry Out Loud)”. Dickinson is used as a prominent figure in literature, but during her lifetime she was better known for gardening. As well as being an avid gardener, Dickinson also developed a love for baking “ (Anirudh)”. Throughout her poems, none of the themes suggest Dickinson had an active romantic life “(Emily Dickinson; Poetry Foundation )”. During her state of depression,…

Born 1832 in Germantown, Pennsylvania, Louisa May Alcott became a brilliant student and person early on. Her father, Amos Bronson, was a philosopher and educated his children himself. Louisa became leader in the family early on by stepping up and going to work as a school teacher and later as a nurse. When she became an adult, she wrote novels and short stories under the name Flora Fairfield. Later, she restarted her career again, but this time, under her real name. During the Civil War, Louisa…

Kate Chopin was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1850; daughter of Eliza and Thomas O’Flaherty. She had five siblings, but unfortunately her sister died in infancy and her brothers in their twenties ("Kate O'Flaherty Chopin"). Kate was the only child to live past twenty-five. Her father passed away due to a terrible train accident. In 1855 Kate was sent to a Catholic boarding school in St. Louis ("Kate O'Flaherty Chopin”). The nuns knew her for her intelligence, and she was top of her class.…

we will be learning about today is “Hope” is the thing with Feathers by Emily Dickinson. She is creating a metaphor of Hope through the bird. She is describing hope as a bird “the thing with feathers” that perches in her soul. It sings silent and without hesitate. The Rhythm of hope sounds peaceful “in the Gale,” and it would require a terrifying thunderstorm to ever “abash the little Bird, That kept so many warm.” Emily says that she has overheard the bird of hope “in the chillest land And…

However, they fail to realize that the point after death, is the rebirth into a new life. While putting aside her daily work and entering a carriage ride, a girl realizes that death is nothing to be looked down upon, but to be appreciative of. In Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death”, the speaker utilizes personification, capitalization, and punctuation to illuminate the meaning of her passing to the eternal afterlife. In the poem, Death isn’t frightening or an…

Brain” This piece of literature in a sense could be terrifying for the reader, due to the extreme down to detail madness described by the speaker. Just by reading the title one could assume a dark and sinister piece of work is about to be read, and Emily Dickinson did just that. Dickinson was able to correlate everyday actions to much more profound meanings; with this mastered ability of hers, the reader could share the same obscure thoughts as the speaker. Even the core message of the poem…