YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Explication of the Poem The Eternal Dice
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as it relates to obsession and silent women. The poem begins, very pleasantly as the narrator seems to merely be giving the li...
than they preserve" (Killam and Rowe). The poem "Homecoming" which is among his collection which show the corruptive greed ...
men would do, Phaethon does not listen. He is a youth and feels that he can take on anything in the world, or the heavens, and com...
of nature. Yet, inscrutable and mysterious, it is neither wholly good nor evil, but simply part of a greater cycle of life and dea...
in every ban" (line 7). Here again, the footnotes provided by the Norton editors are instructive as inform the reader as to the va...
and lust perhaps. She is an object to be worshipped and talked about, but not a woman who is given a voice. Throughout this poe...
is connected (18 poems, 1934, 2004). This colored his religious orientation and is evident in the religious symbolism in "Before I...
Generations have trod, have trod, have trod; And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil;...
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...
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...
As this suggests, this psychologically complex poem portrays a pivotal exchange between two people who are trying to cope with los...
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 ...
say in their prose pieces. "Of Chambers as the Cedars/Impregnable of Eye And for an Everlasting Roof/The Gambrels of the S...
hope. The mothers wise voice could be seen to be the voice of experience, conservative ways, of hope seasoned with hard times. The...
renewal [is] not exercised" (Harding 42). Blake wrote, "Earth raisd up her head / From the darkness dread and drear. / Her light...
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...
In six pages an explication of this poem by James Dickey is presented including the poet's title selection. Two sources are cited...
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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...
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has watched as a young girl has matured and ultimately been replaced with an old woman, which the mirror looks upon as the passing...
This research paper/essay offers a detailed explication of a poem written by Robert Bly in 1981 entitled My Father's Wedding. The ...
reader may have been a bit confused at prior lines that spoke of abstract thought and image, much of that could easily be contribu...