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Emily Jane Bronte
1818-1848
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Emily Jane Bronte: An Inspiring Character in a Simple Life
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“Emily has been characterized to mythic proportions as deeply spiritual, freespirited and reclusive as well as intensely creative and passionate, an icon to tortured
genius” (Merriman 1).
This quote by C. D. Merriman in their biography of Emily Bronte describes her
true character, and it shows through her poetry at every turn. Emily Jane Bronte was
born on July 30th, 1818 to Maria Branwell and Patrick Bronte. She came into the world
as the fifth child to the Bronte family at 74 Market Street, Thorton, Bradford,
Yorkshire, England. Her father was an Irish clergyman, and her mother died of cancer
when Bronte was three years old; just after her sixth child was born (Merriman 1).
Bronte’s father had a love of poetry and had published several books of verse and
prose. Bronte’s childhood was spent with her siblings (Anne, Charlotte, Maria,
Elizabeth, and Patrick “Branwell”)reading the works of Shakespeare, Virgil, John
Milton, the Bible, and articles in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Fraser's Magazine, and
Edinburgh Review (Liukkonen 1). The children also entertained themselves with playing
the piano, learning needlepoint, and telling stories (Merriman 1). Patrick Bronte
always encouraged his children to write and explore their creativity, and the children
did, leading to their start in writing (Jennings). Together they began writing their
imaginary world of Angria, before Anne and Emily Bronte broke off to write their
own world of Gondal. Bronte also had a deep love of her home in Haworth, England,
where her family had moved shortly after Anne was born. Her home would continue
to be a constant source of comfort and inspiration for Bronte, and a place she never
could seem to leave for long. Throughout her life Bronte went through several
tragedies close to home.
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First was her mother’s death, then a few years later her sisters Elizabeth and Maria
died from an epidemic at Cowan Bridge School. At last her brother, who had become
a drug addict and an alcoholic, died in 1848. This wounded Bronte deeply, as she and
her brother had always been particularly close. At Patrick “Branwell” Bronte’s funeral
she contracted tuberculosis, and died soon after on December 19th, 1948. Emily Jane
Bronte now rests with her family at their vault at the Church of St. Michael and All
Angels in Haworth, West Yorkshire, England (Merriam 1).
Emily Bronte began writing at an early age among her sisters and brother. She
first began when creating their imaginary world Angria, then Gondal. Bronte was a
very independent but reserved young woman, and as she grew older, she remained in
her world of Gondal. Gondal was a source of inspiration and strength for her
throughout her life, it made her into a strong woman with a powerful character, and it
showed up in her poetry as well. Bronte’s imaginary world was ruled by a woman,
and it was a place where she could be who she wanted to instead of conforming to
the nineteenth century idea of how a woman should act and be (Jennings 1). Bronte’s
education was not constant and she was often ill. She started at Cowan Bridge
School, where she stayed with her sisters until an epidemic spread and two of her
sisters died. Soon after, Bronte and her two remaining sisters went home. Then, at 17,
she attended Roe Head School, before she became ill again and returned home
(Jensen 1). She and her two sisters decided to publish their work together, all under
male names; Bronte’s being Ellis Bell (Jennings 1). Their poems were published in
one slim volume: Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. This book only sold two copies,
and afterwards each sister began working on a novel (Jensen 1).
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Bronte’s was Wuthering Heights, today a famous novel, but what started out as
minimally popular (Liukkonen 1). As a child, Bronte had read many books by
authors such as William Shakespeare, Virgil, John Milton, and the Bible, writers
who inspired her (Merriman 1). As she grew older, Bronte became a poet with a very
distinct writing style.
Emily Bronte has a poetry style accustomed to her personality with several
reoccurring themes and techniques. Bronte’s poems almost all have underlying
themes of loss of love, death, or passion in them. The only poems she has that are
even remotely happy are when she writes about her homeland, which she loved
deeply and could never seem to be apart from for very long. Bronte was very
withdrawn and made no close friends outside of her family, but in her novel and
poetry she wrote as if she experienced joy of love, the sadness of the loss of love,
and the passion when you still possess it. (Tallman 1). Several main ideas behind
Bronte’s poems was her vision of human suffering. She realized as a young woman
that there were many things wrong with society and that all people suffered. Since all
people suffer, she thought everyone should be treated the same (Jennings 1). Bronte
used several poetic devices, such as strong imagery, rhyme constant in all her poems,
frequent metaphors, and personification. Bronte has made a few contributions to
poetry and writing. The first is in her novel Wuthering Heights, when she used a
narrator that was highly unreliable, which was unheard of in the nineteenth century.
Similarly unheard of was the use of multi vocal narrators. Also in her poems, Bronte
refused to make the meaning clear; instead she preferred to make them ambiguous.
These two forms were used more often later on, Bronte being one of the first to
utilize them (Liukkonen 1).
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Bronte was a very courageous soul, even though she was inhibited. Even to her last
days, she possessed a strong and beautiful nature, and this is expressed by her sister
Charlotte in the quote, “Never in all her life had she lingered over any task that lay
before her, and she did not linger now. She sank rapidly. She made haste to leave us.
Yet, while physically she perished, mentally she grew stronger than we had yet
known her. Day by day, when I saw with what a front she met suffering, I looked on
her with anguished wonder and love...Stronger than a man, simpler than a child,
her nature stood alone. The awful point was, that while full of ruth for others, on
herself she had no pity...” (Tallman 1).
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“A Day Dream”
“A Death Scene”
“Hope”
“How Clear She Shines”
“Last Lines”
“My Comforter”
“The Old Stoic”
“The Prisoner”
“Self-Interrogation”
“The Night-Wind”
“No Coward Soul is Mine”
“Stars”
“A Little While, A Little While”
“Anticipation”
“Death”
“Encouragement”
“Faith And Despondency”
“Honour's Martyr”
“Last Words”
“Loud Without The Wind Was
Roaring”
“Love And Friendship”
“No Coward Soul Is Mine”
“Plead For Me”
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“Remembrance”
“Shall Earth No More Inspire Thee”
“Song”
“Stanzas”
“Stanzas To ----”
“Stanzas-”
“Sympathy”
“The Bluebell”
“The Elder's Rebuke”
“The Lady To Her Guitar”
“The Philosopher”
“The Two Children”
“The Visionary”
“The Wanderer From The Fold”
“To Imagination”
“Warning And Reply”
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Wuthering Heights
Poems by Currer, Ellis, And Acton Bell
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Stars” by Emily Bronte
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Ah! why, because the dazzling sun
Restored our earth to joy
Have you departed, every one,
And left a desert sky?
My lids closed down, yet through their veil
I saw him blazing still;
And steep in gold the misty dale
And flash upon the hill.
All through the night, your glorious eyes
Were gazing down in mine,
And with a full heart's thankful sighs
I blessed that watch divine!
I turned me to the pillow then
To call back Night, and see
Your worlds of solemn light, again
Throb with my heart and me!
I was at peace, and drank your beams
As they were life to me
And reveled in my changeful dreams
Like petrel on the sea.
It would not do the pillow glowed
And glowed both roof and floor,
And birds sang loudly in the wood,
And fresh winds shook the door.
Thought followed thought star followed star
Through boundless regions on,
While one sweet influence, near and far,
Thrilled through and proved us one.
The curtains waved, the wakened flies
Were murmuring round my room,
Imprisoned there, till I should rise
And give them leave to roam.
Why did the morning dawn to break
So great, so pure a spell,
And scorch with fire the tranquil cheek
Where your cool radiance fell?
O Stars and Dreams and Gentle Night;
O Night and Stars return!
And hide me from the hostile light
That does not warm, but burn
Blood-red he rose, and arrow-straight
His fierce beams struck my brow:
The soul of Nature sprang elate,
But mine sank sad and low!
That drains the blood of suffering men;
Drinks tears, instead of dew:
Let me sleep through his blinding reign,
And only wake with you!
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The poem “Stars” by Emily Bronte creates vivid and intense imagery all the way
throughout the poem. This beautifully written poem tells about the author’s deep love of the
night sky and the stars in it. It’s about the breaking of dawn after a long and peaceful night,
the intensely bright sun burning Bronte instead of bringing her the joy that the stars do.
Bronte writes about how she wishes she could wake only with the night instead of the sun,
such as in the lines, “O Stars and Dreams and Gentle Night/O Night and Stars return/And
hide me from the hostile light/That does not warm, but burn/ That drains the blood of
suffering men/Drinks tears, instead of dew/Let me sleep through his blinding reign/And
only wake with you!” She describes how much the stars mean to her, talking about the cool
radiance of their beams. Emily Bronte’s rich imagery prompts the reader to delve deep and
really feel what she’s saying, examples of this showing in lines like, “Blood-red he rose, and
arrow-straight/His fierce beams struck my brow/The soul of Nature sprang elate/But mine
sank sad and low/My lids closed down, yet through their veil/I saw him blazing still/And
steep in gold the misty dale/And flash upon the hill.” The author makes the reader recall
how it feels to wake up to the light hitting your closed eyes, feeling the blazing sun upon your
face, jolting you awake and keeping you up. Emily Bronte chose to use imagery in this poem
instead of any other technique to really suck the reader in. She wanted anyone who read
“Stars” to feel the way she did, to see the world through her eyes. Although she was a very
withdrawn young woman, she had a great understanding of the world, and the beauty
within it. Bronte wanted to share this as well, and using such vivid descriptions would at the
very least make the reader want to experience the tranquility and magnificence of the night
sky as Bronte saw it. The poem “Stars” was made far better and more interesting with
Bronte’s amazing imagery, and the overall effect is a breathtaking piece of art in the form of
poetry.
“No Coward’s Soul is Mine” by Emily Bronte
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The poem “No Coward’s Soul is Mine” by Emily Bronte is a poem that shows her
courage. This poem is the last she wrote in her lifetime, when she was sick and dying. It’s about
how Bronte isn’t afraid to die, and she knows what awaits her in heaven. She says how even though
earth and everything on it may disappear, God will not because he is almighty, and she expresses
this in lines such as “Though earth and man were gone/And suns and universes ceased to be/And
Thou were left alone/Every existence would exist in Thee.” I chose this poem because of Bronte’s
strength of character showing through, really revealing her to the reader. Bronte was a brave
woman all throughout her life, and I think that really shows in the very beginning lines, “No
coward soul is mine/No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere/I see Heaven's glories
shine/And faith shines equal, arming me from fear.”
No coward soul is mine,
So surely anchored on
No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere: The steadfast rock of immortality.
I see Heaven's glories shine,
And faith shines equal, arming me from fear.
With wide-embracing love
Thy spirit animates eternal years,
O God within my breast,
Pervades and broods above,
Almighty, ever-present Deity!
Changes, sustains, dissolves, creates, and rears.
Life--that in me has rest,
As I--undying Life--have power in thee!
Though earth and man were gone,
Vain are the thousand creeds
And suns and universes ceased to be,
That move men's hearts: unutterably vain;
And Thou were left alone,
Worthless as withered weeds,
Every existence would exist in Thee.
Or idlest froth amid the boundless main,
There is not room for Death,
To waken doubt in one
Nor atom that his might could render void:
Holding so fast by thine infinity;
Thou--THOU art Being and Breath,
And what THOU art may never be destroyed
“The Bluebell” by Emily Bronte
The poem “The Bluebell” by Emily Bronte describes her love of spring and summer.
Bronte expresses her love of the warm seasons through this poem, which talks about how
beautiful the Bluebell is, and then fall and winter comes, and she writes about how sad she
becomes. I chose this poem because I understand how Bronte was feeling, I get the same way
when winter comes and wipes away all the color of summer. My favorite line that really
shows Bronte’s sadness at the winter is “The Bluebell cannot charm me now/The heath has
lost its bloom/The violets in the glen below/They yield no sweet perfume.”
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The Bluebell is the sweetest flower
That waves in summer air:
Its blossoms have the mightiest power
To soothe my spirit's care.
The Bluebell cannot charm me now,
The heath has lost its bloom;
The violets in the glen below,
They yield no sweet perfume.
There is a spell in purple heath
Too wildly, sadly dear;
The violet has a fragrant breath,
But fragrance will not cheer,
But, though I mourn the sweet Bluebell,
'Tis better far away;
I know how fast my tears would swell
To see it smile to-day.
The trees are bare, the sun is cold,
For, oh! when chill the sunbeams fall
And seldom, seldom seen;
Adown that dreary sky,
The heavens have lost their zone of gold, And gild yon dank and darkened wall
And earth her robe of green.
With transient brilliancy;
And ice upon the glancing stream
Has cast its somber shade;
And distant hills and valleys seem
In frozen mist arrayed.
How do I weep, how do I pine
For the time of flowers to come,
And turn me from that fading shine,
To mourn the fields of home!
Fall, Leaves, Fall”
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Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away’
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night's decay
Ushers in a drearier day.
Bloom, Flowers, Bloom
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Bloom, flowers, bloom; leaves come
back today.
Birds sing merry little tunes,
Creatures come out to play,
Romping about under the moon.
I will smile when April cries its
showers.
Turning green what once was brown,
I will sing when May smiles its
flowers,
Welcoming spring to all of town.
June, July, let them rein hot.
Cool rains falling, down, down.
When August comes, don’t let the
warm weather stop,
Even when September makes the
plant life brown.
But I will not dismay,
Even when snow, covers the plain,
Because I know soon, it will be May,
And the flowers will be back again.
“Honour’s Martyr”
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The moon is full this winter night;
The stars are clear, though few;
And every window glistens bright
With leaves of frozen dew.
And, oh, how slow that keen-eyed star
Has tracked the chilly gray!
What, watching yet! how very far
The morning lies away!
The sweet moon through your lattice
gleams,
And lights your room like day;
And there you pass, in happy dreams,
The peaceful hours away!
Without your chamber door I stand;
Love, are you slumbering still?
My cold heart, underneath my hand,
Has almost ceased to thrill.
While I, with effort hardly quelling
The anguish in my breast,
Wander about the silent dwelling,
And cannot think of rest.
The old clock in the gloomy hall
Ticks on, from hour to hour;
And every time its measured call
Seems lingering slow and slower:
Bleak, bleak the east wind sobs and sighs,
And drowns the turret bell,
Whose sad note, undistinguished, dies
Unheard, like my farewell!
To-morrow, Scorn will blight my name,
And Hate will trample me,
Will load me with a coward's shame-A traitor's perjury.
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False friends will launch their covert
sneers;
True friends will wish me dead;
And I shall cause the bitterest tears
That you have ever shed.
For, who forgives the accursed crime
Of dastard treachery?
Rebellion, in its chosen time,
May Freedom's champion be;
Revenge may stain a righteous sword,
It may be just to slay;
But, traitor, traitor,--from THAT word
All true breasts shrink away!
Oh, I would give my heart to death,
To keep my honour fair;
Yet, I'll not give my inward faith
My honour's NAME to spare!
Not even to keep your priceless love,
Dare I, Beloved, deceive;
This treason should the future prove,
Then, only then, believe!
I know the path I ought to go
I follow fearlessly,
Inquiring not what deeper woe
Stern duty stores for me.
So foes pursue, and cold allies
Mistrust me, every one:
Let me be false in others' eyes,
If faithful in my own.
Moonlit Night
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The moon was full this winter night,
Shining her light all around.
She watched with silent eyes,
All who wander upon the ground.
No judgment she gives,
No thanks she needs,
For the pure white light that shines tonight.
It climbs over the hills,
And spills in the valleys
Creeps through the forests,
And plays on the seas.
The soundless watch she keeps,
While the sun is off away,
Provides the world with muted light.
Spring
a poem by Danielle Anderson
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The best spring day
Is hard to describe
The colors, the sights,
The sounds and the smells
The sky is a neon bright blue,
Cloudless and large.
The grass is an emerald green,
Sparkling with drops of dew, and smelling
like spring.
The flowers are blooming,
All the bright colors of a painter’s palette.
Playgrounds are in full swing
The sun is a burning yellow disk, high in the
sky.
The weather is warm,
Not too hot and not too cold.
The sun reaches down,
To warm your skin.
When the rain comes down,
It’s a comforting pit pattering on the window,
It nourishes the plant life,
Urging it to grow.
The perfect spring day,
Is hard to describe,
The colors, the sights,
The sounds and the smells.
But all those can be illustrated,
With careful adjectives and nouns,
The thing that is most hard to express,
Is the feeling of pure joy that the day brings
with it.
Music
a poem by Danielle Anderson
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Music
It flows through the rivers
Sings through the mountains
Dips with the valleys
And courses over the plains
Music
It’s in the water rushing through the river
The bluebird whistling a tune
The wind whispering through the leaves
The wolf pack howling in the night
Music
It can pull you up when you’re down
Just find the right song and sing along
It can make you feel like you’re flying
Or that you can do anything
Music
The choirs of angels
Or a band of teenagers
Everyone can do, anyone can sing it
It’s in everything and it’s everywhere
All you have to do is listen.
Music
It’s the fabric of life
In everything you hear
You don’t need an amazing singer
Or a lead guitarist
Music.
Water
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Water, Water
Falling down
Going, flowing
Moving around
Throwing sparkles, mist, and rainbows
Water, water falling down
Making waves, making rain
Tsunamis, hurricanes, floods
Creating, destroying
Good things and bad
Water, water falling down
Oceans, rivers, lakes and streams
Providing life for
Animals, plants and humans
Water, water breathing life
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http://www.wc.pdx.edu/emilybronte/emilybronte.html: Hope
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http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/ebronte.htm: Petri Liukkonen
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/classic_literature/46822 :
Susan Jensen
http://www.online-literature.com/bronte/ : C. D. Merriman
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http://www.victoriaspast.com/EmilyBronte/listenplease.html :
Melissa C. Tallman
http://www.quotationsofwisdom.com/view/Emily_Bronte/3333
.html -Wuthering Heights picture
http://persianhealthint.com/camelot-emily-bronte-abiography/ -poet picture
http://www.csulb.edu/~csnider/brontes.html - Bronte sisters
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/emily_bronte/poe
ms/4185: “Fall, Leaves, Fall” poem
http://www.poetry-archive.com/b/bronte_emily.html : List of
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http://art110.wikispaces.com/Yang-Melissa-b2 : “Moonlit
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http://jamestaggart.com/fine-art.html - “Honour’s Martyr”(slide 2)
http://7art-screensavers.com/fascinating_waterfalls.shtml “Water”
http://maranathacci.org/heaven - “No Coward’s Soul is Mine”
http://www.douglloydphotography.com/8628.html -”The
Bluebell”
http://www.southernmaineastronomers.org/HTML/MeetingSched
ule.html - “Stars”
http://www.aggiemoms.org/pages/Boutique%20Files%20and%20
Forms/Aggie_Moms_Boutique_Workshop_website_hyperlinks%5B1
%5D.htm “Music”
http://freepowerpointbackground.com/nature/free-naturepowerpoint-backgrounds.html title page background
http://imagineahappieryou.com/4733/its-spring.html - “Spring”
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Winter-nightScreensaver-Screenshot-116116.html - “Honour’s Martyr” (slide
one)
http://www.illustratedlight.com - “Bloom, Flowers, Bloom”
http://www.tripadvisor.com –”Fall, Leaves, Fall”