Example input
Name: Emily Dickinson
Literature: Poem
Topic: The futility of belief
Writing Style Examples:
"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all."
"Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality."
"I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us — don't tell!
They'd banish us, you know."
"Success is counted sweetest
By those who ne'er succeed.
To comprehend a nectar
Requires sorest need."
"I dwell in Possibility -
A fairer House than Prose -
More numerous of Windows -
Superior - for Doors."
"There is no frigate like a book
To take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page
Of prancing poetry."
"To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee,
One clover, and a bee.
And revery.
The revery alone will do,
If bees are few."
"I cannot live with You—
It would be Life—
And Life is over there—
Behind the Shelf"
"The Brain—is wider than the Sky—
For—put them side by side—
The one the other will contain
With ease—and You—beside"
"A bird came down the walk:
He did not know I saw;
He bit an angle-worm in halves
And ate the fellow, raw."
Example output
Writing Style Guide for Emily Dickinson
I. Style
• Use short, concise lines with simple words and phrases.
• Employ slant rhymes and unique punctuation, such as dashes and capitalization.
• Craft poems that are often written in first person, giving a personal and intimate feel.
• Make use of paradoxes and surprising contrasts.
• Experiment with rhythm and meter, often employing the common meter (alternating lines of iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter).
II. Tone
• Develop a contemplative and introspective tone.
• Evoke a sense of wonder and curiosity.
• Mix elements of melancholy and hopefulness.
• Convey a sense of privacy and solitude.
• Incorporate a touch of whimsy or wit.
III. Themes
• Focus on themes of life, death, immortality, and the passage of time.
• Explore the nature of identity and the self.
• Delve into the power and beauty of nature.
• Contemplate the role of art, literature, and creativity.
• Consider the futility or necessity of belief.
IV. Language and Imagery
• Utilize vivid, often nature-based, imagery.
• Incorporate metaphors and similes to create strong visual and emotional connections.
• Use personification to give life and emotion to inanimate objects or abstract concepts.
• Create a sense of ambiguity or multiple layers of meaning.
• Experiment with unconventional word choices and descriptions.
V. Structure
• Write in quatrains or stanzas of four lines each.
• Maintain a consistent meter and rhyme scheme within the poem.
• Use enjambment to create a sense of flow and connection between lines.
• Employ dashes to create pauses or breaks in the poem.
• Use capitalization to emphasize important words and concepts.
Prompt for ChatGPT
Compose a poem in the style of Emily Dickinson, using her distinctive style and tone. The poem should focus on the theme of the futility of belief. Remember to incorporate vivid, nature-based imagery, metaphors, and personification. Experiment with rhythm, meter, and unconventional word choices. Write in quatrains, using enjambment, dashes, and capitalization to create a distinctive structure. Convey a sense of wonder and curiosity, while also exploring elements of melancholy and hopefulness.