Emily Dickinson Death Be Not Proud
Poetic Opinions of Death
The poems “Death Be Not Proud”, “Because I Could Not Stop For Death”, and “I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died”, all have the same theme: death. The two final poems are by Emily Dickinson, a well known American poet. Although people would expect these two poems to have a similar view of death, at closer inspection they prove quite different. The other poem, “Death Be Not Proud”, was written by a more obscure poet: John Donne. This poem appears to have the most similarities with the poem “Because I Could Not Stop For Death”. Although these three poems have different views of death, they still have much in common.
In the Poem “Death Be Not Proud”, death is portrayed as a power which has been defeated. This perspective gives the poem a triumphant voice, sometimes even mocking death. In spite of the disdain shown toward death, it gains a more formal air with the author’s use of the sonnet form. The view of death displayed in this poem shows similarities to the poem “Because I Could Not Stop For Death”. Like the first poem, this one portrays death as quite harmless; the author even “takes a carriage ride with death”. These two poems have a very similar perspective of death.
The poem “Because I Could Not Stop For Death” has a perspective of death which is almost too simplistic, …show more content…
Donne’s poem “Death Be Not Proud” shows that death has lost its power and that it has nothing more that it can do to you. Dickinson’s first poem portrays death as nothing to fear, which conflicts with the view of her second poem. This second poem, “I Heard a Fly Buzz” shows death in a real light, but also shows that something exists after death. This second opinion is not easily found, and is still harder to prove. Although these poems have a common theme of death, the poets must still decide on the description and opinions of
The poems “Death Be Not Proud”, “Because I Could Not Stop For Death”, and “I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died”, all have the same theme: death. The two final poems are by Emily Dickinson, a well known American poet. Although people would expect these two poems to have a similar view of death, at closer inspection they prove quite different. The other poem, “Death Be Not Proud”, was written by a more obscure poet: John Donne. This poem appears to have the most similarities with the poem “Because I Could Not Stop For Death”. Although these three poems have different views of death, they still have much in common.
In the Poem “Death Be Not Proud”, death is portrayed as a power which has been defeated. This perspective gives the poem a triumphant voice, sometimes even mocking death. In spite of the disdain shown toward death, it gains a more formal air with the author’s use of the sonnet form. The view of death displayed in this poem shows similarities to the poem “Because I Could Not Stop For Death”. Like the first poem, this one portrays death as quite harmless; the author even “takes a carriage ride with death”. These two poems have a very similar perspective of death.
The poem “Because I Could Not Stop For Death” has a perspective of death which is almost too simplistic, …show more content…
Donne’s poem “Death Be Not Proud” shows that death has lost its power and that it has nothing more that it can do to you. Dickinson’s first poem portrays death as nothing to fear, which conflicts with the view of her second poem. This second poem, “I Heard a Fly Buzz” shows death in a real light, but also shows that something exists after death. This second opinion is not easily found, and is still harder to prove. Although these poems have a common theme of death, the poets must still decide on the description and opinions of