How are spoken word and poetry slams similar to storytelling in the 14th century

Spoken word and poetry were considered similar to storytelling during the 14th century since all are just about sharing stories and often associated with social and cultural activity.  The poetry and spoken words are just an art of telling stories. Spoken word is with improvisation while poetry is about playing with words. 

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the difference of the poems of walt whitman and emily dickinson is that whitman uses personification, whereas dickinson avoids figurative language. whitman incorporates transcendentalism and realism in his works. on the other hand, dickinson's poems talks about death and immortality.