In terms of poetry, both writers had a unique style. Dickinson
had a huge body of work, over 800 brief poems, but only about a
dozen were published during her lifetime. Along with her intriguing
content, she is widely remembered for her odd use of dashes and
capital letters. For example, she would often end lines with dashes
and use capital letters in the middle of sentences. Her lines were also inconsistent in length. Sometimes she would follow a two-syllable
line with an eight-syllable line. In addition, Dickinson also avoided
traditional full rhymes, like ball and tall. She used mostly slant rhyme
(words that look like they rhyme, but they do not, such as can’t and
want). Dickinson also believed that punctuation could completely
change the meaning of a sentence. So, instead of commas, she would
use a line break. Her poetry was untitled and focused heavily on
nature, joy, love, and death.