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War Poetry Comparison (2541 words, 4 pages)

War Poetry Comparison In this essay, I have decided to analyse two poems by the war poet Wilfred Owen, taken from his writings on the First World War and a poem by Jessie Pope. Both of Wilfred Owens poems ('Dulce et Decorum Est' and 'Anthem for Doomed Youth') portray Owen's ... Read More

Celebration of Self in Whitman’s Song of Myself (364 words, 1 pages)

What is this poem of Whitman mainly about? After reading the first nineteen sections of the whole work, I would say that Song of Myself is like a poetic meditation by the poet himself. At least two main points are elaborated in this meditation. First of all is the idea ... Read More

What Is Zen (1744 words, 3 pages)

What is Zen It is a conservative view of some, that the world is a very strange place. Once upon a time, four men and a woman all wished they could meet the perfect person. Each in his or her own way received a message to be at a certain ... Read More

The Changes Brought on by Victorian Age (1914 words, 3 pages)

The Victorian Age brought about great changes in all areas of everyday living. There were great political, economical, religious, and social changes which influenced the attitudes and values of the emerging society along with many writers of that time. Countries were rapidly changing from an agricultural to an industrial society. ... Read More

Analysis of a Poem Tiresias by Alfred Lord Tennyson (1552 words, 3 pages)

Alfred Lord Tennyson is the Victorian poet who is the author of Tiresias. This is a poem centered on the mythological character of Tiresias. Tennyson speaks through this character using a technique called prosopopoeia. In this poem Tennyson explores the ideas that are present in much of his poetry such ... Read More

Hidden Meanings in the Poem Times Music (467 words, 1 pages)

For my second essay I chose, Times Music. The poem to me gives strong positive feelings. It gives a strong sense of fall. That time passes even the smallest living parts sense the time. As in line, The click of little time pieces. Also, Insects in August field seem to ... Read More

An Analysis of Wilfred Owen’s Poem Dulce Et Decorum Est (1524 words, 2 pages)

The title "Dulce Et Decorum Est", translates to "It is sweet and honourable". The title itself is ironic as it is referring to the horrors of war. Wilfred Owen was one of the great anti-war poets. He was killed on the battlefield just a mere one week before World War ... Read More

A Short Biography of Edgar Allan Poe (343 words, 1 pages)

Edgar Allan Poe was a famous American poet, short story writer, who lived from 1809-1849. He was born in Boston on January 19th, 1809 and was orphaned at an early age, after which he was sent to live with a foster family (The Allans) in Richmond. Shortly after, he then ... Read More

Interpretations of Edgar Allan Poe’s Novel MS. Found in a Bottle (879 words, 1 pages)

Edgar Allan Poe, one of the most important writers of 19th Century literature, used to see himself as primarily a poet. However, his reputation as a writer is in great part due to his tales and short stories. These involved from the gothic, the grotesque and the dark side of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Browning (602 words, 1 pages)

1. The sonnet, "43" by Elizabeth Browning, is another strong expression of her love for her husband, Robert Browning, and serves as a conclusion or summary to Browning's other sonnets. Browning begins the poem as she poses the question, "How do I love thee?" in parallel examples, which are usually ... Read More

Reminiscing Australia through the Poetry of Judith Wright (1520 words, 2 pages)

Australian Identity as evident in the poetry of Judith Wright The poetry of Judith Wright conveys a strong sense of 'Australian Identity'. This is evident though Wright's strong connection to the landscape as it acts as a metaphor to describe her attitude towards her homeland and the issues which concern ... Read More

Women Influence on the Successful Man as Depicted in The Odyssey (1253 words, 2 pages)

Total Power Behind every strong man is a strong woman. Does this ring a bell? This common phrase has been around for years, and for years it has held its truth, or so it seems. Just about every successful man (no matter what his success is) has had the influence ... Read More

An Analysis of Wilfred Owen’s Poem Dulce Et Decorum Est (800 words, 1 pages)

The values of the English war poet Wilfred Owen are very much reflected in his poetry. His values in regard to war are shown through two of his poems in particular, Dulce et Decorum Est and Anthem for Doomed Youth. Wilfred Owen saw the war not as a thing that ... Read More

The Poetry of Bradstreet, Taylor and Wigglesworth (500 words, 2 pages)

Bradstreet was the first poet in America to publish a volume of poetry. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America was published in England in 1650. Bradstreet had lived in England until 1630, when at the age of 18 she arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where she spent ... Read More

Setting, Rhythm and Personification in the Poem The Pitcher by Robert Francis (758 words, 1 pages)

Robert Francis The Pitcher brings a closer description of pitchers and introduces the mental capacity from the styles, motions that can be effective in a baseball game. The poem suggests that todays baseball fan should be enlightened by the progress of what makes a effective pitcher. Through the eyes of ... Read More

Female Characters in The Odyssey at the Time of Masculine Society of Ancient Greece (881 words, 1 pages)

The Odyssey is the product of a society in which the dominant role was played by men. In ancient Greece, just as in the whole of the ancient world, and in America and Western Europe until the last century, women occupied a subservient position. Society was organized and directed by ... Read More

A Biography of Emily Dickinson (624 words, 1 pages)

One of America's most well respected poets is Emily Dickinson. Although she never personally received credit for her work, it continues to receive great recognition today. Through her successful poems we get a better idea of her life, views on religion, and feelings about love. Emily Dickinson was born on ... Read More

Psychoanalytical Approach of Studying Gothic Literature (2671 words, 4 pages)

Dark power! With shudd'ring, meek submitted thought Be mine to read the visions old Which thy awak'ning bards have told, And, lest thou meet my blasted view, Hold each strange tale devoutly true. -William Collins, Ode to Fear What is Gothic Literature? During the last decades of the eighteenth century, ... Read More

An Analysis of Essays The Reach of Imagination and Evolution as Theory and Fact (1279 words, 2 pages)

According to the essays by mathematician Jacob Bronowski in "The Reach of Imagination" (1967) and paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould in "Evolution as Theory and Fact" (1981), the behind-the-scene development of science is being induced differently through imagination and evolution. In Bronowski's essay, he describes the unique quality that makes humans ... Read More

An Analysis of Emily Dickinson’s Poem 241 (271 words, 1 pages)

Response to Emily Dickinson, Selections from The Complete Poems I found Emily Dickinson to be a wonderful poet. Her way with words is astounding and timeless. To be so full of creative energy to write thousands of poems is almost incomprehensible. Although we covered several poems during class I think ... Read More

Differences between Euripides’ and Ovid’s Story of Jason and Medea (1607 words, 2 pages)

The Medea by Euripides, Heroides XII Medea to Jason by Ovid Both Fifth century B.C. playwright Euripides and Roman poet and dramatist Ovid tell the story of Jason ditching Medea for another woman however, they do not always share a perspective on the female matron's traits, behavior, and purpose. Euripides ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem A Birthday by Christina Rossetti (862 words, 2 pages)

A birthday This poem is a more traditional choice by Christina Rossetti. "A Birthday" suggests the incredible joy of finding the one that you love. It could even be appropriate for those who are marrying on their birthday, something which has always been popular. In the poem she uses two ... Read More

A Comparison of Wilfred Owen’s Dulce Et Decorum Est and Tennyson’s Charge of the Light Brigade (968 words, 2 pages)

What is the cost for liberty or the price for domination? Most of us say sacrifice the sacrifice of innocent persons welfare. To earn freedom or gain control, an individuals welfare must be surrendered in order to fight for his homeland. Their welfare is replaced with severe mental anguish, unceasing ... Read More

Impact of Virgil’s The Aeneid on the Roman World (1255 words, 2 pages)

The Aeneid by Publius Vergilius Maro (Virgil) is one of the most important pieces of classical literature because it had such an immeasurable impact on the Roman world. The Aeneid gives modern scholars an important tool in understanding both Roman mythology and the times during which the Aeneid was written, ... Read More

A Biography of Carl Sandburg (1240 words, 2 pages)

Carl Sandburg, one of America's most beloved poets, was born in 1878 in Galesburg, Illinois. Born poor to Swedish immigrants, Sandburg grew up to live the American dream. In 1951, Sandburg won the Pulitzer Prize for his book Complete Poems, which is a collection of six volumes of poetry including ... Read More

Moral in Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis (722 words, 1 pages)

Websters Dictionary defines moral as pertinent to the distinction between right and wrong, and the rules of right conduct. In todays society the lines of societal morality have been blurred into nothing more than an illusion. What is right for society is no longer decided by the people of the ... Read More

The Voice of the Common Soldier: Kipling and Soldier’s Poetry (1652 words, 4 pages)

THE VOICE OF THE COMMON SOLDIER KIPLING AND SOLDIER'S POETRY Kent Harrison 8 May 00 In contemporary times, much criticism has been placed upon Rudyard Kipling for his support of British Imperialism George Orwell went so far as to call him the "prophet of British Imperialism during its expansionist phase." ... Read More

A Biography of the American Poet T.S. Eliot (694 words, 1 pages)

Thomas Stearns Eliot was born on September 26, 1888, in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the seventh and last child of Henry Ware Eliot, a brick manufacturer, and Charlotte Eliot, who was a talented poet in his own right. Both parents were descendent from families in England that immigrated to ... Read More

Expressing Escape and Difference between Reality and Illusion through Symbols in Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (728 words, 3 pages)

Symbolism in The Glass Menagerie- The play The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, Williams uses many symbols which represent many different things. Many of the symbols used in the play try to symbolize some form of escape or difference between reality and illusion. The first symbol, presented in the first ... Read More

A Biography of Sylvia Plath The Famous 20th Century American Poet That Focuses of Tragic Themes (740 words, 1 pages)

Sylvia Plath was a remarkable twentieth century American poet. Her poetry focused on depression, aspects on suicide, death, savage imagery, self-destruction and painful feelings of women. Plath attempts to exorcise the oppressive male figures that haunted her life served as one of the fundamental themes in her poetry. Her poetry ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013