One big idea I see in Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Ulalume” is how people deal with grief. The speaker is mourning a loved one and thinking about their shared memories, which can bring both sadness and comfort. These memories feel haunting. Leaving the speaker feeling trapped in the past. This poem made me realize that everyone handles the loss of a loved one in their own way, and losing someone can really change how you see life. Many people don’t realize how deeply losing someone can affect your perspective on life.

One idea in “Ulalume” is that how grief and memory make you think about how we cope with loss.  The poem reminds us readers how even when we want to heal, the weight of grief can hold us back. This shows how it encourages us to face our emotions instead of ignoring them, showing how important it is to not ignore how we feel.

The poem “The Soul Selects Her Own Society” made me think a lot about how important it is to know what I really want in life and to stay true to that. In the poem, the soul knows exactly what it wants. It chooses who to let in and who to keep out. This teaches me that real happiness doesn’t come from what others think of me or from getting attention. Instead, it comes from listening to myself and knowing what really matters to me. The poem also shows that sometimes, I have to say no to things or people that don’t fit with who I am, even if it’s…