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An Analysis of the Poem Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson (704 words, 1 pages)

Ulysses By Tennyson The poem I chose to write about is Ulysses, by Alfred Lord Tennyson. It is a poem based on Homers Odyssey, which is the story of Odysseus (Ulysses) and his journeys. Odysseus was King of Ithaca and leader of the Greek army. The Greeks sailed into Troy ... Read More

An Analysis of the Two Features in the Poems (1501 words, 2 pages)

Upon looking at e. e. cummingss poem, in Just-,perhaps, two features immediately become apparent the use of white space between some words and lines, and the multiple use of a single word supporting an entire line. To a lesser degree, the poems visual also features the boys and girls names ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem September 1918 by Amy Lowell (392 words, 1 pages)

"September, 1918 by the modernist poet Amy Lowell was very enlightening poem. It gave a sense of hope and imagination. It was how the writer wanted to see the world in the year of 1918, during World War I. The poet was speaking of the war between the United States ... Read More

Satire and Irony in the Widow of Ephesus and the Poem True Love (506 words, 1 pages)

Satire and Irony In the story The Widow of Ephesus by Gaius Petronius and the poem True Love by Judith Viorst, the authors portray love through the use of satire and irony. They do this though a series of ironic twists, humorous accounts, and life experiences. A satire is a ... Read More

An Interpretation of Walt Whitman’s Poem Song of Myself (1495 words, 2 pages)

Walt Whitman's poem, Song of Myself, is one of his most famous contributions to American literature. He uses simile and metaphor, paradox, rhythm, and free verse style, to convey his struggle between the relation of the body and soul, the physical and the spiritual being. He continues to go against ... Read More

A Description of Robert Frost First Book of Poems, A Boy’s Will, in 1913 (1301 words, 3 pages)

Robert Frost As poets go, Frost (1874-1963) was no longer young when he published his first book of poems, A Boy's Will, in 1913. Though born in San Francisco, he came of a New England family which returned to New England when he was ten. Like many other writers, he ... Read More

An Analysis of the Use of Rhyme in the Poem The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (303 words, 1 pages)

The rhyme scheme used in The Raven serves as a large contribution to the mood of the story. In each stanza, the last word of the second, fourth, fifth, and sixth lines rhyme with each other. This particular rhyme scheme acts as a contribution because the ending words that all ... Read More

The Concept of a Journey in the Poems “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Coleridge, and “The Wind in the Willows” by Kenneth Grahame, the Film “The Wizard of Oz” Directed by Victor Fleming and the Short Story “The Wish” by Roald Dahl (1721 words, 2 pages)

It is really impossible to separate journeys from life. The various ideas that explore this notion are the decisions made in life affect the rest of your journey, and once half way is reached there's no turning back with only going forward, and a journey can leave behind real life ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem “O Captain! My Captain!” By Walt Whitman (583 words, 1 pages)

RED Warm lips are red, blood drops are too, Abe Lincoln was shot, the nation was blue. In the poem" O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman, the color red is used as a symbol for many objects. Red symbolizes blood shed, life, happiness and it also associates with love, ... Read More

An Analysis of Poem Daddy by Sylvia Plath (808 words, 1 pages)

Sylvia Path's Daddy After doing some research on the poet Sylvia Plath it soon became apparent that this poem Daddy is somewhat of a confessional life story. Throughout the poem Plath incorporates many different elements to reveal the theme of her negative attitude towards men in her life especially that ... Read More

Use of Personification in the Sylvia Plath’s Poem (391 words, 1 pages)

Personification Personification is when you give an object, animal or concepts human abilities making them able to cry, talk think, feel etc. Personification is closely related to metaphors. Personifications are used to give an objective description, which is given trough an object. An example could be Sylvia Plaths poem mirror ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theological Epic Poem Paradise Lost by John Milton (1342 words, 3 pages)

1. Paradise Lost is arguably the best theological epic poem ever written. Milton uses this poem to not only argue his beliefs about The Bible but also his beliefs for the good of mankind. He fills in all the questionable spaces and detail that The Bible leaves to the imagination ... Read More

A Poem Analysis of Out and Out by Robert Frost (945 words, 1 pages)

"Out, Out-" "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost is a poem about a young boy who dies as a result of cutting his hand using a saw. In order to give the reader a clear picture of this bizarre scenario, Frost utilizes imagery, personification, blank verse, and variation in sentence length ... Read More

A Poem Analysis of Out and Out by Robert Frost (472 words, 1 pages)

Out and out Robert Frost, Out and Out- This is a poem about a young boy who using a buzz saw who becomes distracted with the thought of dinner and cuts his hand. Later when the doctor arives, the boy slowly dies. The buz-saw snarling and rattling in the yard ... Read More

A Poem Analysis of On Reading Poems to a Senior Class at South High by David Chapman Berry (967 words, 2 pages)

On Reading Poems to a Senior Class at South High In his poem, On Reading Poems to a Senior Class at South High, the author, David Chapman Berry, has relied on metaphors and similes to carry out his view of a typical literature class and a teachers view of teaching. ... Read More

Images in the Poem Fountain of Youth by Oliver Wendell Holmes (381 words, 1 pages)

Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote of the Fountain of Youth that he saw in his minds eye. This poem is idealized because growing old is something no one can stop. It comes with time, yet it brings with it wisdom. This poem has many images that give a well-painted picture. The ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poems A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift and Love’s Alchemy and The Relic by John Donne (802 words, 1 pages)

Mongo Slade Neoclassicism In Samuel Johnsons, Preface to Shakespeare, he uses a quote that says, The irregular combinations of fanciful inventions may delight a-while, by that novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us all in quest but the pleasures of sudden wonder are soon exhausted, and the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem My Last Duchess by Robert Browning (796 words, 2 pages)

My Last Duchess" is a dramatic monologue, which takes place in the Italian renaissance and the persona in this poem is Alfonso II, duke of Ferrera. The incidents take place at the staircase where the duke is addressing an agent about his late wife, duchess Lucrezia while looking at her ... Read More

A Poem Analysis of Mother to Son by Langston Hughes (650 words, 2 pages)

On the road of life, many trials arise that one must overcome to make his or her life feel complete. In Langston Hughess poem, Mother to Son, these trials are a subject of concern for one mother. Hughes ability to project himself is seen in his use of dialect, metaphors, ... Read More

The Conception of Time in the Poem, To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell (888 words, 2 pages)

TIME Marvell's conception of time is ever changing in "To His Coy Mistress", but this is only to be excepted in a poem that seeks to convince by constructing an ideal and proceeding to demonstrate its utopian nature. In the world of would and should that we are immersed in ... Read More

Literary Devices in the Poems, Barbie Doll by Marge Piercy and Sylvia Plath’s Mirror (518 words, 1 pages)

Literary devices aid the reader in the explication and understanding of a poem. They also convey the theme of a poem, and the authors feeling for a given subject. This is proven in the poems "Barbie Doll," and "Mirror," which are authored by Marge Piercy, and Silvia Plath. The theme ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poems Jones the Grocer by Herbert Williams and Not to Be Used for Babies by Harry Webb (1108 words, 3 pages)

The two poems I have chosen to write about are Jones the Grocer by Herbert Williams an Not to be used for Babies by Harry Webb. Welsh Poets write both of these poems. This essay will explore these poems in detail and identify similarities and differences between the two poems. ... Read More

A Poem Analysis of When I Am Dead, My Dearest by Christina Rossetti (3259 words, 4 pages)

Hersh Patel Poetry Project AP English III "When I Am Dead, My Dearest" Literal and Figural Meaning The poem literally illustrates the speaker's reflection upon whether or not he or she and the "dearest" shall remember one another when the speaker dies. Yet, figuratively, the poem conveys the poet's perception ... Read More

A Comparison and contrast of the Story of Steven Cranes and A Mystery of Heroism in the Poem a War is Kind (297 words, 1 pages)

In this essay I will compare and contrast the story of Steven Cranes - A Mystery of Heroism and the poem a War is Kind. I will try to determine what the actual meanings of these writings are. I do not feel that anyone is a hero or has a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Description of Nature in a Poem by Wordsworth (398 words, 1 pages)

When describing nature, one must look at the speakers past experiences. The speaker talks about his past experiences of the "deep rivers," "lonely streams," and large "mountains." He rather carefully describes the process of his seeing as it unfolds, like the "landscape to a blind man's eye". He put into ... Read More

An Analysis of the Imaginative Journey in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Poems This Limetree Bower My Prison and Frost at Midnight (987 words, 2 pages)

The imaginative journey is one in which we escape reality and are invited to acknowledge a new reality within the realms of the imagination. These journeys offer change and discovery providing valuable insight into ones past, present and future. Coleridge's poems, "This Limetree Bower My Prison" and "Frost at Midnight" ... Read More

An Analysis of the Everday Life of the Greeks in the Epic Poems The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer (1823 words, 3 pages)

The views and beliefs of societies are often portrayed in the literature, art, and cinema of a certain era. The epic poems, The Iliad and Odyssey, give scholars and historians an idea how the Ancient Greek lived their everyday lives. By reading the two "novels," the reader is able to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem Ghost House by Robert Frost (524 words, 1 pages)

In Robert Frost Poem, Ghost House, Frost describes to us a person who is in a ghost house. Ghost House is an extremely descriptive poem descriptive poem depicting an old haunted house. The imagery in this poem gives the readers a sense of loneliness and darkness. The imagery, alliteration, repetition ... Read More

An Analysis of the Depiction of the Future of America in the Poem For the Union Dead by Robert Lowell (580 words, 1 pages)

Robert Lowell presents his depiction of the future of America in his poem For the Union Dead. In this poem, Lowell uses imagery as his basis for description and foretells of the oncoming decay of our American ideals. The imagery Lowell uses makes this poem more vivid and tangible, illuminating ... Read More

A poem Analysis of Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen (592 words, 1 pages)

Dulce et Decorum Est All exceptional poetry displays a good use of figurative language, imagery, and diction. Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est" is a powerful antiwar poem which takes place on a battlefield during World War I. Through dramatic use of imagery, metaphors, and diction, he clearly states his ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013