Poems of Emily Brontë
by Emily Brontë
This collection includes poems written by Emily Brontë and originally published under the androgynous pen name Ellis Bell.
Source: Bronte, A., Bronte, C., and Bronte, E. (1846). Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. London, England: Aylott and Jones.
- Anticipation
- The speaker anticipates while others dread.
- The Bluebell
- The speaker celebrates the beauty of the bluebell and all it represents.
- Death
- The speaker describes the effects of death.
- The Elder’s Rebuke
- An elder tries to pass on knowledge, knowing the attempt is futile.
- Encouragement
- The speaker offers comfort to her sister regarding their mother’s passing.
- Faith and Despondency
- A father and child discuss death.
- Honour's Martyr
- The speaker wrestles with a decision to be true to self vs. others.
- Hope
- The speaker criticizes the idea of hope.
- The Lady to Her Guitar
- A guitar brings back old memories.
- Last Words
- The speaker bids goodbye.
- Love and Friendship
- A comparison of love and friendship.
- My Comforter
- A poem of thanks.
- The Night-Wind
- The wind pays visit to the speaker, bringing thoughts of life and death.
- No Coward Soul Is Mine
- The speaker is brave because of the strength of her faith.
- The Old Stoic
- The speaker focuses on all that is important.
- The Philosopher
- Philosophy fails to provide the answers he is seeking.
- Plead for Me
- The speaker considers the choices he has made.
- The Prisoner
- The prisoner teaches about the true bonds of imprisonment.
- Self-Interrogation
- The speaker questions her life’s purpose and accomplishments.
- Shall Earth No More Inspire Thee
- The speaker calls someone back from his journeying.
- Song
- A reflection on one who is gone.
- Stanzas
- "Often rebuked, yet always back returning, To those first feelings that were born with me,"
- Stars
- The speaker contrasts night and day.
- Sympathy
- Words of sympathy are offered.
- The Two Children
- A sad boy is protected by love.
- The Visionary
- The speaker waits by her lamp for a visitor.
- The Wanderer from the Fold
- The speaker talks of her grief.
- A Little While, A Little While
- The speaker questions the fleeting nature of life and beauty, but discovers there is more to consider.
- A Daydream
- The speaker questions the fleeting nature of life and beauty, but discovers there is more to consider.
- A Death-Scene
- The speaker pleads with another to fight death, but is reprimanded for her pleas.
- Loud Without the Wind Was Roaring
- The speaker talks of her homesickness.
- Warning and Reply
- The differences between life and death are exposed.
- To Imagination
- The speaker describes the pleasures of imagination.
- Year Published: 1846
- Language: English
- Country of Origin: England
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Readability:
- Flesch–Kincaid Level: 8.0
- Word Count: 8,653
- Genre: Poetry
- Keywords: age, beauty, bravery, choice, comfort, courage, day, death, desolation, dreams, expectation, faith, fear, friendship, grief, honor, honour, hope, imprisonment, knowledge, legacy, life, loss, love, loyalty, morality, mortality, nature, night, parting, philosophy, pride, purpose, recollection, reflection, sadness, silence, sympathy, thankful, truth