emily bronte
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I AM THE ONLY BEING
WHOSE DOOM
Poem by Emily Bronte
EMILY BRONTË
Emily Brontë was born in Thornton in
Yorkshire, England, on August 20, 1818.
Emily's education was provided at home
by her father, who let his children read
freely and treated them as Equal
thoughts.
EMILY BRONTË
The death of their mother and two older
sisters drew the remaining children close
together.
At the age of seventeen, Emily
attempted formal schooling for the
second time.
EMILY BRONTË
She suffered a breakdown after three
months.
In 1846, Emily Brontë and her sisters
discovered that they had all been writing
poetry
EMILY BRONTË
The three sisters put together a
collection of poems written under (fake
names) , It did not attract any attention.
In 1847 Emily's published Wuthering
Heights , it is a story of love and revenge.
EMILY BRONTË
Later Wuthering Heights came to be
considered one of the great novels of
all time.
Emily Brontë died in 1848.
I AM THE ONLY BEING
WHOSE DOOM
Poem by Emily Bronte
I AM THE ONLY BEI NG WHOSE DOOM
NO TONGUE WOULD ASK, NO EYE WOULD
MOURN;
I NEVER CAUSED A THOUGHT OF GLOOM,
A SMI LE OF JOY, S I NCE I WAS BORN.
I N SECRET PLEASURE, SECRET TEARS,
THI S CHANGEFUL LI FE HAS SLI PPED
AWAY,
AS FRI ENDLESS AFTER EI GHTEEN
YEARS,
AS LONE AS ON MY NATAL DAY.
T H E R E H AV E B E E N T I M E S I C A N N O T H I D E ,
T H E R E H AV E B E E N T I M E S W H E N T H I S WA S
D R E A R ,
W H E N M Y S A D S O U L F O R G O T I T S P R I D E
A N D L O N G E D F O R O N E TO L O V E M E H E R E .
BUT THOSE WERE IN THE EARLY GLOW
OF FEELINGS SINCE SUBDUED BY
CARE;
AND THEY HAVE DIED SO LONG AGO,
I HARDLY NOW BELIEVE THEY WERE.
F I R S T M E LT E D O F F T H E H O P E O F Y O U T H ,
T H E N FA N C Y ’ S R A I N B O W FA S T W I T H D R E W ;
A N D T H E N E X P E R I E N C E TO L D M E T R U T H
I N M O RTA L B O S O M S N E V E R G R E W.
’ T WA S G R I E F E N O U G H TO T H I N K M A N K I N D
A L L H O L L O W, S E RV I L E , I N S I N C E R E ;
B U T W O R S E TO T R U S T TO M Y O W N M I N D
A N D F I N D T H E S A M E C O R R U P T I O N T H E R E
UNHAPPINESS , LONELINESS ,
FRIENDLESS, PRIDE
EMILY BRONTE IS A GOOD
EXAMPLE OF A POET WHO TREAT
THE THEME OF HUMAN
IMPERFECTION IN HER POEMS.
UNHAPPINESS , LONELINESS ,
FRIENDLESS, PRIDE
IN BRONTE’S POEM “I AM THE
ONLY BEING WHOSE DOOM” SHE
USES MANY DIFFERENT
FEATURES TO BRING OUT THE
THEME.
UNHAPPINESS , LONELINESS ,
FRIENDLESS, PRIDE
“AND THEN EXPERIENCE TOLD
ME TRUTH / IN MORTAL
BOSOMS NEVER GREW.”
UNHAPPINESS , LONELINESS ,
FRIENDLESS, PRIDE
“ BUT WORSE TO TRUST TO MY
OWN MIND / AND FIND THE
SAME CORRUPTION THERE.”
THE FORM
The title of the poem is directly taken from the first line ,
“I am the only being whose doom”, The
speaker uses (I) to create an effect of realism.
THE FORM
Figures of speech:
Paradox : in(joy- mourn) to emphasize the speaker
feeling of depression.
THE FORM
Figures of speech:
Metaphor :
-( times I cannot hide),a metaphor compares times with a
material object the speaker cant hide.
-( melted off the hope of youth ) a metaphor compares the
happy feelings with ice that melts and vanishes.
THE FORM
Figures of speech:
Metaphor :
- (-fancy Rambo) a metaphor compares imagination with
the Rambo that Appears and vanishes quickly.
THE FORM
Figures of speech:
Personification:
-( sad soul forgot its pride) personification , makes her soul
forgets as a human being who has a mind.
-(And they have died) personification makes her past happy
feelings died as living creatures. This reflects her sadness.
ABAB
I AM THE ONLY BEI NG WHOSE DOOM
NO TONGUE WOULD ASK, NO EYE WOULD
MOURN;
I NEVER CAUSED A THOUGHT OF GLOOM,
A SMI LE OF JOY, S I NCE I WAS BORN.
RHYME SCHEME
I N S E C R E T P L E A S U R E , S E C R E T T E A R S ,
T H I S C H A N G E F U L L I F E H A S S L I P P E D AWAY,
A S F R I E N D L E SS A FT E R E I G H T E E N Y E A R S ,
A S L O N E A S O N M Y N ATA L D AY.
RHYME SCHEME
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T H E R E H AV E B E E N T I M E S I C A N N O T H I D E ,
T H E R E H AV E B E E N T I M E S W H E N T H I S WA S D R E A R ,
W H E N M Y S A D S O U L F O R G O T I T S P R I D E
A N D L O N G E D F O R O N E T O L O V E M E H E R E .
RHYME SCHEME
EFEF
BUT THOSE WERE IN THE EARLY GLOW
OF FEELINGS SINCE SUBDUED BY
CARE;
AND THEY HAVE DIED SO LONG AGO,
I HARDLY NOW BELIEVE THEY WERE.
RHYME SCHEME
GEGE
F I R S T M E LT E D O F F T H E H O P E O F Y O U T H ,
T H E N FA N C Y ’ S R A I N B O W FA S T W I T H D R E W ;
A N D T H E N E X P E R I E N C E T O L D M E T R U T H
I N M O RTA L B O S O M S N E V E R G R E W.
RHYME SCHEME
HGHG
’ T WA S G R I E F E N O U G H T O T H I N K M A N K I N D
A L L H O L L O W, S E RV I L E , I N S I N C E R E ;
B U T W O R S E T O T R U S T T O M Y O W N M I N D
A N D F I N D T H E S A M E C O R R U P T I O N T H E R E
RHYME SCHEME
EFEF
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