The Bluebird By Emily Dickinson

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Poetry is a subject that is highly debated on. Whether it should be included in formal education, or even remembered are two long-lasting arguments. Although it is not commonly used later in life, poetry is something that everyone should--at the least--learn the basics of.

Two of the most common themes of poetry are love and death. This is because love and death are things that all humans can relate to. Four poems--two by Emily Dickinson and the other two by William Shakespeare--exist as great examples. Sometimes both themes can be inferred from the poem, but there is truly just one main theme.

Beginning the list of poems is "The Bluebird" by Emily Dickinson. The Bluebird is a fairly short poem that introduces a colorful "fellow in the skies" who slowly and carefully flies up a large, pointy, leafless tree. Next, the bluebird sings a joyful tune to none but …show more content…

The outset begins with how the character could not stop for death, so death stopped for her. Afterward, she and death boarded a quaint carriage that slowly drove. The poem states that they passed the school, the fields, and the setting sun--and twists the speech with an "or rather--he passed us", referring to the …show more content…

It begins with the character(William Shakespeare) telling his lover "not to mourn for him when he is dead" and for the lover to forget his name. This precedes with William saying that when he is compounded with clay, not to rehearse his name or remember their love. William Shakespeare ends the poem with "Lest the wise world should look into your moan, and mock you with me after I am gone". What can be understood from studying those two lines is that William does not want his lover to be mocked with his name. The theme of this not-so-happy poem is

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