Queer Identity in Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman: Compare and contrast the representation of queer identity in the works of Emily Dickinson to that found in Walt Whitman. How does the Victorian representation of female queer identity and female romantic relationships differ from that of its male counterpart

Compare and contrast the representation of queer identity in the works of Emily Dickinson to that found in Walt Whitman. How does the Victorian

representation of female queer identity and female romantic relationships differ from that of its male counterpart? How do these depictions relate to

gender roles of the time? Is one of these identities given freer expression? Is one depiction privileged over the other?

-Please use one poem from Whitman’s "Leaves of Grass" (ex. Crossing Brooklyn Ferry) and 2-3 poems of Emily Dickinson’s (ex. Wild Nights and Her

Face Was in a Bed of Hair) Please use the point by point method if possible using 6 paragraphs (3 for each subject- Dickinson and Whitman)with 3 subtopics

(ex. comparison of tone, comparison of word choice, comparison of imagery).