The Theme of Death in Poetry Essay -- Robert Frost Emily Dickinson Poe

The Theme of Death in PoetryRobert icing the puck and Emily Dickinson are two Modern American Poets who consistently wrote active the theme of goal. While there are some comparisons between the two poets, when it comes to death as a theme, their writing styles were quite different. Robert Frosts poem, home plate Burial, and Emily Dickinsons poems, I felt a Funeral in my Brain, and I died for Beauty, are three poems concerning death. While the theme is constant there are differences as tumefy as similarities between the poets and their poems.The obvious comparison between the three poems is the theme of death. Both poets, in these works and many others, display a fascination with the death of themselves as well as the death of peers, and loved ones. Both Frost and Dickinson experienced a great deal of death throughout each of their lives. Frosts greatest loss was the death of his son, which is greatly depicted in his poem Home Burial. Dickinson suffered the loss of many friends a nd family. She spent a lot of her measure in her room looking out upon the headstones of these people.The only strong comparison between the poets, in terms of structure and technique, is that the meaning of their poems run much deeper accordingly the specific words on a page. Even this can come as a contrast when looking at these three poems. Home Burial, by Frost is a fairly straightforward poem, written in dialogue, with the writer working as the narrator. The poem is about a married couple traffic wi...