Robert Frost's "Directive"" and Emily Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for Death"" are both poems that deal with the past in relation to the present of the speaker. ... When Frost's speaker tells the traveler that a broken drinking goblet, which he compares to the Holy Grail, was something that he had stolen "from a children's playhouse"(59), the implication is that religion cannot be trusted. ... The speaker of Emily Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for Death"" also looks upon her individual past in a manner that instills a sense of nostalgia in the reader b...

• Word Count: 1929
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Anne Bradstreet and Emily Dickinson are both respected women poets in their own rights. ... This placed Emily intellectually above much of her male counterparts. ... However, since this most likely was not actually written for people to read, it is Emily's own acceptance of her work, written only for herself. ... This excerpt allows readers to perceive Anne's spirit and imagination as she compares authoring a book to having a child. ... Poem 199 states: "This being comfort "then That other kind "was pain " But why compare? ...

• Word Count: 1953
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout history, there have been many famous poets, such as Robert Frost, William Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson. ... The eye is compared to that of a vulture's; animal imagery is common to Poe's work. ...

• Word Count: 1588
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School