In the poem “I dwell in the Possibility” by Emily Dickinson, Dickinson is talking about poetry. She compares writing poetry and prose to houses. She starts off by saying that poetry is limitless. “I dwell in Possibility”; she could write about anything and be open about anything. “A fairer House than Prose” Then in this line she compares poetry to prose. “More numerous of Windows- Superior – for Doors”; she says that poetry has more windows and doors than prose, this shows that prose is more limited, you can’t go “out of the box” when it comes to writing prose. Overall, the poem just expresses the power and freedom associated with poetry. Not only in writing it, but also in reading it. The readers don’t have to just imagine what is strictly being said in the poem. They also have the power to apply the poem to whatever situation they are going through.

This poem connects to a theme in Jane Eyre which has to do with feminism. All through her life, Jane had to fight against being dominated by the men in her life. Men such as Mr. Brocklehurst, and even Mr. Rochester. In chapter 12, she speaks of the things that women are restrained from, and what their standards are in society. She says, “Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel- and it is narrow-minded in their more privileged fellow-creatures to say that they ought to confine themselves..”. All through the book, Jane wants to break free from these stigmas. She wants to break free from the standard of society the same way a poem helps a writer break free from the constraints of prose. And she does break free by learning not to solely depend on Mr. Rochester’s love and money.