Paul Lawrence Dunbar's poem "Ante-bellum Sermon" attempts to provide them with hope logically giving a Biblical example of historic events as a means of calling for a leader, physically by giving the words an easy [...]
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.
Robert Frost's figurative language, tone, imagery, and symbolism are poetic devices that highlight the speaker's emotion and ought to be analyzed for a deeper understanding of his literary work. The symbolism of life and death [...]
Although the plot mostly narrates several weeks in the last year of the war, The Iliad has various allusions to the many Greek legends about the siege and the astonishing exploits of ancient heroes.
The speaker contrasts the ocean and the land by stating that people were all facing the ocean while neglecting the land, which has all the answers they are looking for in the deep waters.
In the poem The Pardon is used four-line stanza which is called a quatrain. The rhyme of this poem looks like abba which is known as envelope rhyme.
Alfred Prufrock is picaresque due to the way it sounds and provides lines of changes appeared to the main character in the poem.
On the contrary, in terms of the poem, she is a "gun" and rage is part of her being, in so far as it permits her to explode.
The poem explores the philosophical world of the human life, focusing on the concepts of life, death, and understanding of self.
By the end of the poem, the speaker is fed up with the annoying ticking of her clock and the aggravation of the infection that disheartened her.
On the other hand, Ancient Greece is considered the first global civilization because it was in this part of the world that the concept of worldview was first conceived.'The Iliad' and the Odyssey discuss events [...]
The Iliad and the Odyssey are anti-war poems, even though the actions in the stories are mainly conflict-oriented. They are anti-conflict because the aftermath of the fights is tragic, and every individual always engaged in [...]
The opening of the third stanza suggests that the mother is already aware that the daughter is weary of her state.
The respiration and heartbeat of the baby that has been metaphorically compared to a timepiece, begins with a slap on the foot soles by the midwife.
This scholar says that the mission of Satan was to separate man from God so that he would find his way between the two.
The source of her beauty is revealed to be her physical appearance characterized by her body shape and contours all of which bring together what is best for the dark and light.
The poem "The Railway Children" is imagist because it follows these philosophies in its directness to the subject, precision of the language, and the use of rhythm of the music.
For instance, the speaker starts to establish a feeling of funeral service in her brain, and this later becomes bombarded with numerous thoughts, which makes her have a confused mind.
Frank O'Hara's poem "Morning" was written in 1950 and the main idea of the poem is that the loss of a loved one is equivalent to the loss of happiness for life.
The "shape with lion body and the head of a man" that haunts the speaker's vision is the poem's central image.
The poem is an example of realism, as it reveals the truth of war, describes events on the battlefields and indicates the consequences of armed conflicts. The image of the war and its consequences in [...]
The line "It will take a long time to know how it is for you" emphasizes how much the author wishes she could see that person, but, sadly, it will take a while until her [...]
The theme of death is present throughout this poem with the first three stanzas repeating the words "when death comes" as many as four times. And in her opinion, the best way to avoid fearing [...]
The structure and vocabulary of the poem, as well as its effective use of stylistic devices, help the author to convey the deep meaning behind the work.
Paraphrase of the poem The first stanza is a question on the immortal hand that could make such a beautiful and fearful figure for the Tyger, the second stanza asks where the Tyger was created [...]
Shakespeare was regarded as the poet of nature, emphasizing the uniqueness and magnificence of humanity in all of his poems. The sonnet is centered around time and immortality as it asserts how the poet's beloved [...]
In the poem, the speaker suggests that he is excited and feels comfortable with the sight of a rainbow and likens this to other natural events.
The persona depicts that "the husband saw her from the bottom of the stairs". The woman wanting to leave the house is a sign of emotional loneliness because the husband does not feel the angst [...]
Choice according to the presentation involves selection of the likings of the individual while also locking out the rest."Then shuts the door," illustrates the theme of exclusion, closure of the door. The presence of chariots [...]
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 second poem contains the lines "In vain we come to this place, We come to live on earth," the message of which lies in the insignificance of the physical life of the body with [...]
In the era of modernism, poets tried to find a basis for the further existence of people in the world, and for some, such a basis was the strengthening of ties with nature.
The author in the poem underlines the catastrophic state in which the poorest layer of society was. The author underlines the racist character of Kiplings poem, protesting against the division between black and white people.
The ability of "wyrd" is to put a person in a situation where they can determine their future and even partially feel or foresee it.
The poem "Because I could not stop for death" by Emily Dickinson uses an extended metaphor to transform the perception of a viewer on the topic.
The specified skills shine particularly brightly in "The Queen of Spades," where one of the lead characters tragically descends into madness, whereas the elements of the narrative masterfully woven by Pushkin into the story serves [...]
In the first song, Ludmila, the daughter of Prince Vladimir is getting married to Ruslan, and there is a big feast, and Ruslan's foes have attended too.
What he remembers is the slaying of mankind to which he acknowledges that he has attained and reached that extent of fear, after which fear itself has remained trivial to him.
The turquoise pool rose up to meet us, its slide a silver afterthought down which we plunged, screaming, into a mirage of bubbles.
Emerson sees the ultimate manifestations of beauty in "the frailest leaf, the mossy bark, the acorn's cup, the raindrop's arc, the swinging spider's silver line, the ruby of the drop of wine, the shining pebble [...]
In addition, the use of the word 'can' illustrates the young man's feeling of the impossibility of getting a woman and hence the reason for despair and the tone of the poem.
Additionally, the object that is for is not being found and therefore the search continues repeatedly. The use of "that drawer" suggests the use of choice and effort in evaluating and deciding which drawer to [...]
But obviously, for Aunt Jane, in her old age, even the joy of interacting with children to pass her time was not an option.
Although, many poets are concerned with transformation, in the case of Adrienne Rich, one of the brightest and influential poetesses of the second half of the twentieth century, this transformation included many elements in her [...]
The poem under study entitled My Last Duchess has been written in the form of single stanza, where satire and irony determine the theme and mood of the poem.
An in-depth study of The Song of Roland reveals that the epic poem portrayed feudalism in three ways: as a form of government and a social structure that brings people together to accomplish shared goals [...]
Additionally, the poet's description of beauty, satirical approach to love, and the construction of gender roles reveal his interest in the issue of sexuality.
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 [...]
The work juxtaposes the concepts of ever-fleeting innocence and the harsh reality that comes with experience and, hence, makes use of such literary devices as antithesis pairing certain poems in the collection like The Lamb [...]
This is the individual we can identify as the poetic persona or the person who is doing the speaking in the poem.
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.
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 [...]
From this, the entire context of the poem becomes clear wherein it appears that the author wrote the poem as an appeal to his father who is near the death in that he wanted his [...]
In the poem Child of the Americas, Aurora uses "child of America' as a sign to explain her exposure to the American culture.
In this quatrain, by describing the distancing kite, the poetess is alluding to the idea of childhood distancing itself from people as life goes on.
The author personifies Imagination to describe best the state of mind that people experience when they are dreaming. Moreover, the poetess notes that Imagination can transfer people to places not available to the common mind.
The protagonist sees himself as chosen for fulfilling a purpose, almost as a sacred duty of his ideology, "These are the duties of the righteous/ the ways of the anointed".
Sonnet 71 is a love poem that carries the message that the lover should not mourn the eventual death of the speaker.
Our task is to compare and contrast the poetry of Robert Frost with that of Dylan Thomas in terms of their themes, style, and use of imagistic elements.
Who are you?" Emily Dickinson dons the mantle of the speaker in the poem and explores the various nuances involved in being the antithesis of a 'somebody', namely, a 'nobody'.
Li Po's poems are simple and unpretentious."High in the Mountains, I Fail to Find the Wise Man," is a distinctive poem of Li Po. Li Po spoke with the sensitivity and sensibility of a mature [...]
In the literal sense, the poet's master is having control over him, and in the figurative sense, the Lord is both male and female.
It is present in all lines of the poem, where the heroine expresses and describes her passionate feelings, mystical experiences, and exhausted state at the end of the poem.
The lack of agreement of governments is conveyed by the poet in several ways. The reason why this idea applies to real-life situations is in the decisions made by leaders of the countries while not [...]
The narrator emphasizes the fundamental opposition between fire and ice through the use of anaphora, that is, the repetition of the phrase "Some say" at the beginning of each of two lines.
It is a tribute to the honesty and faithfulness of the peasant to master and to God. It shows the value that Burns placed on family, and most of the poem is spent telling us [...]
The poem "Sylvia's Death" by Anne Sexton is devoted, as the title suggests, to the death of poet Sylvia Plath. The poem itself is like a monologue or a short speech devoted to Sylvia and [...]
The literary styles influence the interpretation of the poem by the target audience. In the poem "My Papa Waltz," the author has employed, vivid descriptions, figurative language, and unique poetic tones to communicate the meaning [...]
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 [...]
In the poem itself there are actually two voices, that of Soledad and another that asks her who she seeks and tells her to clean her body, as such it can be assumed that this [...]
The narrator wonders whether the Raven came at the command of Pluto, who is the god of the underworld, Satan, or the storm, all who are in another world.
This paper examines the poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes and delineates the meaning by focusing on the various elements in the poem like setting, the background of the author, and the [...]
The miracles illustrated in the poem represent the deamonic revision of aspects in Book of Genesis. The result is the restoration of the sacrality of the Earthly kingdom.
It would have required many years of study for her to become a poet in Hong Kong as she would have had little access to the English publishing world and none to the Chinese unless [...]
According to the author the in the short poem the Dream of the Rood, the narrations of the poem is done in a manner to represent the horror fear as well as awe in witnessing [...]
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.
In the poem "My Last Duchess," the Duke shows that he values status and power, which drives his jealousy and makes him want to control every aspect of his former wife's behavior.
Moreover, it is in the genocide and extermination of the tribe members that the author accuses the American authorities of that time.
Personally, I had a clear image in my head when I read the poem; that is why using imagery shaped my understanding of the poem and the role of romance in it.
Consequently, from this point on, the narrative splits into two parallel lines that show the reader the perspective of the lord and Gawain throughout the day.
One of the qualities that distinguish Achilles from the heroes and make him a human is his quick temper and touchiness.
The extermination of the Roma was part of the general policy of the National Socialists to destroy political opponents, homosexual people, terminally and mentally ill, drug addicts, and Jews.
Each of the poem's stanzas demonstrates the gravity of the sour relationship between a father and his son. The complexity of the association between the father and the son is evident all through the poem.
The last line of this poem seems to express guilt, but it is more a statement of conviction that not all change is good, and we mourn what is lost: if she only felt guilt [...]
The poem is delivered in the form of a narration where the author provides a detailed description of the girl who is getting ready in the morning. In summary, the poem by Song is very [...]
Sound [s] is used at the beginning of the words "stoop" and "scoop". The third sound effect is the rhythmic pattern used in the poem.
It is a book with a story that has lasted for ages due to its major themes such as the relation between father and son, the role of women, the significance of hospitality and the [...]
Wilfred Owen primarily appeals to credibility and emotion to convey the horrors of the war, but there is still a logical component in the poem's structure.
Another example of kenning in the Beowulf's foreword is the phrase "mead-bench tore", which describes a sturdy man, emulating the size of the seat at the Germanic feast.
In Ode to a Nightingale, the narrator longs to experience the world of the nightingale. However, the poems have different structures in that Ode to a Nightingale is longer than Ode to Cheese Fries.
Unlike marriage, which in the 16th century England was out of the woman's hands, it was her choice on who to love and experience feelings for.
In "My Son the Man", Olds combines pride, sadness, and hope through the prism of Houdini's allusion to explain why the idea of the child's escape leads to unpredictable outcomes.
The three poems written by Langston Hughes, namely "Negro Speaking of the Rivers", "Democracy" and "The Negro Mother" show the depth of black people's sufferings and the immensity of their desire to obtain freedom and [...]
Thesis: The poem is about the wanderings of the ancient mariner who is permanently traumatized and alienated by his killing of the albatross and his experiences lead him to the spiritual realization that all creatures [...]
The Legend of Good Women written by Geoffrey Chaucer is considered to be a significant poem having the dream vision form; it is a kind of testament to female disparate views being prevalent at the [...]
In the poem "Up the Wall," Bruce Dawe narrates about the depressing existence of a housewife who is talking to his husband.
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.
Her poetic approach, use of vignettes and the Spanish language in her books 'The House on a Mango Tree' and 'Caramelo' indicates a unique style that makes them easy to read and understand.this paper reviews [...]
The poem by Yeats is an allegory of the current day because the symbols and imagery used in the text resemble a hard time in history.
The key artistic effect of this small but capacious poem is achieved through the use of several techniques related to the structure of the versification and sound patterns.
Simon and Garfunkel managed to skilfully reflect on the sudden death of Richard Cory by using rhyme, rhythm, meter, and sound.
Maya Angelou is no exception to the above characteristics; in most of her works, the prolific writer has a similar theme in most of her poems. The author lights the honor and right of the [...]
Therefore, the selected work represents the ideals of the Harlem Renaissance and can be used for improving the understanding of the movement.
Countee Cullen's poem "From the Dark Tower" reveals the author's thoughts and feelings concerning slavery in the United States. The main idea that the poet seeks to convey is the notion that white and black [...]
Through the poem "My Last Duchess," the poet deeply explores the mind of such powerful dukes of the Victorian era and the dark aspects of life, especially for women living in those days.
The poem "Life After Death" by Ted Hughes is a hymn of the sharpest grief and devastation that can only appear after losing the dearest and beloved person.
The speaker communicates with the neighbor by continually questioning the legitimacy of the wall. First, the poem is written in the form of a short story where the speaker recounts one remarkable event in his [...]
The speaker seems to be a woman who was abandoned by her partner, and the poem is a solitary reflection on the feelings of love and loneliness.
The beginning of the poem reveals the narrator's feelings toward Annabel Lee, determining the theme and the mood of the verse: "a maiden there lived whom you may know by the name of Annabel Lee; [...]
The adherers of the idea say that the fundamental system of values that were the basis for the development of the young state became irrelevant today.
In this line, Browning uses personification to portray the general mood of the poem. Porphyria's Lover: The Oxford Book of English Verse.
Frost used the lifestyle and settings of the rural people in a creative manner and related them to the philosophical, cultural and social issues that existed at that time so as to bring in the [...]
A River attracts society to itself and has the option to educate them on the bloody history of the USA. Thus, it is still relevant as a reminder of the tragic past and promising future.
The main argument of the given poem analysis is that the past left major cultural scars and pain within the African American community, and the current state of society is not allowing these damages to [...]
This essay will examine the content and value of the poem in relation to the psychological, emotional, and literary elements used by the speaker to express the contrast between those living and the dead.
The narrator of Those winter Sundays is a son who recollects his memories about the father and a generation gap that existed between the father and son.
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.
One of the best examples of the author's techniques is the poem "Acquainted with the Night". One of the interpretations, that we are going to provide in this paper, deals with the explanation of the [...]
The poem 'The Lamb' by William Blake is a short verse that describes the author's attitude towards the little lamb that metaphorically symbolizes everything in the world that is calm, humble, and inoffensive.
This essay aims to analyze the theme of the effects of war and destruction in the poem The End and the Beginning by Wislawa Szymborska and the lyrics Harry Patch by Radiohead.