Similarities And Variations In The Writings Of Dickinson And Lawrence

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are reflected in the long and short
lines in his poem, whereas Dickinson's structure is more of a conventional
structure. Lawrence has no set number of lines per line or stanza. Dickinson, on
the other hand, has four lines per stanza and although no set number of words in
a line, the meter is repeated throughout the poem. Once again, we see two
diverse styles from the two authors.
When we examine rhyme patterns of the two poems, we begin to see
similarities between the two authors. both authors seem to ignore a strict rhyme
pattern. Lawrence appears to have absolutely no rhyme pattern what so ever which
once again reflects his free verse style. Dickinson as well averts from using a
strong rhyme pattern. Dickinson occasionally uses partial rhyming in her poem
(for example “rides”,”is” and “sun”,”gone”), a device common among many poets of
the following century. One might say that Dickinson's partial rhyming, and
Lawrence's lack of effective rhyme might be to accommodate their ...

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