RALPH WALDO EMERSONRalph Waldo Emerson was a sensational poet. Throughout his life, he wrote poetry that bewilders a normal person. Emerson was a very optimistic and self-confident person. This was mainly due to the fact that he was raised in a humble manner. Emerson wrote his poems through his heart and embodied his very soul into his work. Ralph Waldo Emerson had a very distinctive style of writing.It has been said by many critics that many of Emerson's lines in his poetry seem flat and discontinuous. This is true, yet, this should be considered a bad. As most poetry flows evenly throughout, most of Emerson's works did not. He did this in or ...view middle of the document...
Furthermore, Emerson believed that poetry should be able to run free, that is why he seldom followed a rhyme scheme. He did not want his poetry to be restrained to any boundaries, rather he wanted it to move about as it liked.Emerson's worldly views and ideals helped shape his poetry and make it unique. In many of Emerson's poems, he talked of and alluded to religious ideals, and in some he actually took the perspective of a god. Due to the fact that Emerson believed so strongly in nature, he also wrote many works on that topic and further alluded to nature in most of his poems. He believed in the unity of the universe which further influenced his work,, especially he religious pieces. Thus, Emerson beliefs and ideals were expressed in his poetry as most if not all of poetry was based on his worldly life experiences.Ralph Waldo Emerson had a very distinctive style of writing. Some critics says that one of the defects of his poetry is that some lines were flat and discontinuous. Yet, this is more of an expression of Emerson's originality than a defect. Also, some critics gather that Emerson almost never followed a specific rhyme scheme. Though he did this, he did it in order to let his poetry be free for he did not believe in putting boundaries on his work. Lastly, it is Emerson's worldly views and ideals that shape his poetry and make it unique. Ralph Waldo Emerson used his own style of writing poetry, this style is not wrong simply due to the fact that it is not parallel to other poetic styles, it is simply an expression of his originality.
