Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Whitman & Dickinson/Wild Nights. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 5 page analysis of Dickinson's "Wild Night--Wild Nights" and Whitman's "Earth! My Likeness!" The writer argues that if one looks beyond differences in stylistic components in their poetry, it is possible to find an underlying commonality that is shared by both of these great poets. This common feature, which is demonstrated by both Dickinson and Whitman, is their passion -- for life and for love. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_khwwed.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
of how their lifestyles were also completely divergent from each other. Naturally, some of their differences can be attributed to gender, but these differences go much deeper then nineteenth century
gender expectations. Dickinson was a recluse who seldom left her family home in New England. She observed life primarily via books. Whitman, on the other hand, was a traveler
who thrived on human contact. However, if one looks beyond differences in stylistic components in their poetry, it is possible to find an underlying commonality that is shared by
both of these great poets. This common feature, which is demonstrated by both Dickinson and Whitman, is their passion -- for life and for love. This characteristic of their poetry
can be seen in Dickinsons "Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!" and Whitmans "Earth! My likeness!" (This is one of the "Calamus" poems from Leaves of Grass). Interestingly, despite Dickinsons reclusive
nature, both of these poems touch on the subject of erotic love and the longing of a passionate person for a love that was denied them. Dickinsons states her
passion unequivocally and clearly in the first lines of her poem. "Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!/ Were I with thee/ Wild Nights should be / Our luxury!" (lines 1-4). One
of the key phrases in these lines is "Were I with thee," which indicates that the poet is not with her beloved. It is the fact that Dickinsons love
is unrequited that make this verse so full of longing. In the next stanza, Dickinson uses a sea metaphor to indicate that this love is the only one that
she will ever desire. She is "Done with the Compass --" (line 7). "Done with the Chart" (line 8). As this indicates, Dickinson is referring to the way that
...