Emily Bronte: The Night is Darkening Round Me

Emily Bronte’s poem, The Night is Darkening Round Me, is an interesting poem because of the way it presents the feeling of suffocation and loneliness.  The night darkening around her, the giant trees weighed down with snow and the storm that is quickly descending are images that allow the reader to imagine these surroundings and creating the feel of suffocation from the environment within the scenes.  Throughout the poem, the narrative is alone facing the darkness and the feeling of suffocation; the line “the wild winds coldly blow” adds to this sense of loneliness. These feelings that this poem provides, leaves the audience to wonder if Emily Bronte felt suffocated or lonely in her own life.