... part of Realism-most people like Realism because of the way ideas were expressed. Emerson and Thoreau were Transcendentalists who expressed their beliefs through writings from poems to essays and they believed that "the individual was at the center of the universe" (Prentice Hall). The idea of Transcendentalism is complex ... believes that they have to accept themselves for better or for worse. Emerson states, "A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best," (Emerson). He implies that one must love their job and loves to work hard because at the ... ...

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... had an incredibly powerful mind and deep emotions. When he left the East in 1861 Emily was scarred and expressed her deep sorrow in three successive poems in the following years. They were never romantically involved but their relationship was apparently so profound that Emily's feelings for him she sealed herself from ... only because of her poetry but because she was one of the first female pioneers into the field of poetry. Emily often speaks of love in her poems, but she did it in such a way that would make people not want to fall in love. She writes of parting, separation and loss. ...

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... revered poets. Interestingly, she achieved fame only after her death in 1886. In "After Great Pain," widely renowned as one of her two greatest poems, she describes three stages of pain experienced in an unknown traumatic event. In this poem she describes emotions that transcend centuries. The phases that she ... ." Nerves seem to stand guard and loom over one's life. The pain is encased in one's nerves and heart much like death is encased in a tomb. It is a feeling that leaves her "stiff heart" dark, cold and devoid of any other emotion. Dickinson explains a pain so great that it may ha...

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