At Castlewood Emily Bronte Analysis - 1142 Words

Jackie Bako Mrs. Boyd AP English IV 15 September 2013 Poetry Analysis Paper Emily Brontà «, born in Yorkshire, the fifth child of six children. Growing up, she always had a keen interest in writing poetry. With her collection of different poems, At Castle Wood was one. In Brontà « s poem, At Castle Wood, she establishes a sorrowful theme through the use of imagery, Brontà « s tone of somber throughout her poem and also her use of end rhyme, for the purpose of creating a simple yet powerful grief stricken meaning. Brontà « s use of imagery in her poem, At Castle Wood establishes a dreary setting making the reader deem that the place is cold and empty. Brontà « writes, The day is done, the winter sun, is setting in its sullen†¦show more content†¦It adds a sad rhythm throughout the poem creating the emphasis of the wistfulness. She writes, No sighs for me, no sympathy, no wish to keep my soul below; The heart is dead in infancy, unwept-for let the body go. The end of the poem, she explains that she does no t want anybody s sympathy for when she departs she does not want anyone to feel her pain in this separation from humanity. She does not want her loved ones to dwell on her departure. I believe she is trying to say let it be she does not want people to feel her pain and suffering of leaving them but wants them to feel happy that she is no longer in that kind of state. As in she wants them to see that she will be fine and she will make good out of the bad and she wants her loved ones to do the same. Her use of end rhyme throughout this poem establishes a solid creation of a deep and meaningful mood that captured my attention nonetheless. Her solid end rhyme makes the poem have a vast significance and once again, creates a larger than what it seems interpretation. Emily Brontà « created so many beautiful poems, such as this one At Castle Wood and created such a wide range of emotions with all of them. This poem in particular caught my eye because