Poetry 1

The two poems I chose were "The Quiet Life" by Alexander Pope and "Im Nobody, who are you?" by Emily Dickinson. Both poems focus on the importance of living outside the pains and conflicts that come with fame and culture. Pope states that he is "content to breathe his nature air." Which basically says that he has no intention of being caught up in the fast paced lifestyle of our culture but he is happier to live in isolation. Dickinson is similar in those feelings. She says that it is important to keep to yourself or else you will engulfed in other distractions. She says it is much more important to be a nobody than somebody consumed in distractions. Both agree it is better to not leave a major impact on the world and to live in isolation.