Poetry Author Flashcards
Some early writings were valentines and notes to friends, also written in letters to fam and friends
Emily dickenson
Considered one of the founders of modern American poetry and greatest lyric poet of our country
Emily dickinson
Rarely left house after father died in 1874 roch introspective life
Emily
Emily’s 2 lovers names
Ben newton charles wadsword
Writing styles of Em
Fresh, original figures of speechintense feelings on subjects such as love, death and nature, off or slant rhymes, dashes and unusual capitalizatn, strange syntactic patterns, hymn like stanzas
Emily was born in
Amherst mass to a rich family and attended amherst accademy
After dying found a handful of poems tied up in fascicles or bundles ordered sister to burn them sister was like no . Only handful was published during lifetime
Emily
Eary editors changed poetry to convention, but in 1955 they had genuine publish a d became more appreciated
Emily
Emily was acknowledged as a ______ and the Belle of ______
Visnary; Amherst
Emily given public personality reveals self through
Poetry!
Walt whitman nicknames known as the
Good Gray Poet and the Bard of Democracy
One of the greatest and most influential poets the us has ever produced
Whitman
Born on long island and raised in brooklyn ny
Whitman
Whitman trained to be a _____ alternated between this and writing in early years. At 27 was fired because______ . newspaper was called the
Printer, opposed slavery; brooklyn eagle
1850 quit journalism to pursue poetry
Whitman
Whitman was inspired by
Emerson
Whitmans poetry broke
Every tradition of rhyme and meter
1855 leaves of grasssis published critics attack
Subject matter & abandonment of traditional rhyme and meter
Emerson says “collection is the most extraordinary piece. Ofwit & wisdom that america has yet contributed”
Leaves of grass
Whitman worked on leaves of grass till death in
1892
After much editing poem became less confusing, repetitious abd more symbolic, expressive and universal
Whitman
Whitman Viewed poetry as
Single long poem that expressed his evolving vision of the world
Whitman style
Free verse, long lines, lists or catalogues, anaphoras, onomatopeia, diction or word choice
Stirring
Busy full of energy
Abeyance
Temporary suspension
Effuse
Pour out
Bequeath
To hand down or pass on
Stealthily
Slyly or secretively
Robust
Strong and healthy , full of life
Blithe
Merry, joyful, lighthearted
