Poetry is one of the most ancient media in which people express their emotions and perhaps one of the most beautiful; as Howard Monomer gracefully puts It, “It may be said that poems are In one way Like Icebergs: only about a third of their …
Dulce et decorum est is written regarding the First World War in the hindsight of the battle of the Somme. This takes a somewhat cynical view on warfare. The soldier by Rupert Brooke on the other hand takes a very strong patriotic feel and this …
The poem Funeral Blues, which was written by W H Aden, is a beautiful poem in which the poet conveys the meaning through rhythm and scarring scenes he paints of lost love and anguish. The poem is about the death of a loved one and …
Commentary – A Different History (by Sujata Bhatt) ‘A different history’ by Sujata Bhatt is a poem written about the social and political concern of the lost of cultural identical renouciation of Indian identity. The poet has used sentence pattern, motifs, symbolisms and imagery predominantly …
Introduction ‘The best known English poem since the Rubaiyat’. Opening with this statement, Stanley Sultan takes Hugh Kenner’s words from The Invisible Poet (1959) and discusses them with specific reference to ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ and explores literary history to discover Eliot’s …
More than money, entrepreneurs are always strapped of time. And even when they are not, the hangover of marathon meetings and daily travel spoils their precious family time. Entrepreneur reaches out to few such new-age leaders across sectors, to find out how they balance family …
A Valediction Forbidding Mourning Analysis In the poem “A Valediction Forbidding Mourning”, by John Done, it is about a man who is saying goodbye to his lover as he is about to leave. Done is trying to make his departure easier for his lover so …
In the first stanza, Housman discusses the prestige of being a good athlete. Not many people accomplish great, memorable things in their prime and this athlete did just that. Housman goes on to state that when the athlete won they carried him in pride, We …
“I Loved You” – Pushkin One of the most favorite subjects of Pushkin was love. “Love and friendship are popular subjects of the authors, and the reason that makes him happy and sad. The color of his poems, especially in love poem, is the beauty …
Introduction The world of poetry thrives on the power of words to capture a vast array of human emotions, painting vivid images that can profoundly resonate with readers. An intriguing example of such a work is the heartfelt “Dad in Heaven Poem,” a poignant tribute …
During the time that Phillip Sydney wrote, the appeal of poetry was starting to lose its footing for several speculative reasons. First, in the 16th century, a few learned individuals were beginning to explore prose, the essay form. Also, some poets were using the elevated …
This poem is written in free verse, separated into four stanzas each with a varying number of lines and syllables. There is no precise rhyming pattern, but there Is a pattern within the usage of words. The speaker uses bodily words such as palm, hands, …
In Why Fear Same-Sex Marriages by William Raspberry, the author begins by presenting the side of Gary Bauer, who is against same-sex marriage. He agrees with Bauer that legalizing it will change 4,000 years of Judeo-Christian teaching, however, the greater question is whether it “launches …
One of the most important men in the Harlem Renaissance was Langston Hughes. His identity was formed in the neighborhood of New York City although it was said that he had much travel in his life that he can be considered as the man with …
Unconditional Love With jolting word choice and the effective application of imagery, the poem My Papa’s Waltz, written in 1948 by Theodore Roethke (1908 – 1963), presents the speaker as a child who is trapped in a world tragically affected by alcoholism and physical abuse …
Modern History Sourcebook: World War I Poetry: Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967):”How to Die” Link to Collected Poems [At Columbia] Wilfred Owen (1893-1918):”Anthem for a Doomed Youth” Link to Collected Poems [At Toronto] Wilfred Owen: “Dulce et Decorum Est” Herbert Read (1893-1968): “The Happy Warrior” W. N. …
1) “The Story of an Hour” A) Plot : The married Mrs. Louise Mallard is told her husband has died in a train accident. She has a heart condition and experiences deep grief over her husband’s death. Slowly the grief fades and she begins to …
Choices are never easy and people face multitudes of them in their lifetime. Some decisions to these choices are clear while others are sometimes more difficult to achieve. The poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is a first person narrative tale of a …
Led Zeppelin is generally considered to have been one of the most influential rock bands to have existed. The band came into existence in the late 1960s from Britain, following the lead of several other musical acts which led to the coining of the term …
The Journey to Le Repentir Genesis In Mark McWatt’s anthology “The Journey to Le Repentir” McWatt examine various aspects of beginnings. McWatt skillfully uses a poetic device called imagery to emphasize the beginning of new life and sublime genesis. McWatt also makes use of a …
Otherwise Commentary The poem Otherwise is short, simple and eloquent. The author, Cilla McQueen, describes two lovers that are located on “opposite” sides of the world. McQueen uses the title to emphasize the conflicts. The speaker’s emotions are expressed through two main themes; love and …
Masab Mansoor 10/8/12 English III 5H Ms. Sanchez Anne Bradstreet: Uncustomary and Unique A seventeenth century poetic writer, Anne Bradstreet is a very important figure in American Literature history. Born in 1612 in England, she came to America as part of a fleet of Puritan …
Mason Ochocki Through the Eyes of a Snow Man Many people have a very positive connotation with the word “snowman”. For most, it summons memories of asking Mom for carrots or some spare buttons, and of rolling giant snowballs into a form that resembles a …
“The Emperor of Ice-Cream,” a captivating poem by Wallace Stevens, transports readers to a world of vivid imagery and nuanced meaning. This enigmatic book, which was initially released in 1922, examines ideas of death, the transient nature of life, and the capacity for human awareness. …
Summary The speaker says that the shadow of an invisible Power floats among human beings, occasionally visiting human hearts—manifested in summer winds, or moonbeams, or the memory of music, or anything that is precious for its mysterious grace. Addressing this Spirit of Beauty, the speaker …
Understanding nourishes belonging. A lack of understanding prevents it. Belonging is not a solo act. For belonging to exist there must be some facilitation on the sides of two separate parties. Belonging hinges on how these parties create an understanding of each other. Many of …
To be able to explain the aspects of poetry to you all, I thought I would break the mini lesson down into two parts. It will help you understand the differences between a poem and a sonnet, and will make it easier to absorb all …
Saying that ‘war is terrible’ is such a simple statement but makes us think of the emotional stress and physical pain. There is a wide variety of texts that explore the ideas about war. Various composers agree that war is a terrible thing and isn’t …
The analysis of the relationship between the life experiences and belief Emily Dickinson held and her poems by analyzing “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1886), an American poet, was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. Living in a successful family which had …
With detailed reference to three poems, compare and contrast the poets’ presentation of war through their choice of language and form. World War One was one of the most influential events over Western literature. The three poems which I will analyse in this essay are …
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