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Dickinson Vs. Whitman - College Paper

Dickinson Vs. Whitman

After receiving five years of schooling, Walt Whitman spent four
years learning the printing trade; Emily Dickinson returned home after
receiving schooling to be with her family and never really had a job. Walt
Whitman spent most of his time observing people and New York City.
Dickinson rarely left her house and she didn't associate with many people
other than her family. In this essay I will be comparing Emily Dickinson
and Walt Whitman.
Emily Dickinson's life differs greatly from the life of Walt
Whitman, although they lived during the same time period. Walt Whitman
published practically all his poetry during his lifetime, but Emily
Dickinson only published seven of her poems ...

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Dickinson grew up in Amherst, Mass, and Walt Whitman grew up
in New York City, New York; this is one way that these poets' lives differ.
The main people that influenced Emily Dickinson were Ralph Waldo Emerson
and Emily Bronte. Walt Whitman was influenced by many people, some of
which were: Elias Hicks, James Macpherson and William Shakespeare. Whitman
read many book reviews by many people; from these, he realized Emerson was
very influential. Whitman was also influenced by the Bible, his walks in
New York City, Tom Paine, and a strong love for music. After Whitman
started preparing to be a poet, he said he was merely "simmering," but the
ideas of Emerson brought him to a "boil." Dickinson wasn't addressing
anyone in particular through her poetry, but Whitman addressed the citizens
of the United States, most of the time, through his writings. After
reading "The Poet" by Emerson and seeing how he defined the role of the
poet in democracy, Whitman was eager to assume that ...

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Added: 12/29/2004 01:17:46 AM
Category: Biographies
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