YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Explication of 2 poems by Martin Espada
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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...
5-8). This juxtaposition of images connects the fever of illness to the fever of lust, which leads into the third stanza and its s...
spring of renewal, for the person that has died. This fact is emphasized in the final metaphor, which is addressed in the next fou...
As this suggests, this psychologically complex poem portrays a pivotal exchange between two people who are trying to cope with los...
is an odd remark. She picks up on it and asks if hes referring to her as being vacuous and he says no, "it is I who am inane" (Eli...
levels. First of all, a virginal is an early form of the harpsichord that was a preferred instrument among young ladies during the...
of four lines known as quatrains, and each stanza comprised of alternating iambs or an unstressed syllable immediately followed by...
hope. The mothers wise voice could be seen to be the voice of experience, conservative ways, of hope seasoned with hard times. The...
say in their prose pieces. "Of Chambers as the Cedars/Impregnable of Eye And for an Everlasting Roof/The Gambrels of the S...
than they preserve" (Killam and Rowe). The poem "Homecoming" which is among his collection which show the corruptive greed ...
do with something more important than materiality. The poem goes on to complete the first set of wings as follows: "With Thee O le...
the trees brings back an plethora of memories for the poet, images of himself as a "swinger of birches," when life was not so comp...
renewal [is] not exercised" (Harding 42). Blake wrote, "Earth raisd up her head / From the darkness dread and drear. / Her light...
In five pages a poetic explication of Dante's poem is presented in terms of explanation of betrayal as a more punishable sin than ...
In six pages this explication of Spenser's poem argues that it serves as a celebration of Queen and country in terms of 'virtue' a...
reader may have been a bit confused at prior lines that spoke of abstract thought and image, much of that could easily be contribu...
been requisite in order to create the gentle, trusting lamb. The narrator never states that the Tyger is evil, but he indic...
misery" (lines 17-18). By the fourth stanza, the positive attitude of the first lines is completely gone, as the speaker compares ...
reader feels privy to the inner reflections of the narrative voice, as he engages in the task of "walking the line" (line 13) and ...
In six pages an explication of this poem by James Dickey is presented including the poet's title selection. Two sources are cited...
In five pages 'The Raven' is subjected to a poetic explication and a thesis that Poe's life is reflected in this haunting poem. T...
inner soul of a woman to be appreciated for the ways in which she makes the lives of her family easier and more pleasant. A native...
use of cadences, rhythms, repetitions and events or actions that may take place within the poem. Also, it can be said that tone is...
would be needed if the creature were simply to be taken as male), is female--as the focus on the "slow thighs" suggests--as well a...
This 6 page paper is a detailed explication of Thomas Hardy's poem, The Darkling Thrush. The writer argues that Hardy is using na...
In four pages a poetic explication of this poem by Edward Muir is presented. There is no bibliography included....
An explication of William Butler Yeats' poem 'Leda and the Swan' includes analysis of allusion, situation, character, and tone con...
prior to Rossettis marriage to Lizzie, however, the poem does not address Lizzie as its subject. Rather, in this poem, Rossetti is...
This research paper/essay offers a detailed explication of a poem written by Robert Bly in 1981 entitled My Father's Wedding. The ...
has watched as a young girl has matured and ultimately been replaced with an old woman, which the mirror looks upon as the passing...