(4)Contemporary American poetry, whatever school or form, bears witness to his great influence Emily Dickenson 1.life 2. works (1) My Life Closed Twice before Its Close 2)Because I Can *t Stop for Death (3)I Heard a fly buzz When I died (4)Mine by the right of the White Election (5) Wild Nights Wild Nights 3. themes: based on her own experiences/joys /sorrows (1) religion doubt and belief about religious subjects (2) death and immortality (3)love suffering and frustration caused by love (4) physical aspect of desire (5) nature kind and cruel (6) free will and human responsibility 4. style (1) poems without titles (2)severe economy of expression (3)directness, brevity
16 （4）Contemporary American poetry, whatever school or form, bears witness to his great influence. II. Emily Dickenson 1.life 2.works （1）My Life Closed Twice before Its Close （2）Because I Can＊t Stop for Death （3）I Heard a Fly Buzz When I died （4）Mine by the Right of the White Election （5）Wild Nights Wild Nights 3.themes: based on her own experiences/joys/sorrows （1）religion doubt and belief about religious subjects （2）death and immortality （3）love suffering and frustration caused by love （4）physical aspect of desire （5）nature kind and cruel （6）free will and human responsibility 4.style （1）poems without titles （2）severe economy of expression （3）directness, brevity
(4) musical device to create cadence (rhythm) (5)capital letters emphasis (6) short poems, mainly two stanzas (7)rhetoric techniques: personification make some of abstract ideas vivid Ill. Comparison: Whitman vs. Dickinson 1.Similarities (1) Thematically, they both extolled, in their different ways, an emergent America, its expansion, its individualism and its Americanness, their poetry being part of x American Renaissances (2) Technically, they both added to the literary independence of the new nation by breaking free of the convention of the iambic pentameter and exhibiting a freedom in form unknown before: they were pioneers in American poetry 2. differences (1) Whitman seems to keep his eye on society at large: Dickinson explores the inner life of the individual (2)Whereas Whitman is nationals in his outlook, Dickinson is regionals. (3)Dickinson has the catalogue techniques (direct, simple style) which Whitman doesn *t have Edgar Allen poe L. Life lL Works 1. short stories (1) ratiocinative stories
17 （4）musical device to create cadence （rhythm） （5）capital letters emphasis （6）short poems, mainly two stanzas （7）rhetoric techniques: personification make some of abstract ideas vivid III. Comparison: Whitman vs. Dickinson 1.Similarities: （1）Thematically, they both extolled, in their different ways, an emergent America, its expansion, its individualism and its Americanness, their poetry being part of ※American Renaissance§. （2）Technically, they both added to the literary independence of the new nation by breaking free of the convention of the iambic pentameter and exhibiting a freedom in form unknown before: they were pioneers in American poetry. 2.differences: （1）Whitman seems to keep his eye on society at large; Dickinson explores the inner life of the individual. （2）Whereas Whitman is ※national§ in his outlook, Dickinson is ※regional§. （3）Dickinson has the ※catalogue technique§ （direct, simple style） which Whitman doesn＊t have. Edgar Allen Poe I. Life II. Works 1.short stories （1）ratiocinative stories
a Ms found in a bottle b. The Murders in the Rue morgue C. The Purloined letter (2) Revenge, death and rebirth a. The fall of the house of usher b. Ligeia C The Masque of the red death (3)Literary theory a. The Philoso phy of Composition b. The p ciple C. Review of Hawthorne *s Twice-told Tales lL. Themes death predominant theme in Poe *s writing pOe is not interested in anything alive. Everything in Poe s writings is dead. s 2. disintegration (separation) of life 4. thoughts of IV. Aesthetic ideas 1. The short stories should be of brevity, totality, single effect, compression nd finality
18 a. Ms Found in a Bottle b. The Murders in the Rue Morgue c. The Purloined Letter （2）Revenge, death and rebirth a. The Fall of the House of Usher b. Ligeia c. The Masque of the Red Death （3）Literary theory a. The Philosophy of Composition b. The Poetic Principle c. Review of Hawthorne＊s Twice-told Tales III. Themes 1.death predominant theme in Poe＊s writing ※Poe is not interested in anything alive. Everything in Poe＊s writings is dead.§ 2.disintegration （separation） of life 3.horror 4.negative thoughts of science IV. Aesthetic ideas 1.The short stories should be of brevity, totality, single effect, compression and finality