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An Analysis of Some Poems from Enough Rope (2305 words, 20 pages)

Threnody Lilacs blossom just as sweet Now my heart is shattered. If I bowled it down the street, Who's to say it mattered? If there's one that rode away What would I be missing? Lips that taste of tears, they say, Are the best for kissing. Eyes that watch the ... Read More

A Discussion of Language and Composition of Poems (1494 words, 7 pages)

Susan HoweLanguage is a wild interioriy. I am lost in the refuge of its dark life.Poets are always beginning again. They sail away to a place they hope they can name.Linguistic nature is always foreign. Grammar bales the darkness open. Only a few strikehome. They remember and acknowledge each other.. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem Work of a Common Woman by a Poet Judy Grahn (9629 words, 41 pages)

Mary J. CarruthersJudy Grahn (b. 1940) is a love poet too, although her poetry is not particularlyerotic. The Work of a Common Woman is sensual, but celebrates sweat and hard workrather than sexual play. Grahn is a "working-class poet," but she is neither asocialist-realist nor a slumming idealist. "Commonness" to ... Read More

An Introduction to the Literary Analysis of the Poems by Dickinson (5568 words, 22 pages)

Gerhard FriedrichThis poem seems to present two major problems to the interpreter.First, what is the significance of the buzzing fly in relation to the dying person, andsecond, what is the meaning of the double use of "see" in the last line? Ananalysis of the context helps to clear up these ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Three Poems by Emily Dickinson (8059 words, 30 pages)

YVOR WINTERSThe three poems which combine Emily Dickinson's greatest power with her finestexecution are strangely on much the same theme, both as regards the idea embodied and asregards the allegorical embodiment 293. They deal with the inexplicable fact of change,of the absolute cleavage between successive states of being, and it ... Read More

An Analysis of the Lesbian Poems The Center of The Dream of a Common Language by Judith McDaniel (6691 words, 28 pages)

Judith McDanielThe center of The Dream of a Common Language is a group of lesbian love poems,originally published as a separate booklet. . . . In these poems Rich shows us a glimpseof the power generated by love, specifically the love of women for women You've kissed my hair to ... Read More

An Overview of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass Poem Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking (1650 words, 12 pages)

Two major earlier versions of "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking" preceded the final 1881 version. The poem first appeared as "A Child's Reminiscence" in the New York Saturday Press in December 1859. The second version, below, appeared in the 1860 edition of Leaves of Grass. Further changes were included ... Read More

A Discussion of the Poems Drifters and Homosuburbiensis by Bruce Dawe (700 words, 1 pages)

Discuss 2 of Dawe's poems which illustrates his belief that ordinary things in life are a good subject for poetry.Bruce Dawe poems illustrate his version of "ordinary". The poems I have studied of his work have been about life and how people deal with everyday living. Such poems as Drifters ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Sasson in Siegfried Sassoon’s Poem Hero (506 words, 1 pages)

This poem is about a 'normal', 'average' man who came to the trenches only 3 hours before, and then is killed as he is doing his job of piling sandbags along the parapet.Throughout this poem, Sassoon appeals to the emotions of the reader by trying to create an emotional attachment ... Read More

Blake Is Trying to Dispel the Myth of Grandeur in the Poem London (404 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

African-American Struggle for Equality in Langston Hughes’ Poem “Theme for English B” (309 words, 1 pages)

In the poem "Theme for English B", by Langston Hughes, Hughes talks about the African American struggle for equality. This is a common subject for Hughes. In many of his poems he speaks about blacks and the injustices that they face. Another common subject for Hughes is the town, Harlem, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Relationship of Dido and Aeneas in the Aeneid, an Epic Poem by Virgil (1562 words, 3 pages)

Dido and AeneasThe Aeneid is considered as the single most important poem ever written and has continuously guided and inspired billions of readers. Its popularity today remains the same as it was back in the time when it was published. Virgil, a Latin poet, devoted the final 11 years of ... Read More

An Analysis of Siegfried Sassoon’s Poem “Base Details” (288 words, 1 pages)

The poem Base Details by Siegfried Sassoon is a sarcastic attack against the army generals who view the war as a game similar to checkers. It is therefore evidence of why Siegfried Sassoon is known as the voice of protest. The first noticeable thing about the text is the title. ... Read More

An Analysis of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, a Poem by T. S. Eliot (1276 words, 2 pages)

There is a difference between the way Prufrock sees himself, and the way the poem reveals him to us. He dramatises himself as a sensitive and slightly tragic figure the poem exposes him as comic. Does this correspond to your own reading of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?In ... Read More

The Theme of Hospitality in The Odyssey, an Epic Poem by Homer (1517 words, 2 pages)

Throughout the book, The Odyssey, Homer uses a variety of settings to explore the theme of hospitality. Hospitality in the ancient world was very important. A visitor to a palace, would receive immediate hospitality, as the host can only presume they might be a God. Hospitality in The Odyssey included ... Read More

An Overview of the Concept of Poems and an Analysis of the Poem The World is Too Much With us by William Wordsworth (576 words, 1 pages)

Poems are a particular way an author shows to the reader of what he feels and thinks about the actions of the world. In the poems The World is Too Much With us and The Chimney Sweeper both poets make the reader feel piety and disgust of human Nature. They ... Read More

An Analysis of Birches, a Poem by Robert Frost (1204 words, 2 pages)

The poem, Birches, by Robert Frost evokes all of the senses. Whether it is the rhythmic flow of the poem or the mere need to recite the words for a clearer understanding, the images that flood the mind are phenomenal. Imagery is an essential part of poetry. It creates a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poems of William Wordsworth, an English Poet (975 words, 2 pages)

William Wordsworths description of his poetry in Preface to Lyrical Ballads gives the impression that it feel much like a modern newspaper to a reader basic and with wide appeal. He emphasizes the idea of simplicity and familiarity of both topic and language, arguing the superiority of a poem that ... Read More

An Analysis of the Two Poems Sparrow by Thom Gunn and Rose by Walter de la Mare (2555 words, 5 pages)

In this essay I intend to look at two poems Sparrow by Thom Gunn and Rose by Walter de la Mare. I will analyse each poem in terms of their tone, treatment, subject and verse technique and then compare them to see if there are any significant similarities or differences ... Read More

An Introduction to the Literary Analysis of the Poem the Panther (344 words, 1 pages)

The language of the poem conjures many images and develops an entire story in itself. The vision of the panther, his line of sight, is filled with, the constantly passing bars, his steady strides, pacing back and forth. There are a thousand bars and behind the bars, no world, displays ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem Song of Myself by Walt Whitman (2550 words, 4 pages)

Forged in the fire of revolution and defined by manifest destiny, America has always been the land of the individual. Although the American dream has not always been coherent, (married with 2.5 kids, 2 cars, a dog and a satisfying job), the spirit of innovation, individuality and progress remains unchanged. ... Read More

An Overview of the Poems by Langston Hughes (874 words, 2 pages)

Hard Daddy, Midwinter Blues, Little Old LetterLangston Hughes electrifies readers and launched a renaissance in black writing in America. The poems Hughes wrote celebrated the experience of black men and women, the poor, and the lovesick. Helping the African-American male gain praise in the poetic and musical world Hughes conveyed ... Read More

A Look at Political and Economic Aspects of Walt Whitman Poems (631 words, 1 pages)

Walt Whitman wrote many poems that contained very strong political and economical aspects, which gave an insight into his own beliefs and values. Among some of the various other themes he wrote about, Whitman frequently used the Civil War as a foundation for his works. Another theme that was presented, ... Read More

An Analysis of John Masefield’s Poem “Sea Fever” (1240 words, 2 pages)

John Masefield's poem "Sea Fever" is a work of art that brings beauty to the English language through its use of rhythm, imagery and many complex figures of speech. The meter in "Sea Fever" follows the movement of the tall ship in rough water through its use of iambs and ... Read More

The Portrayal of Divinity, Sexuality and the Self in Whitman’s Poem “Song of Myself” (1275 words, 2 pages)

Divinity, Sexuality and the SelfThrough his poetry, Whitman's "Song of Myself" makes the soul sensual and makes divine the flesh. In Whitman's time, the dichotomy between the soul and the body had been clearly defined by centuries of Western philosophy and theology. Today, the goodness of the soul and the ... Read More

A Review of T.S. Eliot’s Poem “The Waste Lands” (1199 words, 2 pages)

And I will show you something different from either your shadow at morning striding behind you, or your shadow at evening rising to meet you I will show you fear in a handful of dust(The Waste Lands, INTERNET). When T.S. Eliot wrote that line, he wasnt thinking of high school, ... Read More

Analyzing the Philosophy Behind the Poem “Among School Children” (1419 words, 2 pages)

"Among School Children" is a poem used by Yeats to determine an upcoming generation with the underlying concept that no possible life can be fulfilled. The philosophy controlling this work suggests that perhaps life 'prepares us for what never happens'. Consistent with Yeatsean philosophy, it follows the dogma which states ... Read More

The Portrayal of the True Meaning of Life in Shapiro’s Poem “Auto Wreck” (548 words, 1 pages)

Philosophers have pondered the meaning of life and death since the beginning of time. There are many hypotheses. From reincarnation to Valhalla-then on to heaven. There have been many proposed solutions. Yet no one fully understands dea th. In Shapiro's poem "Auto Wreck," he illustrates the irrationality of life for ... Read More

Toni Morrison’s Description of Neil and Her Life of Sorrow in the Poem “A Dream Deferred” (1178 words, 2 pages)

What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry uplike a raisin in the sun?Or fester like a sore-And then run?Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust and sugar over- like a syrupy sweet?Maybe it just sagslike a heavy load.Or does it explode?While Langhston Hughes authors this poem, A Dream Deferred, ... Read More

The Moral Dilemmas in Linda Pastan’s Poem “Ethics” (810 words, 1 pages)

In Linda Pastan's poem "Ethics," the speaker recounts a moral dilemma that her teacher would ask every fall, which has been haunting her for a long time. The question was "if there were a fire in a museum which would you save, a Rembrandt painting or an old woman who ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013