Akiko’s Poems Essay Examples

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An Introduction to the Literary Analysis of a Poem by Blake (416 words, 1 pages)

In this poem, Blake is trying to dispel the myth of grandeur and glory associated with London and to show the 'real' people of London and how they felt. London was seen and portrayed as a powerful and wonderful city where the wealthy lived and socialised. However, Blake knew that ... Read More

Creative Writing – A Poem (208 words, 2 pages)

Before I start, please don't think that I am suicidal. I wrote this a LONG time ago. Please readrate this for it's poetic content, not the words. Thank you.Is it all in my head?I think that I should be dead.I know one person who understands,The only person who can.They've been ... Read More

An Analysis of a Poem on My Niggas (1435 words, 4 pages)

My niggas. Some niggas that you dont wanna try.My niggas. Some niggas thats really do or die.My niggas. Aint no longer living a lie.My niggas is stong. My niggas is real. Does this artist use the word nigger in the same way that racists have and still are? The answer ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem The Tyger by William Blake (726 words, 4 pages)

"The Tyger" Ana Melching 5-8-99Does god create both gentle and fearful creatures? If he does what right does he have? Both of these rhetorical questions are asked by William Blake in his poem "The Tyger." The poem takes the reader on a journey of faith, questioning god and his nature. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem #465 by Emily Dickinson (962 words, 2 pages)

Emily Dickinson in her poem 465, covers the subject of death in a way that I have not seen before. She delves right into the last sounds she heard when the narrator died, which was a fly buzzing. The last actions of this world are concluded by the assigning of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem The Windhover by Gerard Manley (556 words, 1 pages)

In Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem "The Windhover" there is a sort of representational allusion to Christ and Jesus. In other words the speaker praises the Lord by praising what he takes as a symbol for Christ, the windhover himself. Through out the poem the speaker symbolizes Christ's glory by the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem The Fish by Elizabeth Bishop (865 words, 2 pages)

With fewer than fifty published poems Elizabeth Bishop is not one of the most prominent poets of our time. She is however well known for her use of imagery and her ability to convey the narrators emotions to the reader. In her vividly visual poem The Fish, the reader is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Poem Sympathy (1167 words, 2 pages)

The poem "Sympathy", by Paul Laurence Dunbar suggests to the reader a comparison between the lifestyle of the caged bird, and the African American in the nineteenth century. Paul Laurence Dunbar's focus of "Sympathy" is how the African American identifies and relates to the frustrations and pain that a caged ... Read More

A Narrative About a Personal Poem Collection (405 words, 2 pages)

But our lives comes equipped with that hike.Problems are miles long and rivers wideBut God only knows there is nowhere to hide There are problems growing around me like wildflowersReady to pull me into the cold dark earth with their rootsMy problems are the wildflowers which surround me at all ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem JAWS by Carl Sandburg (486 words, 1 pages)

Carl Sandburg was unique compare to many other poets. All of the poems that he wrote were short and straight to the point. You would not find any poems that he had written that are over a page, yet still his poems are very easy to understand. Sandburg lived through ... Read More

A Comparison and Contrast of the Poems “He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, A Red, Red Rose and the Lucy Poems (2167 words, 9 pages)

In this assignment I will compare and contrast three poems based on thetheme of love. I will look at He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven by W.BYeats, Robert Burns A Red,Red Rose and the Lucy Poems byWordsworth. I will focus on each poets tradition and culture, the poets useof ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem Eldorado (699 words, 1 pages)

In the poem Eldorado, the poet conveys the romantic attitude of following ones passions to the very end, even throughout all circumstances. From a realists point of view, when times become challenging or success is unlikely, it is wiser to give up and stop wasting time. A romantic, however, views ... Read More

A Comparison of Two Poems by Emily Dickinson (518 words, 1 pages)

Emily Dickinson is a writer well known for her poems on death. Her poems Safe in their Alabaster Chambers and Because I could not stop for Death are two of her more famous poems. The personas attitude in both of these poems is very similar.In the poem Safe in their ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem, In Plaster by Sylvia Plath (1107 words, 4 pages)

"In Plaster" was a poem written by Sylvia Plath on March 18, 1961. The poem was written while Plath was in St. Pancras hospital in England, immediately following an appendectomy. Her journals, as well as the letters she wrote to her mother, vividly describe the events surrounding the composition of ... Read More

An Analysis of Mirror in the Poem (1107 words, 2 pages)

In the first line of the poem, the mirror says it is silver and exact. This can be interpreted many ways. Obviously it is describing what it looks like, but it is saying more than that. The color silver is reflective, and a mirror of course reflects what it sees. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem, Song by Edmund Waller (999 words, 2 pages)

For many centuries, young men have been telling their sweethearts about ephemeral youth and passion which, like a candle, burns brightly but dies out slowly but surely. Edmund Waller's persona in the poem "Song" is such a young man. He sends a rose to his beloved to "Tell her that ... Read More

A Review of the Poem, A Decade by Amy Lowell (304 words, 1 pages)

Upon first reading Amy Lowells poem A Decade appears to be a poem about a couple who has met each other and saying how sweet they are like honey and red wine Then it says you are fresh like morning bread. Then ending with how they become completely nourished.After reading ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem by William Wordsworth (331 words, 1 pages)

Wordsworth begins his extended metaphor in the third line of the poem, with his speaker saying, I saw a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils that were fluttering and dancing in the breeze. (line 6). The speaker is attributing to these daffodils human qualities their forming a crowd, and their ... Read More

Us Players – A Poem (422 words, 3 pages)

Us PlayersWe'll meet you and sweep you off of your feetWe're nice and we're funny, so cute and so sweetSurprisingly, we like the same things as youWe do all the things that you love to doWe're the perfect guys, the ones of your dreamsWe look in your eyes, and play ... Read More

A Poem Inspired by Tropicalism (326 words, 1 pages)

For my creative piece I was wanted to write a poem. My inspiration for this task was tropicalism. Webster defines tropical as Of relating to, the characteristic of a region. Tropicalism in Brazil is The idea to take the Brazilian values the trashy ones as well as the good ones, ... Read More

An Analysis of The Convergence of the Twain, a Poem (380 words, 1 pages)

Personification is "endowing inanimate objects or abstract ideas with life or human characteristics" (Kirszner 2058). In the poem "The Convergence of the Twain" the authors use of personification allows the reader to make a more fluid transition from the past to the present. A poets use of personification can create ... Read More

An Analysis of Beowulf an Epic Poem (782 words, 1 pages)

Beowulf, one of the longest poems ever written in the English language is a great epic that allows us as readers to learn many different aspects on life. Although we may not all gather the same information from the poem, it is apparent that everyone will at least learn one ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem of Wallace Stevens (619 words, 4 pages)

One poet whose work you can really appreciate isWallace Stevens. Even though his poetry contains verycomplex and lyrical vocabulary and his work is symbolic incontent, a reader can still find ways to really enjoy thepoems. Stevens seems to be almost musical in his work. Thepoems I have read pay much ... Read More

An Overview of Poem and Movie (448 words, 1 pages)

This poem is about a boy and girl who have been to see a movie. As they are walking home the boy is struck by the difference between the bright colors and high-tech sound effects of the movie, and the white snow that he sees on the walk home. He ... Read More

An Analysis of Richard Cory, a Poem by Robinson (230 words, 2 pages)

In the poem, Richard Cory, Robinson describes thecharacter, Richard Cory, as being wealthy, generous,handsome, and courteous. Regardless of his social status,Richard Cory, greets the townspeople, who thought that hewas perfect. At the end of the poem, Robinson surprise thereader by stating that Richard Cory had shot and killedThe people of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem Penelope by Dorothy Parker (457 words, 1 pages)

The poem Penelope by Dorothy Parker describes the relationship between Odysseus and his wife, Penelope. The manner in which Penelope, the narrator, speaks of her husband and his journey is somewhat sarcastic and resentful. This poem shows her perceptions of Odysseus, and also the role women have played in the ... Read More

An Analysis of Marks, a Poem by Linda Pastan (414 words, 1 pages)

Marks by Linda Pastan develops an idea of being in school. It also deals with the frustrations of life. The woman is telling the story from her point of view, how she sees what is going on. After reading the title of this poem, I wondered what the poem is ... Read More

A Look at the Life and Poems of Langston Hughes (924 words, 2 pages)

Langston Hughes wrote many narrative poems. He was notorious for writing poems about real life issues. His poems tend to reflect his life experiences such as unfairness to African-Americans during the 1940's-1960's. Hughes narrative poems showed the true cruelty shown to Blacks, this especially evident in his life, Mule Bone, ... Read More

An Analysis of Themes in Poems by John Donne (1877 words, 3 pages)

By Referring Closely to at least 4 poems, examine the distinct characteristics of John Donne poetry, paying particular attention to the Relationship Between Intellect and Emotion.John Donne was born in 1572 and both of his parents were Roman Catholics and as a result religion played a very prominent part in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem of Elizabeth Browning (393 words, 2 pages)

Do you believe in everlasting love?. Elizabeth Barrette Browning a greatVictorian poet, kept her intense feelings a secret due to her overbearing father. Sherevealed her eternal love through poetry. How Do I Love The, Let Me Count TheWays is a highly expressed love poem dedicated to the love of her ... Read More