- Pick a subject: love, work, freedom, etc. Then choose two
selections and discuss how that subject is discussed in those selections. Use
literary devices to help frame your discussion.
Emily Dickinson 1830-1886 (480-490)
I think that I would like to write about this topic, as I see many authors and poets seemingly obsessed/ interested with the complexity and beauty of death.
In poem 449 One person died for beauty while the other died
for truth. Yet they are both “Brethren”. No matter the reason for their
end, all are equal in death. And we are also not alone even in death. “ We
talked between the Rooms – Until the Moss had reached our lips – and covered up
– our names -“ (485)
Her writing themes seems to correspond with Edgar Allan Poe a
bit. I also find it refreshing for a woman poet to not shy away from the morbid
for something more “ladylike”.
- Compare and contrast
elements of two different texts. For example, explore the similarities and
differences between two characters in the texst, or examine how one theme is
handled in similar and dissimilar ways in two different texts.
You may
choose from any of the readings we have done this semester including poetry,
short fiction, and drama. You may also choose two texts from two different
genres to write about (a poem and a short story, for example).
I could compare Emily Dickinson and Charles Baudelaire 1821-1867 (466-480) They are similar in the sense
that they both write about death. But their genders and social classes are
their differing factors. Yet I find it beautiful that their thoughts are similar,
and it lays a common ground and bridges their differences.
Baudelaire Found ideas in common with
author Edgar Allan Poe (like Dickinson), “… Who shared his dedication to
beauty, his fascination with death, and his found ideas in common with author
Edgar Allan Poe, “… who shared his dedication to beauty, his fascination with
death, and his passion for perfectly crafted writing.” (466). In
Baudelaire’s poem A Carcass, he
fully encompasses the passions he finds in common with Poe.
He
makes death seem noble and appreciated in his wonderful way of colorfully
and
morbidly depicting things that would be a true horror to behold.
- Choose a
reading selection. Explore the relationship between elements of the selection.
For example: how does setting influence character development?
By all accounts Emily Dickinson was a shut in. She shied away from
the outside world and chose to explore the reaches of her imagination, mind,
and soul. I think the limited physical interaction she had was a way for her to
an insight into interactions of others, by being on the outside looking in. She
not only understood herself but the world around her in a way that was both
beautiful and distressing all at once. I truly admire that.
Hi Savannah! I love all of your project ideas and what you could write about. I, too, want to dig deeper into Dickinson's poems, and do my project on her poems. I really liked what you said in your last paragraph, how she was shut in, and shied away from the outside world. That's a great point! And a great idea to explore deeper! Good luck, and I look forward to reading your project!
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