English Poetry Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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The Sixth Sense in The Little Black Boy and The Chimney Sweeper by William Blake (1380 words, 4 pages)

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. Emerson read the works of Blake, Coleridge and Wordsworth, bringing many of their ideas into his own writings and to many others. After understanding that Emerson views the imagination as a sixth sense, it ... Read More

Human Nature, Love, Death and the Supernatural in The Beautiful Woman without Mercy, a Poem by John Keats (1951 words, 6 pages)

Nearing the end of the Romantic period, John Keats writes about human nature, love, death, and the supernatural in his poem La Belle Dame sans Merci, or The Beautiful Woman without Mercy, during a poignantly difficult time close to the end of his life of only 26 years. Already his ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Porphyria’s Lover, a Poem by Robert Browning (857 words, 3 pages)

Porphyrias Lover Analytical EssayThe poem Porphyrias Lover by Robert Browning is a dark and twisted monologue that follows the narrator recant of the time he spent with his beloved Porphyria before killing her. The monologue is written in first person, from the perspective of the lover. The poem is separated ... Read More

A Comparison between the Theme of Carpe Diem in Two Love Poems: John Donne’s The Flea and Andrew Marvell’s To His Coy Mistress (1329 words, 5 pages)

Even Educated Fleas Do ItThe Flea, by John Donne and To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell are both love poems from the 1600s with the shared goal to court their respective ladies. Donnes The Flea shows the speaker trying to woo his lady by convincing her that they have ... Read More

Collaborative Insights in Nothing Sets My Heart Aflame, a Poem by Emily Berry (1431 words, 4 pages)

Collaborative Response Sets My Heart AflameWhen assigning the value of a piece of literature, what qualifies literature as being viewed upon as good literature would be its ability to appeal to the reader on a personal level. What further causes literature to be viewed as great is how that piece ... Read More

An Analysis of the Third Stanza of Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats (688 words, 2 pages)

Ode to a Nightingale AnalysisThe third stanza of John Keats Ode to a Nightingale is one of particular significance. The poem is one that praises a nightingale that had built a nest outside of Charles Browns estate in Hampstead. The bird symbolizes nature, a thing of beauty and purity, that ... Read More

Sumerian Social Constructs in The Epic of Gilgamesh (986 words, 3 pages)

In every structured society, constructs exist, which are deemed as obvious rules for citizens to adhere to, although they may not be morally or realistically correct. Gilgameshs world in The Epic of Gilgamesh is centered around himself and his legacy in the town which he rules over, Uruk. And while ... Read More

A Personal Reaction to a Line from And If the Man with the Choke-Hold, a Poem by Juan Felipe Herrera (358 words, 1 pages)

One Line Poem PaperIn the poem And if the man with the choke-hold at the end it reads why is there a clicking sound the sound the soul makes when it leaves. When I thought about this first line I pictured it as if I could see the soul actually ... Read More

A Reflection on the Spiritual Messages in The Journey of the Magi, a Poem by T. S. Elliot (1186 words, 4 pages)

The journey of the magi has spiritual messages that are direct reflection of todays confliction with the validation of religious systems. From the research I have done I see where I have confused the messages of the poem. I will discuss the meaning on a deeper level as I continue ... Read More

The Use of Language to Convey the Theme of Death in Death Be Not Proud, a Poem by John Donne (595 words, 2 pages)

Language is defined as, the method of human communication, either spoken or written. consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way(dictionary.com). Death,be . During Not Proud by John Donne uses language to convey the theme that death should not be feared. During the renaissance, it was ... Read More

The Use of Romantic and Dramatic Literary Devices in To Autumn, a Poem by John Keats (2787 words, 9 pages)

Within the work, To Autumn by John Keats, there is a central theme that pays respect to all the aspects of autumn. Keats uses dramatic and even romantic devices in order to create a work that is centered in the genre of the ode. This use of imagery, diction, and ... Read More

The Themes of Loss, Grief and Remembrance in W. H. Auden’s In Memory of W. B. Yeats (2018 words, 6 pages)

Within Audens, In Memory of W.B. Yeats, a central theme can be seen through the usage of diction, tone, and imagery. Auden uses these devices in order to make the reader completely aware of the theme of loss, grief, and remembrance or reverence. Within the work, nature can be seen ... Read More

The Presence of the Unknown, the Alien in The Wanderer, a Poem by W. H. Auden (1960 words, 6 pages)

Within Audens, The Wanderer, there is a central theme that can be found throughout the imagery of the poem. The main theme that can be seen in the work is the presence of the unknown, or alien. Auden uses his diction, and in turn, tone to bring the central theme ... Read More

Challenges and Faith to Christianity in the Victorian Era by Gerard Manley Hopkins and William Butler Yeats (850 words, 4 pages)

Challenges and faith to Christianity in the Victorian Era by Gerard Manley Hopkins and William Butler Yeats During the Victorian age, there were many challenges to the Christian faith and to the Bible itself. These challenges to religion were the following rationalist thought, science, and higher criticism. People who were ... Read More

An Analysis of Poetic Devices in the Windhover, a Book by Gerard Manley Hopkins (566 words, 2 pages)

The Windhover summaryIn Gerard Manley Hopkins piece, The Windhover, he uses various poetic devices to showcase his talent in describing the view of a falcon in flight. He uses devices such as rhyme, image, alliteration, and allusion. By using these specific devices, he achieves his goal of portraying the flight ... Read More

Modernism and Its Cultural and Contextual Elements in The Wasteland, a Poem by T.S. Eliot (429 words, 2 pages)

The oral discussion on The Wasteland, deepened my understanding of the cultural and contextual elements of the poem through the classes in depth analysis. As a class, we learned about the history of modernism in the United States and the feeling of animosity T.S Eliot had towards urbanization and industrial ... Read More

The Role of Nature and Imagination in The Ruined Cottage by William Wordsworth and A Winter’s Day by Joanne Baillie (1002 words, 1 pages)

Unit 1 paperOne of the biggest most influential and important eras to American literature had been the Romanticism movement. This movement taking place at the end of the 18th century was a focus on literary, artistic and intellectual ideas in Europe. The idea was freedom from rules and free play ... Read More

Experimentation in the Poem The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot (516 words, 2 pages)

One of the main characteristics of modernist poetry is experimentation. Arguably the best example of this that we have read so far is T.S. Eliots The Waste Land. This poem is broken up into different sections that really do not seem to correlate with each other in any way. There ... Read More

A Short Reflection on The World Is Too Much With Us, a Poem by William Wordsworth (351 words, 1 pages)

The World Is Too Much With Us by William Wordsworth Response William Wordsworths poem, The World Is Too Much With Us, relates unexpectedly well with what is happening today in the world. Writings about nature were very popular during the late 18th to early 19th century and Wordsworth is known ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Darkness, a Poem by Lord Byron (959 words, 4 pages)

A considerably pessimistic poem, Lord Byrons Darkness poses an emphasis on matters surrounding death in his attempt to exemplify the humans meaninglessness in regards to the vastness of the Universe itself. It is important to note that Byrons Universe essentially is Darkness -- so, the word universe being used here ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem Break of Day by John Donne (444 words, 2 pages)

Break of DayJohn DonneBreak of Day opens in a very typical way for a Donne poem. The narrator is waking up in bed questioning why it is morning and why they have to get out of bed. Tis true, tis day what though it be? O wilt thou therefore rise ... Read More

A Comparison of John Donne’s Writing Style in The Good Morrow and The Sun Rising (2241 words, 7 pages)

John Donne is an exceptional writer that combines unique writing techniques to create works that are unlike any other works ever written. In this paper there will be a comparison drawn between The Good Morrow and The Sun Rising to Donnes typical writing style. This paper will be covering several ... Read More

The Use of Poetry in Neruda’s Il Postino (547 words, 1 pages)

The PostmanWhat is the use of poetry? Some may argue that poetry is useless and has no meaning in our modern world. Does the film justify the importance of poetry or doesn't support the argument that poetry is insignificant?Poetry is a form of art that creates awareness among an individual ... Read More

The Horror and Negative Effects of War in Dulce et Decorum Est, a Poem by Wilfred Owen (481 words, 2 pages)

During World War I, which lasted from 1914 to 1918, many people found themselves to be lost and confused. Far different from previous wars, World War I impacted people in a tremendous way. It was the first war to involve several different countries, and was the first war where new, ... Read More

The Faith, Strength, and Loyalty of the Arthurian Knight Gawain in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a Medieval Romantic Poem (554 words, 2 pages)

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a poem that illustrates the lengths a knight will go for his king. Gawain swallows his fear, exposes himself to every peril (Markman). Gawain shows incredible strength, bravery, and courage as he steps up to fight the Green Knight. Some scholars have said ... Read More

The Lamentation of Women in Anglo-Saxon and Middle English Poetry (901 words, 3 pages)

According to the OED, elegy means a song of lamentation, especially a funeral song or lament for the dead. They were popular form in Anglo-Saxon and Middle English poetry. Elegies gave peace weavers a voice when they had to face the hardships of living with men with immense power.An elegy ... Read More

Using Objects in Portraying the Power of Speech In “But It Says Nothing”, a Poem by Clark Coolidge (424 words, 2 pages)

In Clark Coolidges poem, But It Says Nothing, he finds a way to tell a story using objects. Coolidge is showing how even when one speaks, its as if they were being silent because of their lack of using the power of speech. Coolidge begins with a chair. He says ... Read More

A Summary of William Blake’s Collections of Poems Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience (1050 words, 3 pages)

The collection of Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience by William Blake were published in 1789 and 1794, respectively. These works are a collection of poems that can either be read together or separately. If read together, the innocent poems normally have a corresponding poem in the Songs of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Sonnet If Thou Must Love Me by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (606 words, 2 pages)

If thou must love me is a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, it is one of her sonnets. I would describe Browning as a romanticist, and her poems are full of overtly expressive ideals and sweet words. Browning married poet Robert Browning later in life, and post of her latter ... Read More

The Tragedy of War Expressed in Wilfred Owen’s Dulce et Decorum Est (850 words, 3 pages)

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori was a very common war phrase used during World War One. Soldiers would recite this phrase right before going into war to remind themselves that It is sweet and right to die for ones country. This seemed like a great phrase until people ... Read More

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