Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson's works convey a subtle yet defining comparison between the shared themes of death in Section VI, "Song of myself" and "I heard a Fly Buzz - when I died." Both poets use personification, metaphors, and the use of repetition to stress the meaning behind their poems. Though both writers are from the twentieth century their approach on the same topic differentiate based on their own unique style of writing. The underlying tones, when delved into thoroughly several similarities, are apparent. Comparatively the strongest connection between the two poets, Whitman, and Dickinson share, is the theme that they consistently use, death. Whitman's view on death comes from his reflective beliefs in Transcendentalism. In "Song of Myself", Whitman argues the point that there is life after death and uses the scientific principle of Thermodynamics to support his cause, due to the reasoning that energy cannot be destroyed; only transformed. In stanza six, he states "And what do you think has become of the women and children? They are alive and well somewhere, the smallest sprouts show there is no death." Whitman discusses in this phrase that life remains long after death, and if one wanted to find him now all one must do is look "under your boot-soles." After reading Dickinson's poems on death, it was evident that the writing is more complex and paradoxical. The way she personifies death is through the portrayal as a lord or as a lover. Another tactic Dickinson will use in her poetry is irregular capitalization to emphasize an important word and she uses imagery to get a better understanding of the surroundings. In "I heard a Fly buzz- when I died", Dickinson tries to explain what happens at the edge of death. She explains the experience as conflicted as she strives to define that moment with vivid images and sounds. Even though Whitman and Dickinson both write about death in different contexts, both poets feel the ne