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Negative Capability Theory and John Keats

In five pages this research paper examines the negative capability theory of John Keats as it is reflected in his poetry with his ...

Negative Capability Concept in the Poetry of John Keats

In two pages this research paper considers how negative capability is featured in the poetry of John Keats. Four sources are cite...

Poetry Defined

This paper defines poetry and considers its development and various structures in four pages with Ogden Nash and Emily Dickinson's...

Feminist Perspectives in the Poetry of Bradstreet, Wheatley, and Dickinson

my pagan land,/ Taught my beknighted soul to understand/That theres a God" (Wheatley wheatley.html). Wheatleys struggle with the ...

Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, and Crisis in Poetry

In six pages this paper examines how poetry can be used to express a poet's crisis in 'Lady Lazarus' by Sylvia Plath and 'My Life ...

How the Poetic Works of Robert Frost Reflect the Poet's Life

years old, he decided to change his life. Selling his farm and quitting his job, he moved to England to pursue a career as a poet....

Emily Dickinson's Poetry and Symbolism

apart from the literary establishment through concise and reticent and very powerful poems (McNair 146). Through her use of langua...

Female Bonds and the Poetry of Sappho

In two pages this paper examines women's relationships in the poetry of Sappho. There are no sources listed....

Classical Literature Identity Questions

In five pages this paper examines the definition of identity in the works of Euripides, Sophocles, Sappho's poetry, the Oresteia, ...

A Poetic Explication of 'The Paper' by Merwin

In one page the images and themes presented in this poem are discussed with the conclusion drawn that this excellent prose belies ...

John Donne's Poetry and Themes of Love and Death

In ten pages John Donne's poetry including 'Valediction Forbidding Mourning,' 'The Sunne Rising,' and 'The Anniversary' are exami...

Characteristics of John Donne's Poetry

In five pages this paper discusses the poetry of John Donne in a consideration of their various characteristics including the blen...

Love Poetry and Poets Purdy, Johnson, Browning, Hardy, Lewis, and Marlowe

In seven pages this paper examines what constitutes 'love poetry' in a consideration of the poetic works of Purdy, Johnson, Browni...

Caribbean Poetry and Humor

In six pages this paper analyzes some examples of irony and humor found in Caribbean poetry. Three sources are cited in the bibli...

Nature Poetry of Robert Frost

In seven pages this paper discusses Robert Frost's nature poetry in terms of what it has to say about humanity. Six sources are c...

John Milton and John Donne's Metaphysical Poetry

In nine pages this paper analyzes the poetry of John Donne and John Milton in terms of the metaphysical aspects of each poet's wor...

Cultural Impacts of the 1967 Film Bonnie and Clyde

lessons of life the Great Depression had imposed upon my Father, but this was a new twist to a very tired story. The impact of the...

Rilke and Baudelaire Modernist Poetry

world wars. Modernism According to Gelpi (1990), "the Modernist period, bracketed by the two world wars, bore a complicated and a...

Poetry of Emily Dickinson and Common Themes

In ten pages this paper discusses the common spiritual and physical themes that are evident throughout the poetry of Emily Dickins...

Poetry and the Reflection of Women's Status

rather than reality. This conclusion was probably made through the poets use of the repetition of the word "if." Any piece of lit...

Walt Whitman and the Influence of Ralph Waldo Emerson

In six pages the influence of Emerson upon Whitman's poetry is examined with the primary focus being 'Song of Myself' and poetic l...

The Republic by Plato and Poetry

like Hades and the underworld; Tiresias the blind seer; and other references to death and dying (Plato). They decide they have to...

Poems by Sylvia Plath and Emily Dickinson

In six pages this paper compares the influences and poetry styles of Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath. Six sources are cited in t...

Choice and its Conundrums

Citizen." Lucille Clifton This is very much an "acceptance of choice" poem; or the "choosing for the sake of others" poem. It ...

Critical Responses to Death in Dickinson's Poetry

that in this poem, Dickinson sees death as a "courtly lover," accepting at face value the lines concerning his "civility" (Griffit...

The Midnight Salvage of Adrienne Rich

In a paper consisting of six pages Rich's poetry and political perspective are explored. There are no other bibliographic sources...

Emily Dickinson's Life and Poetry

This paper examines Emily Dickinson's life, attitudes, and poetry in 7 pages. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Aphra Behn's Love Poetry of the Renaissance

In five pages this paper analyzes the social commentary featured in allusions to the physical love between women symbolized in Aph...

Romanticism's Dark Side and French Poet Charles Baudelaire

In five pages this research paper explores how Baudelaire unlike his Romantic contemporaries Shelley, Wordsworth, and Keats probed...

Ron Padgett's Poetic 'Treasures'

In six pages this paper discusses the popular culture impact of Ron Padgett's poetry. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....