The destinies of some people are chosen for them from the moment they inhale their first breath of fresh air. In this world, there are writers, doctors, mechanics, athletes, teachers and a myriad of possible occupations. For some lucky individuals, they were born with the gift of being able to write poetry. A woman by the name of Ella Wheeler Wilcox was born on November 5, 1850, on a farm in Johnstown Wisconsin. From the beginning, her mother wanted Wilcox to be a successful writer. Her parents influenced every decision she made and they were very supportive of Wilcox. Wilcox’s writing career was extremely difficult to start up but she never lost hope. Her determination and good will were strong characteristics in which she used to guide her through her success. …show more content…
From the moment she learned to write, she began to compose poems, which blew the minds of her high school professors, parents and neighbors. By the age of 8 she wrote her first poem and at the age of 14, her first poem was published. Wilcox also wrote an autobiography entitled ‘The Worlds and I’, which was published a year before her death in 1919. She also had the honor to be a member of the first supreme council of the American Rosicrucian Movement. Furthermore, Wilcox had a positive and optimistic mind set and was a strong believer in the idea of reincarnation. She had a credence that hope would triumph over despair and that good would overcome evil. This concept became a recurring theme in many of her poems. Her poems gave people who were suffering from a death a spark of hope, reassurance and strength. In Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s most famous poem “Solitude”, her poetic choices contribute to the theme that people isolate themselves from the world when they