Essays 181 - 210
In five pages this research paper presents an analysis of several poems found within the Chinese Book of Songs and also includes a...
wanted the poem to leave a profound impression; for that reason, it is subject to the interpretation of the individual. I...
calling him to "say good-bye" (line 10 Acquainted with the Night). The overall effect of the poem is one of stark loneliness and a...
one as far as I could / To where it bent in the undergrowth; / Then took the other, as just as fair, / And having perhaps the bett...
of the Muse to introduce its tale: "Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story / of that man skilled in all ways of contendin...
point that poets are generally interested in consciousness and how the natural world might reveal it; personality is not the point...
A relevant phrase in literature that relates to the overall concept of good versus evil in Blakes work is that of the human...
future in that image of a baby suggests the continuance of generations into the future. These themes are particularly suggested by...
to his section describing the scene. He writes "Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard/ Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipe...
In three pages this paper discusses an epic in terms of characteristics and how thee are expressed in literature and on film in a ...
the fleetingness of time, but his imagery and argument are more nuanced and complex. He, first of all, advises his mistress that i...
what might be causing the narrators shame. Shame is generally associated with sexual urges. During Frosts lifetime, i.e., the fi...
beginning of this stanza creates an image that says to the reader that the nature is hard; it "mows" you down. Society tries to im...
First Amendments rights for free speech seem to always be in the news. There are cases when this issue is confusing-exactly what i...
This paper offers a summary, analysis and background information on Rafeef Ziadah's poem "Shades of Anger," which expresses the po...
the reader what Esperanza is thinking and feeling at the most important moments in her life, but other than that exact moment, the...
How the male need to transform women into objects and possessions in order to control them existed in 19th century society is exam...
Suicide and self-negation as performance art are examined in a critical analysis of Sylvia Plath's 1962 poem, "Lady Lazarus" in a ...
a figurative level, the poet is inviting the reader to take his perspective, to figuratively "walk in his shoes" and, thereby, lea...
held public education of the period in great disdain, which is expressed in a poem dubbed "Saturday Afternoon:" "From all the jail...
In 3 pages a thematic examination and analysis of technique employed by Robert Frost in his poem 'The Road Not Taken' are presente...
In six pages this paper discusses how inequality is strengthened through repressing anger about gender roles and sexuality in a ps...
In seven and a half pages this poet's life, poetry, and activism are examined in an analysis that focuses primarily upon 'Power,' ...
Francis tried to resume his former practices and his old life, and briefly considered a military career, but the call to a religio...
in a house The morning after death Is solemnest of industries Enacted upon earth,- The sweeping up the heart, And...
stations" (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame). He was clearly very influenced by many talented musicians at the time, and in a place th...
of knight. He was the kings representative in battle, and his role as the protector of freedom was assumed with honor and uncompro...
the last line which states the following: "Ah, what sagacity perished here!" (Dickinson 1-3, 11). This is a poem that is obviou...
is seeing the eyes in the present, which is "Here in deaths dream kingdom." Again, alliteration, this time with /d/, makes the lin...
With the plain-speaking simplicity that was his trademark, Whitman constructed this poem in such a rhythmic way that it could be s...