Introduction
Emily Bronte
was born on July 30, 1818, in Thorton near Bradford. She was the daughter of
Patrick Bronte and Maria Branwell Bronte. She is one of the three 'eccentric
and romantic rebels’ trio' of the Victorian era. Her sisters Charlotte and Anna
are famous for their literary contributions as well. The mother of Emily died
when she was mere 3 years old. This loss of a mother figure at such a young age
had a profound effect on her.
The personality
of Emily Bronte
Emily is
remembered as a shy and timid figure in history. She had little contact with
the outer world. She was an introvert and had a mysterious aura around her,
though she was very close to her siblings. Hence, the reason that most of the
information we have about this mystery lady is from the accounts of her sister
Charlotte.
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The writing
style of Emily Bronte
Emily Bronte
was a reclusive woman, who appears to be fragile but had strong morals and
strength which we can see in her writings. She started writing at a very young
age along with her siblings. They used to play childish games and let their
imagination run wild and devised characters and stories. The games in their
adulthood turned into their passion. She was very fond of animals and depicted
them in her poems along with the moors she lived close to, this shows her
reverence for nature as well.
Her writing
style is described as being unique, figurative, and modes, like her. She did
not write to be read, but only to relieve a burdened heart. She was prophesied
to do great things in the future but death took her in its abode. She was
famous for her romantic poetic style as she touched the elements and themes of
nature, solitude, religion, loss, death, revenge, and class distinction.
“I thought them
condensed and terse, vigorous and genuine. To my ear, they had also a piece of peculiar
music, wild, melancholy, and elevating.”
Charlotte
Bronte
Brief Analysis
of Bronte’s Poems
Ø Come Walk with Me
This poem is an
emotional rollercoaster. It tells the tale of two friends or lovers separated
by the barrier of death and life. The poem is full of nostalgia and sadness.
The poetess keeps on calling her companion back and reminisces about the time
spent together. But death is an inevitable reality, "As sunshine steals
the dew is a strong metaphor that continues the theme of natural imagery,
reminding the reader that death is a process that is entirely natural, and that
it is something that happens over time, just as evaporation is not an instant
process. The title itself is significant. By asking the addressee to walk with
her, the poetess is implying to resume their journey together. It seems as if
Emily is saying, she is going to die, and then they will meet and reenact all
the moments they spent while they were alive.
Ø Me Thinks This Heart Should Rest
Awhile
This poem of
Bronte is my personal favorite. It has this astounding quality to enthrall a
reader. The very first line gives a sense of relief from the side of the
poetess. As if Emily wrote it to unburden herself. The poem gives a sorrowful
description of evening and gloominess. The atmosphere of the poem is dark,
unhappy, introspective, and without any light. The poem is about loneliness as
well. The poetess points out the loneliness in terms of the empty house. The
poem homes the idea of standing in limbo, in between the world that is inside a
person and out. The poetess is acknowledging her inner turmoil in this poem.
Ø Encouragement
Encouragement
is very personal to Emily. It is about her passing mother. The death of a
mother is a tragedy for any human. It leaves lasting effects on the psyche of a
person. In the poem, Emily addresses her sister and asks her to stop crying.
She further describes the appearance of her mother. Initially, it seems she is quite
detached from the passing of her mother. But her justification is that her body
might have been buried but her soul resides with them. A mother never leaves
her child, she always stays with her children in different manners, sometimes
in their appearance and sometimes in her manners.
Ø No Coward Soul Is Mine
This poem of
Emily Bronte is religious. She implies in the poem that God is everywhere. She
talks about the soul and alienation from the physical world. For her universe
as a whole is God. The poem begins with the speaker stating that she is
untouched by fear. The love she has for God, and the power with which she has
been bestowed, due to that love, make her unafraid of death. God consumes
everything and everyone, from every "Being" to every "Breath."
He can never be destroyed, even by something as seemingly powerful as
"Death."
This article is written by Umm-e-Rumman Syed, one of the contributors at the School of Literature.
