The writer that I chose is Emily Dickinson. The first poem that I chose from her was "I'm "Wife"--I've finished that--". I am comparing this poem to, "Wild Nights--Wild Nights!. I will be discussing the similarity in writing between the two, each who have a different theme. I have considered the line breaks throughout the poem, stanza breaks, rhyming, repetition, line lengths, sound systems, settings, structures, and the use of figurative language. <…showed first 75 words of 784 total…

…showed last 75 words of 784 total…place. <Tab/>These two poems are about her finding fulfillment. This fulfillment coming from a secret love affair in her life. This filled her emptiness. "I'm "wife'--I've finished that--". She's found love, she feels like she's married and is now taken away from the lonely pain she always felt before. Being more than just a sexual encounter but as she puts it "Rowing in Eden--Ah, the sea". Eden meaning supreme happiness