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“Grief” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1844)
British poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, who lived from 1806 to 1861, was one of Emily Dickinson’s favorite writers. Browning’s sonnet, “Grief,” resembles the subject matter of Dickinson’s “Because I could not stop for Death,” although Browning’s maintains a more solemn, formal tone.
“I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” by Emily Dickinson (1861)
Like “Because I could not stop for Death,” Emily Dickinson’s “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” deals with death. Both works also show off Dickinson’s gift for compressing meaning into brief, powerful lines and her frequent use of dashes. However, “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” uses a funeral as an extended metaphor for a radical transformation in the speaker’s mind.
“O Me! O Life!” by Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman, who lived from 1819 to 1892, was Emily Dickinson’s contemporary and the other great American poet of the 19th century. Although the two poets shared certain literary influences and lived through the Civil War, their styles and interests often differ widely. In this poem, Whitman uses his typically long, unrhymed lines and impassioned tone to consider the difficulties and joys of existence.
By Emily Dickinson
A Bird, came down the Walk
A Bird, came down the Walk
Emily Dickinson
A Clock stopped—
A Clock stopped—
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A narrow Fellow in the Grass (1096)
A narrow Fellow in the Grass (1096)
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"Faith" is a fine invention
"Faith" is a fine invention
Emily Dickinson
Fame Is a Fickle Food (1702)
Fame Is a Fickle Food (1702)
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Hope is a strange invention
Hope is a strange invention
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"Hope" Is the Thing with Feathers
"Hope" Is the Thing with Feathers
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I Can Wade Grief
I Can Wade Grief
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I Felt a Cleaving in my Mind
I Felt a Cleaving in my Mind
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I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain
I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain
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If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking
If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking
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If I should die
If I should die
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If you were coming in the fall
If you were coming in the fall
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I heard a Fly buzz — when I died
I heard a Fly buzz — when I died
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I'm Nobody! Who Are You?
I'm Nobody! Who Are You?
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Much Madness is divinest Sense—
Much Madness is divinest Sense—
Emily Dickinson
Success Is Counted Sweetest
Success Is Counted Sweetest
Emily Dickinson
Tell all the truth but tell it slant
Tell all the truth but tell it slant
Emily Dickinson
The Only News I Know
The Only News I Know
Emily Dickinson
There is no Frigate like a Book
There is no Frigate like a Book
Emily Dickinson