Poems Essay Examples and Topics

The validity of this suggestion can be well illustrated, in regards to the Sonnet 116, in which the poet exposes readers to his highly idealistic view on the significance of love.

Thus, this reflective treatise analyses the poem composed by Sappho on the significance of the era of composition and the bigger picture intended by the poet.

The use of free verse demonstrates the reckless life the mafias live after being disappointed in the US: there is not proper organization of lines and sounds in the entire poem.

As the paper reveals, The Aeneid is a political epic that was written with a political agenda to justify the founding of the nation of Rome.

The characters of Enkidu and Gilgamesh, and in fact, all the characters of this poem, are not notable for logical or reasonable behavior that makes sense to modern readers.

Through the description of the repetitiveness and monotonousness of the game, Ginsberg establishes the moral baseness and spiritual emptiness of Solomon while in the asylum.

Thereby, irony can be traced in a poem even if contemporary scholars try to prove that there is no ironic meaning at all by using biographic approach to analyse the poem, motivation of the author, [...]

The present paper will focus on one of his poems, "The Rio Grande," where the author concentrates on an internal question of the balance between life and death, happiness and sorrow.

The use of metaphors to emphasize particular points in relation to nature and an individual's surroundings is a hallmark of the work of Frost and, as such, it is not surprising that he utilizes the [...]

As death and mortality along with love make the key themes of the poem, it will be reasonable to suggest that the mood of the latter is quite dark, despite the lyrical tone and the [...]

This way the languages of the poem creates an effect of a one-on-one conversation between the reader and the author and increases the feeling of the poet's personal presence during his monologue, which is extremely [...]

Thesis: whilst the poem may be apprehended in many ways, essentially the framework of a speaker questioning the beast symbolically reflects the beginning of the appreciation of the strength of own soul.

Moreover, the reader can understand the attitude with references to the changes in the poem's tone which is melancholic in the first lines and rather optimistic in the ending lines in order to represent my [...]

In the first stanza, the poem gives a detailed description of the monotonous nature of the job that the main character does and how it has changed some of her physical aspects.

Through the use of imagery, the poet conveys the futility of his protagonist's wishes, and makes one relate to the hopelessness of his father's situation.

It is possible to consider three sins and the way the sinners are punished to see Dante's idea of justice and the way it is similar to the contemporary concept of justice.

The "I" is introduced in the first line of the poem as the overall voice of the poem while the "you" follows in the second line.

The interpreter needs to examine important clues to understand the intended message of the author. Historians unearthed evidence that showed the problems of the U.S.economy in the decade of the 1950s.

The theme of the poem is drinking alcohol and its justification. Clearly, there is a hint at the theme of the piece as the Greek writer focused on love and alcohol.

It this work, he describes a great mission of white men which have to colonize and rule the rest of the world, bringing civilization and culture to backward peoples.

The difference between these two works is that "Funeral Blues" sticks to the same tone through all the four stanzas, while "Richard Cory" has a rapid shift in the last quatrain, from utter admiration it [...]

The process of recovery from pain and grief is a common experience for every human being and as a result, it is easy for readers to relate to the poem's context.

The poem is written in the form of appeal to Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love, beauty, and sexuality. The poem can be considered exploring homoerotic friendship, as the object of the speaker's love [...]

Olds uses enjambment to quicken the pace of the poem, and employs repetition both these stylistic devices are used to denote the rhythm of sex: "How do they come to the / come to the [...]

The primary goal of this essay is to understand a new definition of the word 'touch', as it is apparent that the definition has a dissimilar meaning to the original one.

The main character of the poem is the prototype of Alfonso II, who has been the duke of Ferrara from 1559 to 1597. The main symbol, on which the contexture of the poem is based, [...]

When one reads the poem for the first time, it is not easy to comprehend the meaning, but the beauty of the words used is sufficient.

The reader can interpret starting lines as the response to the question of the priest in the wedding ceremony about the reasons preventing the couple from getting married The structure of the phrase "Let me [...]

The multiple negative characters described by Neruda emerge as a result of feeling afraid of being ostracized, and admitting one's faults to oneself is the first step towards becoming stronger.

From the poem it is clear that everyone hopes for a better life and this can only be achieved through collective effort.

The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Tempest are two masterpieces, which reflect the life of people who lived in the times when the works were created.

Gibran's mother settled in Boston together with a young Gibran, his two younger sisters, and his half brother. Holland was a member of the European avant-garde-movement and he acted as a tutor and mentor to [...]

In this paper, I will show that in light of the deliberate choice of diction, the metaphorical significance of the funeral, the interaction of the content with structure and form, the utilization of personal voice [...]

The existence of a gift denotes the action of a provider and thus the question that remains is about the giver of the gift of writing poems.

Some other interpretations of the poem have concerned itself with the apologetic or forgiveness seeking language of the poem and interpret the moral and linguistic pattern of the act presented in the poem.

To start with, the representation of the treasured and valuable objects in Beowulf is rather obvious from the very start of the poem; it is obvious that the characters focus on the secular values.

According to Glazer and Williams, authors argue that their compositions are built of strong materials, and the likes and silikes of children cannot be used as a basis for determingn the quality of the literatur. [...]

According to Glazer and Williams, authors argue that their compositions are built of strong materials, and the likes and dislikes of children cannot be used as a basis for determining the quality of the literature.

It seems that this poem reflects some of the issues that could be relevant to the life and work of Emily Dickenson.

Here, Owen uses the adjective, monstrous, to refer to the nature of the war that caused the death of thousands of soldiers.

In this form of analysis, the teacher also seeks to understand the unfolding events in the poem for the benefit of the students.

In the end, he does make it to heaven after supplication, showing that he is not responsible for the errors of judgment he made earlier in his life.

His poem "If" which was first published in 1910 remains one of the most expressive pieces written in a specific didactic manner which attracts the readers' attention by the currency of the depicted ideas."If" is [...]

Grant Farred is of the opinion that "Securing an ideological space for coloureds within the ranks of the disenfranchised and crafting an artistic vocabulary that can engage the problematic of racial ambiguity and ambivalent political [...]

A density of narrative elements used in the play creates dynamics between the character and the plot, motif and problem by including techniques implied by the sources.

John Donne was an English writer widely known for being the most prominent member of the metaphysical poets."He affects the metaphysics, not only in his satires, but in his amorous verses, where nature only should [...]

The style is quite appropriate in the poem as it is used deliberately to advance the poet's motive. Whitman's use of symbolism is also notable in redefining the self to the modern times.

Through his poems, Whitman gave a detailed account of the civilization era in the United States of America. Whitman used a variety of themes in his poems to discuss various issues that affected the society.

One of the details that attract the attention of the readers is that the writer does not following a specific musical pattern while writing this poem.

The linguistic skills and the position on the board of the characters speak lucidly of their characters in the play. In the second Act, the burglary occurs, and the repercussion is chaos in the office.

In the two books, Steinbeck and Babb wrote about the plight of migrants in Oklahoma and California. On the other hand, Steinbeck argued that the system forced the migrants to live in miserable conditions.

The second volume is supposed to address various issues that were related to the murder of Helen Osborne and the actions that were taken by the police.

The iambic pentameter couplets, the trademark of "A Description of a City Shower" and "A Description of the Morning," help the audience immerse into the atmosphere of a heroic verse style and, therefore, realize the [...]

Depicting the difficult times of the economic depression in 1893, the poem shows the plight of the commoners who could not afford to meat and had to be content eating bread.

Bearing these images in mind this paper seeks to proof that humans have conditioned themselves to disregard the suffering that seems always to surround them as the surface meaning of the poem in relation to [...]

Apparently, by doing it, Douglass strived to emphasize the hypocritical ways of Southern slave-owning Bible-thumpers, who used to be thoroughly comfortable with indulging in two mutually incompatible activities, at the same time treating Black slaves [...]

One of the issues that Di Brandt explores is the attempts to subjugate nature and make it completely subservient to the needs of the society.

Although there is no actual rhyme in the given piece, the way it is structured clearly shows that this is a poem; for instance, the line "At the head sat Bishop Baldwin as Arthur's guest [...]

Judging from the prologue that precedes the poem, the reader realizes that the author of "Lanval" was of French origin. The purpose of this essay is to carry out a close reading on lines 17 [...]

In this stanza, the words that carry the rhyme are "me", which is repeated three times, "be" repeated two times and "see"."Me" and "be" are used in an altering way to indicate how the speaker's [...]

The appreciation for nature among the Japanese features in the poems through the constant mention of the four seasons that carry along with them the beauty of nature.

After killing the albatross who was suppose to provide them with wind, all the people in the ship died but he managed to survive because he had asked God to forgive him all the sins [...]

The imagery of the poem, its language, and structure are the main elements that help the author to convey his meaning and feelings for Lucy. One of the things that catch the attention of the [...]

His shooting was meet with disbelief as 'pounding thunder' describes how the whole place was quite as Malcolm's journey to the dead began to the extent that the poet uses exaggeration to explain that even [...]

The poem narrates the encounter of the speaker with a phantom on the shores of Lake Ontario who demands that; "Chant me the poem...that comes from the soul of America, /chant me the carol of [...]

In the book, Hogan has explained a lot about the use of language and used it to explore how human beings have continued to misinterpret and understand their position in the universe.

The young soldier in the poem felt that the army personnel and the society at large were aware of the potential dangers that he could face in the war but they still encouraged him to [...]

In addition, the setting of the poem symbolizes the social injustices and oppressive nature of the people who promote Christianity in the region.

The elusive coalition between Enkidu and Gilgamesh, their fateful destinies and eventual epiphanies broaden the societal apprehension of the elements/value of friendship as expounded in the next discussion.

The first stanza of the song heaps a lot of praises on the girl's beauty and the extent of loneliness she is in.

In the end of the poem the reader becomes sure that there is nothing to be afraid of the planet will regenerate.

However, the poem is also special because it combines two types of art: literature and music."Song of Myself" is a musical artwork since in this poem it is difficult to see the line between music [...]

The nature of the 'white mind' as presented in 'The Land of The Spotted Eagle' by Luther Standing Bear is a depiction of a personal conviction devoid of factual knowledge.

This discussion looks at the poem' Ethics' by Linda Pasten and seeks to try and gain an in-depth understanding of the reason behind Linda Pasten writing of this poem as well as some of the [...]

Laura like a good loving sister knowing too well the consequences that would befell one if he or she ate the forbidden fruits of the goblin men following the death of a girl from their [...]

Yes, that one there, pick it up and use it to wade through the waters Remember to be cautious enough, and let not your hand pass over the waters of death Yes that is okay, [...]

Both poets suffered from depression that influenced the themes of poems in Praise to the End by Theodore and Ariel by Sylvia.

She was one of the poets who extensively participated in Asian American poetry, which is one of the schools of thought used in writing poems in U.S.A.

Willy Loman is believed to be a tragic hero, since he fails to achieve his purpose and encounters numerous barriers in his way to self-realization and happiness. Willy Loman cannot be a tragic hero, since [...]

For most people reading the works of Parker they always seem to remark that her outlook on relationships is from a dark and cynical point of view and as such most of them would be [...]

Catullus belonged to a generation of poets who dubbed themselves the neoterics, normally translated as "the modems," a moniker derived from the Greek term "neoterikos," who borrowed heavily from the school of poetry that originated [...]

This is because it signals the reduction in the weight of syllables in all the lines found within the four verses."The second line of the first stanza, 'As in a season of autumn,' serves as [...]

It appears as if the speaker places a type of importance on the wheelbarrow beyond what it was meant to do and it is this importance that the author seems to connect to the phrase [...]

It is possible to give different questions, and in my opinion, the idea to united water and the issue of death is one of the most brilliant steps in this poem. It is possible to [...]

The prophetic dreams that both Gilgamesh and Enkidu have are used to show the weaknesses of man in front of destiny.

These dreams greatly influence the plot of the narrative since the characters perceived that the deities sent the dreams, they needed interpretation because they had a unique revelation, and were able to foretell the future.

He used different methods to break her spell the first time he tried to convince himself that there is nothing good that will come out of his love for her and he said: Leisure, Catullus.

The major theme of the poem is unhappy love and the way to love. One of the major symbols in the poem is the symbol of the play, called 'love'.

It s based on this that I believe that the poem is a more personal work of the author, written to commemorate a point in his life where his heart was broken by love.

First, it is important to consider the major theme of the poem to be able to analyze the significance of the style.

The aim of this essay is to analyze the poem I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed and to define the place of Nature in its plot.

Thus, the premises for the evolution of a unique culture that was fully independent from the influence of the Middle Ages morals and standards were being born.

The love and passion that is expressed in the poem relates to the poet's homeland and not his wife. The poem captures Neruda's feelings in light of possible rejection by his homeland.

It is remarkable that in the Italian tradition, the structure of the poem would have been different, with a tercet instead of two lines at the end; the English tradition, however, presupposes that the tercet [...]

But at the same time, there is a sense of controversy because of the unordinary nature of the title and the way the words are related to each other.

The specific characteristics of his type of poetry originality come from the spontaneous nature of the poem, and the use of alteration and substitution.

The third subdivision of this poem argues that the nature of love is not subject to the passage of time. The language and the style used in this poem only enhances Shakespeare's message of love.

In Romeo and Juliet, the development of characters eventually led to the tragedy of the main characters. The love of Romeo and Juliet is a remarkable love as they have to undergo many obstacles to [...]

Therefore, the speaker has to take one of the roads and live with the consequences of taking that road. Furthermore, the speaker has no control of what may happen to his life in the path [...]

The size and the age of the fish make the narrator to respect the creature. The narrator compares herself with the fish due to the struggle that each one of them has to make in [...]