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A Look at the Theme of Separation in the Poems The Tuft of Flowers and Mending Wall by Robert Frost (724 words, 2 pages)

A Look at the Theme of Separation in the Poetry of Robert FrostThe creation of borders and boundaries has been around since the beginning of civilization. The division of property and possessions among individuals establishes a sense of self-worth. The erection of fences and walls keeps property separate. Walls also ... Read More

An Analysis of Allen Ginsberg’s Poems Howl and Kaddish (2320 words, 3 pages)

As you read the first lines of Howl and Kaddish, the overall tone of the poem hits you right in the face. Allen Ginsberg, the poet, presents these two poems as complaints and injustices. He justifies these complaints in the pages that follow. Ginsberg also uses several literary techniques in ... Read More

The Theme of Love in Poems The Passionate Shepard to His Love by Christopher Marlowe and The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd by Sir Walter Raleigh (655 words, 3 pages)

Since the dawn of written history people have been compelled to record their notion oflove in the form of novels and poems. Most of these writings and poems describe apassionate love a love based on desire, lust, and intense spiritual contentment. There are,however, poems which reflects the more accurate and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Satirical Meaning in Robert Frost’s Poems (722 words, 2 pages)

Satiric Meaning Between Frosts Poems Robert Frost presents irony and satire in his poems to prove his thesis, in many ways he attacks the subject of his poem and makes it sound absurd or destroys an idea or a saying. In the poems that are described below are all related ... Read More

The Theme of Death in the Poems of Edwin Arlington Robinson and Robert Frost (828 words, 1 pages)

Although death seems to be a theme for many literary poems, it also appears to be the most difficult to express clearly. Websters Dictionary defines the word death as, A permanent cessation of all vital function end of life. While this definition sounds simple enough, a writers definition goes way ... Read More

The Metaphors and Writing Styles Used in James Wright’s Poems (554 words, 2 pages)

Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota by James Wright Over my head, I see the bronze butterfly, Asleep on the black trunk, Blowing like a leaf in green shadow. Down the ravine behind the empty house, The cowbells follow one another Into the distances ... Read More

A Report on Three Poems by Emily Dickinson (490 words, 1 pages)

Dickinson Explication 130This poem speaks of the final summer days of the year, possibly coming after the initial fall cool down. The speaker begins by saying These are the days when Birds come backA very fewa Bird or twoTo take a backward look, referring to the few remaining birds in ... Read More

Women and Society in Poems Barbie Doll and The Death of Marilyn Monroe (531 words, 1 pages)

Women vs. SocietySociety WinsMarge Peircy's "Barbie Doll" and Sharon Olds' "The Death of Marilyn Monroe" are two poems that deal with society's influence over women. However, the two women describe in the story are completely different on the outside, but the inside is much more similar. The female in "Barbie ... Read More

Women’s Trouble with Men in Ogden Nash’s Poems The Trouble with Women Is Men and What Almost Every Woman Knows Sooner or Later (477 words, 1 pages)

Have you ever heard adults talking about their spouses and all the troubles they have to put up with because they love them? In the poems The Trouble With Women Is Men and What Almost Every Woman Knows Sooner or Later, Ogden Nash talks about the troubles women go through ... Read More

The Notion of the World as Not Enough in Poems Dover Beach and Cover Me (317 words, 1 pages)

"Dover Beach" and "Cover Me" although written in entire different centuries, both reflect a common message the world is not enough. As you read "Dover Beach" you conveyed with a message of a certain memory or associations of a personal "Tintern Abbey." As the mood builds for a wondrous and ... Read More

The Homeric Poems Have Been Passed Down through an Oral and Written Tradition (1065 words, 2 pages)

Homer. A name synonomous with Greek literature and poetry. Some call him the most famous and greatest poet of the Greek society. Known for his "masterpieces" of western literature the Iliad and the Odyssey, Homer's poems have been passed down through generations and studied by many. But how did the ... Read More

An Overview and Assessment of C.K. William’s and Ted Hughes’s Poems (2018 words, 3 pages)

C.K. Williams Ted HughesAn Overview and AssessmentThere are few positive views of life to be found in C.K. Williams The Vigil. His poetry does not present a necessarily negative life-view, but rather sees the world as most others do. He calls out commonplace people, places, and times in the same ... Read More

An Analysis of Robert Frost’s Empathy for Early American Society’s Values in His Poems “The Road Not Taken” and “Neither Out Far Nor In Deep” (1821 words, 3 pages)

Robert FrostThe Road Not Taken Neither Out Far Nor In DeepRobert Lee Frost is an American poet who is known for his verse concerning nature and New England life. He was born in San Francisco in 1874. When his father died in 1885, his mother moved the family to Lawrence, ... Read More

An Assessment of Coleridge’s Different Point of Views in Writing Poems (2238 words, 3 pages)

The poet Coleridge appropriately described the character of Iago as being one of "motiveless malignity." Throughout the play Iagos motives are secondary to, and seem only to serve as justification for, his actions. Iago is driven by his nature of character. To discuss Coleridges assessment we must look at Iagos ... Read More

The Diverse Life of James Dickey and Diversity in His Poems (1723 words, 2 pages)

James Dickey was an American Poet whose life has been very diverse, and in his poetry that diversity is shown. He has a lifestyle that most poets do not get to experience. He has lived in many states and countries. That gives me the reason to think that his poetry ... Read More

An Analysis and a Comparison of the Poems Venus&Adonis and Hero&Leander (1457 words, 2 pages)

The poems Venus Adonis and Hero Leander have many similarities. Venus Adonis, written by William Shakespeare (1593), is the story of lovesick Venus and innocent Adonis. Venus attempts to convince Adonis to have intimate relations with her. In the poem Hero Leander, written by Christopher Marlowe (1598), Leander convinces the ... Read More

An Analysis of Blake’s Poems: The Little Girl Lost and the Little Girl Found (1168 words, 2 pages)

The Little Girl Lost The Little Girl FoundV. Propps essay Morphology of the Folktale (Rivkin Ryan, p. 28) is perfectly suitable when analyzing Blakes poems, The Little Girl Lost and The Little Girl Found. Propp discusses the function of the dramatic personae and its applicability to stories that run their ... Read More

Difference and Similarities of 18th Century Literature and Romantic Poems (1298 words, 6 pages)

The differences between eighteenth-century literature and romantic poems, with respect to history is constituted here. This is seen through the influential works of John Keats and Alexander Pope. These works are acknowledged as, "The Rape of Lock" and "The Eve of St. Agnes." Alexander Pope takes his readers on a ... Read More

A Comparison of the Elements of My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover, Two Poems by Robert Browning (1284 words, 2 pages)

"My Last Duchess" and "Porphyria's Lover." Robert Browning wrote the two poems, "My Last Duchess" and "Porphyria's Lover." Both poems convey an thoughtful, examination profound commentary about the concept of love.communicates two interpretations concerning Both poems describe the behavior of people who are in loving, romantic relationships. There are several ... Read More

An Analysis of the Life Problems of Edgar Allan Poe and Their Impact on His Short Stories and Poems (1188 words, 2 pages)

Edgar Allen Poe's life problems had a profound impact on his various short stories and poems. Poe's problems started seemingly right after birth. His biological father, David Poe, Jr., was an alcoholic and often abused Poe (Encyclopedia Americana, 274-275). Shortly after the age of two, Poe's mother died. He only ... Read More

A Biography of Emily Dickenson and the Theme of Her Poems (1131 words, 7 pages)

The Life of Emily DickensonEmily Dickinson was raised in a traditional New England home in the mid 1800's. Her father along with the rest of the family had become Christians and she alone decided to rebel against that and reject the Church. She like many of her contemporaries had rejected ... Read More

An Analysis of William Blake’s Use of Children in His Poems “The Lamb”, “The Little Black Boy”, and “The Chimney Sweeper” (1187 words, 3 pages)

Children in Blakes PoetryThe use of children is a prominent theme in a number of William Blakes poems. It is apparent in reading such poems as, The Lamb, The Little Black Boy, and The Chimney Sweeper, that Blake sees the world through the eyes of a child and embraces the ... Read More

The Theme of Death in Various Poems (1117 words, 3 pages)

Raised fists and a fading smile usually follow the confrontation of death as we experience the first stages of denial in the grieving process. We not only grieve at the loss of a loved one, but at the loss of our own life as well. When death rears its ugly ... Read More

Analyzing Love Poems on the Example of William Shakespeare’s My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun and Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s How Do I Love Thee? (863 words, 2 pages)

The Essence of a Love PoemWhat is a love poem? Many believe that a love poem is supposed to be sweet and romantic. That is the basic tone of Elizabeth Barrett Brownings poem How Do I Love Thee? However, William Shakespeares My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun takes ... Read More

An Evaluation of Ayn Rand’s Philosophies and Beliefs Through His Poems (964 words, 2 pages)

When born into the world, you are sheltered and nourished. When the appropriate age is reached you begin your schooling. Once your education is complete you are employed and work with complete security in your trade. At forty years of age you retire and spend the rest of your days ... Read More

The Importance of the Father Role in the Poems Digging and My Papa’s Waltz (879 words, 2 pages)

Father RolesThere are many factors that will shape a young boys life, but possibly none more important than the role of that boys father. Seamus Heaney and Theodore Roethke both have shown the importance of the father role in their poems Digging and My Papas Waltz. Although the roles of ... Read More

The Theme of Nature and Death in Different Times Written Poems by Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor (862 words, 2 pages)

Nature and DeathLiterature delivers or expresses ideas according to the social and cultural settings of the particular time of the writers. Even though, it is designed to be in a certain time frame, the concepts overlap each other. The poems In memory of my dear grandchild by Anne Bradstreet, Upon ... Read More

A Comparison of The Lamb and The Tyger Poems by William Blake (688 words, 3 pages)

Of the many poetic works by William Blake, "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" show a large amount of similarity, as well as differences, both in the way he describes the creatures and in the style he chose to write them. The reader will find many similarities in these two poems. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Many Poems Using Mystical Creatures To Tell Stories (630 words, 3 pages)

Mythological ThemesMany poems use mystical creatures to tell stories. From mermaids, to sirens, andgoat-footed balloonMen. A good example of the use of these mystical creatures can be seen in the poem "In Just-." The creature used is this goat-footed balloonMan. He helps condense a story into a poem, while condensing ... Read More

A Comparison of Robert Frost’s Poems and Novels (571 words, 1 pages)

ROBERT FROSTRobert Frost is an amazing poet that many admire today. He is an inspiration to many poets today. His themes and ideas are wonderful and are valued by many. His themes are plentiful however a main one used is the theme of nature. Frost uses nature to express his ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013