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An Analysis of the Adventures of Odyssey in Homer’s Epic Poems (786 words, 1 pages)

A Hero's Adventure The term "hero" comes from Greek mythology, where the child is the result of the union between a human and a god or goddess. Superhuman characteristics and exceptional feats of bravery, strength, and military endeavor frequently display a hero, so the term "hero" means anyone displaying exceptional ... Read More

The Utilization of Energy in the Poem, This Energy in Which We Exist by Janice Gould (384 words, 1 pages)

How We Use Energy In Janice Goulds poem This Energy in Which We Exist shows how we relate our life to the energy that we use. The more a person puts into life then the more a person is going to get out of it, which means there life will ... Read More

An Analysis of The Odyssey, an Epic Poem by Homer (3541 words, 6 pages)

Book 1 77 Invocation to the Muse survey of Odysseus' condition in the 10th year of his wanderings. "The whole of the action and most of the principal persons are introduced in the first few hundred lines." (D. Page) What is missing from the proem (the opening lines)? How does ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem, Garden of Love by William Blake (642 words, 1 pages)

William Blake's "Garden of Love" In William Blake's Garden of Love, published in 1794, the speaker shows that from day one of any persons life, nothing remains uniform. That life is always in a state of change, disarray, and inconsistency. The speaker tries to do this by bringing you to ... Read More

An Evaluation of the Poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost (495 words, 1 pages)

The circumstances surrounding the composition of Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" explain his use of the darkest evening of the year, which is closely, related it to the greater theme of perseverance in the face of hardship. Frost wrote this poem, in November 1923 on ... Read More

A Description of Religion as One of Lucretius Favorite Topics on the Poem “On the Nature of Things” (473 words, 1 pages)

Religion is one of Lucretius favorite topics to argue against in his poem On the Nature of Things. What religion does to man and the fear of the life after death that is instilled on the living is unjust per Lucretius. For while the nature of the gods must necessarily ... Read More

A Description of Figuring Out What the Subject of the Poem is About (597 words, 1 pages)

From the start, it is not difficult to figure out what the subject of the poem is about. However, unlike Dickinson's "There's a certain Slant of Light" which seemingly starts out upbeat and ends in an opposite fashion, this poem starts out dark and dreary and ends quite optimistically. Even ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem The Lady of Shalott by Alfred Lord Tennyson (1845 words, 4 pages)

'...Just as the storm clouds often slayThe scarcely breathing new born day.' 1One of the most popular of Tennyson's poems, The Lady of Shalott relates the tragic story of an extremely lonely young lady longing for a soulmate. A poem of "technical virtuosity, inspired landscape-painting based on precise observation, and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufock by T.S Eliot (1834 words, 3 pages)

Experiences in Nature J. Alfred Prufock looms at a dinner party contemplating human social interaction whist Wordsworth's narrarator ponders his turbulent feelings of nature and aging. Trudging over opposite ideas, the narrarators share the burdens of isolation, alienation, and trouble caused by nature. These afflictions of isolation and alienation disturb ... Read More

The Theme of Nostalgia in At the Fish Houses, a Poem by Elizabeth Bishop (459 words, 1 pages)

English Commentary At the Fish Houses is thought to be a poem Elizabeth Bishop wrote based on a visit to the home of her childhood. Themes that arise in this poem are nostalgia, childhood, nature versus man, knowledge and the unknown, death and time. The theme of nostalgia arises through ... Read More

An Analysis of the Purpose of the Poem Dulce et Decorum Est (365 words, 1 pages)

The purpose of the poem, Dulce et Decorum Est, is to try to explain to the public that war is not at all glorious. Owen finishes this poem by saying to not tell children who want glory that to die for your country is not as sweet as it may ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Poem Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen (745 words, 3 pages)

Based on the Poem "Dulce et Decorum Est" The poem is one of the most powerful ways to convey an idea or opinion. Through vivid imagery and compelling metaphors, the poem gives the reader the exact feeling the author wanted. The poem "Dulce et Decorum Est," an anti-war poem by ... Read More

An Analysis of Hughes Poem About a Mother Speaking To Her Son About Life’s Experiences (265 words, 1 pages)

In this poem, Hughes writes about a mother speaking to her son about life's experiences. He uses the metaphor of a crystal stair. Many people struggle to accomplish things they want in life. Some have smooth roads through life while others suffer along bumpy roads. It really depends on the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Excitement in the Odyssey, an Epic Poem by Homer (1453 words, 2 pages)

Does Homer make the Odyssey exciting? If so, how and if not, why not? By being filled with vigour and an outstanding word selection the Odyssey sets the mood for many of the adventures allowing the reader to become caught up in the story. In Homers description of the adventure, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Form on the Poem as a Villanelle (631 words, 1 pages)

Subject Dylan Thomas father had been a robust, militant man most of his life, and when in his eighties, he became blind and weak, his son was disturbed seeing his father become soft or gentle. In the poem Thomas is rousing his father to continue being the fierce man he ... Read More

An Analysis of Girl, a Poem by Jamaica Kincaid (3102 words, 4 pages)

One of the questions I can answer for the paper This work is the story of part of a girl's life, but it's more that that. What are some of the ways Kincaid makes this story universal? Her first piece of fiction, "Girl" was a liturgy of commands and criticisms ... Read More

An Analysis of the Odyssey, an Epic Poem by Homer (471 words, 1 pages)

Did Odysseus and his men bring the string of catastrophes on themselves? Yes, they did get themselves into serious trouble. With a pompous attitude, the men prolonged their journey home to Ithaca. Those who did not have Odysseuss smarts, died because of this. When they raided the Cicones village, harassed ... Read More

An Analysis of the Humor and Irony in Five Poems by Emily Dickinson (1337 words, 2 pages)

While much of Emily Dickinson's poetry has been described as sad or morose, the poetess did use humor and irony in many of her poems. This essay will address the humor and or irony found in five of Dickinson's poems "Faith" is a Fine Invention, I'm Nobody! Who are you?, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Moral Poem, Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (1217 words, 5 pages)

Divine Comedy Dante's Divine Comedy is a moral comedy that is designed to make the readers think about their own morals. The poem could have been used almost as a guide for what and what not to do to get into Heaven for the medieval people. Dante takes the reader ... Read More

The Subject of Death in the Poem, A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London by Dylan Thomas (954 words, 2 pages)

Death. Even the mere suggestion of the word is able to conjure up visions of dark, grisly impressions and cold, somber moods. The subject of death is neither an appropriate nor amusing subject of conversation among people because of the ill feelings of tragedy and mourning so often associated with ... Read More

A Comparison of the Poems, Safe in Their Alabaster Chambers and Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Emily Dickinson (530 words, 2 pages)

Auer 1 Paul Auer English Final draft 10-30-00 Death is Good 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 ... Read More

An Examination of Robert Frost’s Poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (1165 words, 2 pages)

Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Two Poems by Emily Dickinson (718 words, 1 pages)

Light after the Dark Two Poems. Two Ideas. One Author. Two of Emily Dickinson's poems, "Because I Could Not Stop For Death"(940-941)and "I Heard A Fly Buzz-When I Died ,"(941-942) are both about one of life's few certainties death. However, that is where the similarities end. Although both poems were ... Read More

A Comparison of the Poems “Porpoises” By John Gurney and “Two Look At Two” By Robert Frost (601 words, 1 pages)

The poems "Porpoises" by John Gurney, and 'Two look at two" by Robert Frost both involve Humans encounter and their feelings towards nature and vice versa. Robert Frost looks at an experience two trampers have with nature, and nature's response to them, while John Gurney shows how nature have acted ... Read More

Characterization of J. Alfred Prufrock from the Poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (391 words, 1 pages)

In the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", the main character displays many traits and descriptive details that seem to make him an emotional detached and scarred individual for the rest of his meaningless life. Even though we hide and deny accusations that hit at weakness, this poem ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem, Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1032 words, 2 pages)

Essay Write a close analysis of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Kubla Khan" Kubla Khan A vision in a dream. A fragment. The poem Kubla Khan is a strange, mystic poem that some people believe to be the most romantic poem ever written. A reason why this poem is strange is that ... Read More

An Analysis of Childhood Is the Kingdom Where Nobody Dies, a Poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1003 words, 2 pages)

The poem Childhood is the Kingdom Where Nobody Dies, is written in open verse. It has no particular rhyme scheme and does not have any parameter. I was able to locate a couple of metaphors. In line 3 when she writes, "Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies" (3). Also ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of a Poem My Papas Waltz by Theodore Roethke (621 words, 1 pages)

In the poem My Papas Waltz, written by Theodore Roethke, the narrator has views on family that is untold by the author. Roethke allows the reader to see from the narrators eyes. The author uses great imagery to set a firm picture in the readers mind. The reader then deciphers ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem Canonization by John Dunne (490 words, 1 pages)

The poem Canonization by John Dunne is about a man stripping away from society opinions and the society itself. The word canonization means conferral of sainthood. I think that the whole poem signifies achieving a different level. I think that theses two lovers achieve Divine Human Love. The speaker is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Imagery in Lucille Clifton’s Poem Homage to My Hips (300 words, 1 pages)

In "Homage to My Hips", Lucille Clifton creates some kind of imagery pertaining to her hips. She seems all into herself, more specifically, her hips. She makes it a point to convey that her hips are strong or powerful by the lines "they go where they want to go. they ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013