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A Biography of Christina Rossetti, an English Poet (611 words, 1 pages)

Christina Rossetti is for me, a passionate and powerful poet the majority of her poetry has contained the themes of either love or death, and in many cases both. Even within her childrens poetry, these themes are prominent. However, I feel it untruthful to call Christina Rossetti a sentimentalist poet, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Wilfred Owen’s and Siegfried Sassoon’s War Poems (1262 words, 2 pages)

In 1914 the press started to publish war poems again. During the Boer War poems had been printed to encourage recruiting or to inform the public about how the war was progressing. A lot of the early poems at the start of the First World War werent very well written. ... Read More

The Vietnam War: Major Political Figures and the Society’s Response (2159 words, 5 pages)

An Indignant Generation." With all its disruptions and rage, the idea of black revolution was something many white Americans could at least comprehend, if not agree with. When rebellion seized their own children, however they were almost completely at a loss. A product of the posts war "Baby Boom," nurtured ... Read More

A Review of Herbert Asquith’s “The Volunteer” (1871 words, 3 pages)

The First World War broke out on the 4th of august 1914. It was the first major war in Britain for hundreds of years it sparked fantasies of becoming a war hero in young boys and mens minds and because the government had assured everyone that the war would be ... Read More

A Comparison of Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen and Who’s for the Game by Jessie Pope (1000 words, 2 pages)

Wilfred Owen's 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' and Jessie Pope's 'Who's for the Game?' are both effective poems to study when making a comparison between two twentieth century poems as there is definite contrast between the two. The primary difference is that Owens poem is very much anti-war whereas Popes poem ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Attitudes Towards Poets (3232 words, 7 pages)

The attitudes of poets towards war have always been expressed vigorously in their poetry, each poet either condoning or condemning war, and justifying their attitudes in whatever way possible. I aim to explore the change in the portrayal of war before and during the twentieth century, and also the structures ... Read More

A Biography of William Carlos Williams a Poet on a Mission (1316 words, 3 pages)

WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS A POET ON A MISSIONby WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS A POET ON A MISSION"Among the poets of his own illustrious generation, William Carlos Williams was the man on the margin, the incorrigible maverick, the embattled messiah." (Unger 402) Throughout his career, Williams has always been known as an ... Read More

The Shared Themes in the Poem, The Lamb and The Tyger by William Blake (623 words, 1 pages)

Many poems written by the same author often have similar themes. The authors usually believe in something very strongly and their poems usually reflect such a nature. Sometimes poets reflect aspects of their personal life in their poems. In the poems "The Lamb" and "The Tiger", by William Blake, the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Agendas Discussed by Wilfred Owen in His Poems (1615 words, 5 pages)

Not So Hidden Agendas Wilfred Owen and His Early Editors Wilfred Owen is considered by many to be perhaps the best war poet in English, if not world, literature. Yet, at the time of his death on November 4, 1918, only five of his poems had been published. Thus, due ... Read More

Puritans Emphasized the Fruits of Labor That Made Work More Appealing (395 words, 1 pages)

During the birth of this country, Puritans had to work hard to ensure the success of the new state. In order to make work more appealing, the Puritans emphasized the fruits of labor. This attitude, reflected in modern day by the act of "working for a living," is considered as ... Read More

Life and Contribution of Walt Whitman as a Famous American Poet (690 words, 3 pages)

Walt WhitmanWalt Whitman, a famous American poet, was born on May 31, 1819 in the West Hills of Long Island, New York. His mothers name was Loisia Van Velsor, of Dutch descent., and amazingly could not read very well, if at all. His dad was an English carpenter who probably ... Read More

The Influence of Homer in Aeneid by Virgil (1332 words, 2 pages)

The story of Virgil's Aeneid was drawn from many sources, the most influential being the work of the Greek poet Homer. Virgil based the first six books of the Aeneid on the Odessey and the last six books on the Iliad both written by Homer. The Aeneid describes the adventures ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Vacation Project and the Understanding of the Role of John Milton (1537 words, 5 pages)

February 28, 1996E2-10 Vacation ProjectOn His Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty-ThreeTo Help You Understand2.In the first eight lines the poet, John Milton, is talking about his character and how on the inside he still feels like a child. The character still wants to enjoy life as a kid ... Read More

An Analysis of the Major Writers of the Victorian Literature (500 words, 1 pages)

Victorian literatureThe first decades (1830s to 1860s) of Queen Victoria's reign produced a vigorous and varied body of literature that attempted to come to terms with the current transformations of English society, but writers in the latter decades (1870s to 1900) withdrew into AESTHETICISM, a preoccupation with sensation as an ... Read More

A Discussion About the American Civil War in Drum Taps by Walt Whitman (944 words, 3 pages)

Like most of the unprepared, nave Americans who believed the Civil War would consist of a few short battles and little casualties, who then after the war reached its second year truly saw the Civil War for what it really was- the bloodiest in Americas history Walt Whitmans "Drum Taps" ... Read More

A Review of T.S Eliot’s “The Hollow Men” (1331 words, 2 pages)

T. S. Eliot "The Hollow Men"Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in St. Louis, Missouri of New England descent, on Sept. 26, 1888. He entered Harvard University in 1906, completed his courses in three years and earned a masters degree the next year. After a year at the Sorbonne in Paris, ... Read More

An Overview of the Challenge of Symbolism in The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Translated by Edward FitzGerald (1526 words, 2 pages)

21397The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam presents an interesting challenge to any reader trying to sort through its heavy symbolism and not-so-obvious theme. Not only does the poem provide us with a compelling surface story, but a second look at the text can reveal a rich collection of seperate meanings hidden ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life and Poetry by William Wordsworth (2732 words, 7 pages)

William Wordsworth is widely considered one of the most influential English romantic poets. In the preface of his book, Lyrical Ballads, published in 1798, Wordsworth declared that poetry should contain language really used by men. This idea, and many of his others, challenged the old eighteenth-cuntury idea of formal poetry ... Read More

An Analysis of the One Who Will Be King, an Epic Beowulf (887 words, 2 pages)

The One Who Will Be KingBeowulf contains a myriad of different heroic ethical and social values. Most of these values are ingeniously rooted within, or made evident by the opposing forces of the poem. The initial opposing force arrives in the form of Grendel, a vile creature whos rampages mirror ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbols used by John Keats in Ode to a Nightingale Poem (1480 words, 2 pages)

The casual reader of John Keats poetry would most certainly be impressed by the exquisite and abundant detail of its verse, the perpetual freshness of its phrase and the extraordinarily rich sensory images scattered throughout its lines. But, without a deeper, more intense reading of his poems as mere parts ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem The Plight of the Toads by Philip Larkin (1570 words, 3 pages)

The Plight of the ToadsToad. The word conjures up images of a grotesque, little amphibian and yet it is this little animal that Larkin decides to base his poem on. He describes two toads. One is the exterior influence that society has on and individual to work, and the other ... Read More

An Overview of the Olympic Athlete and the Olympic Games (535 words, 1 pages)

The Olympic AthleteI always have respected Olympic athletes, for they spend all their time training.Victorious athletes were professionals in the sense that they lived off the glory of their achievement ever afterwards. Their hometowns might reward them with free meals for the rest of their lives, honorary appointments, or leadership ... Read More

An Argument About the Meaning of Romance as Applied to the Music of the 19th Century (858 words, 4 pages)

At one point in the study of the Romantic period of music, we come upon the first of several apparently opposing conditions that plague all attempts to grasp the meaning of Romantic as applied to the music of the 19th century. This opposition involved the relation between music and words. ... Read More

An Introduction and a Literary Analysis of the Guardians of the Inferno by Dante (1271 words, 5 pages)

The Guardians of the Inferno Dante's Inferno is one of the best written works of all time because it was written as anallegory inside an excellent story. A key part of this allegory was how Dante useddifferent guardians in the various circles of hell. These guardians were used to symbolizethe ... Read More

An Analysis of the Greek Society and the Love of Lesbos, He is More Than a Hero (390 words, 1 pages)

The Love of LesbosPoetry is a form feelings, thoughts, and opinions. However, many times in writing a poem, the poet reveals much more than just his or her emotions. Society's beliefs and personalities are often portrayed. The poem "He Is More Than A Hero" by Sappho shows that Ancient Greek ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of the Great William Shakespeare (1741 words, 3 pages)

Cheryl BowmanMrs. Bembas2nd. Period English6 May 1996The Life of the Great William ShakespeareThere are many authors that are widely read. However, none are more universally read and studied than the great William Shakespeare of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. His plays and poems have moved millions of people, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Word ‘Darkness’ in the Literature by Lord Byron (837 words, 1 pages)

The Faithful but Fated Dog"Darkness" is a word which is at the same time both dreadful and evocative. This is the one word Lord Byron chooses as the title for his poem. It is a fitting description of Byron's chilling, but powerful, poem, "Darkness". "Darkness" is a foreboding tale depicting ... Read More

The Symbolism of Reality and Illusion in the Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (726 words, 4 pages)

The Glass MenagerieThe play The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, Williams usesmany symbols which represent many different things. Many of the symbolsused in the play try to symbolize some form of escape or difference betweenreality and illusion.The first symbol, presented in the first scene, is the fire escape.This represents the ... Read More

The Effects of the Speeches Given by Brutus and Antony to Julius Caesar (288 words, 1 pages)

The Effects of the Speeches of Brutus and AntonyJulius Caesar is one of Shakespeare's greatest works. It's about a group of conspirators who kill their king, Julius, in order to be free. Antony, opposed to the assassination, felt that he should avenge Julius's death. He delivered a speech that convinced ... Read More

The Horrors of War in the Poems of Wilfred Owen (1782 words, 6 pages)

Owen's war poetry is a passionate expression of outrage at the horrors of war and of pity for the young soldiers sacrificed in it. It is dramatic and memorable, whether describing physical horror, such as in Dulce et Decorum Est or the unseen, mental torment such as in Disabled. His ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013