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Poetry of Langston Hughes

has been to continuously "climb" up the socioeconomic ladder in a culture that is set against her. She advises her son, not to gi...

Dante's 'Inferno' Explanationa and Detailed Structural Analysis

In five pages a poetic explication of Dante's poem is presented in terms of explanation of betrayal as a more punishable sin than ...

Religious Inspiration of Poet Marcus Garvey

In ten pages this paper examines the inspiration religion provided poet Marcus Garvey in a biography and poetic analysis of some o...

Poetry of Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

process that connects her physically and symbolically with the past. She states that while machines are helpful, its "comforting" ...

Pentangle's Symbolic Meaning in 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In five pages this paper examines the moral truth representation of the pentangle in an analysis of the 'Sir Gawain and the Green ...

'anyone lived in a pretty how town' by e.e. cummings

In a paper consisting of 6 pages the ways in which the themes are reinforced by cummings' poetic techniques are the focus of this ...

'Beowulf' and the Characterization of Grendel's Mother

In five pages this paper discusses the viewpoint of Grendel's mother as featured in the poetic epic 'Beowulf.' Four sources are c...

Justifying Authority

The ways in which authority has been justified in literature is examined in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale,' William ...

W.H. Auden's 'The Unknown Citizen' and William Blake's 'The Chimney Sweeper'

In three pages this comparative poetic analysis considers the meaning achieved through metaphors in each poem. There are no other...

Harlem Renaissance and Poet Langston Hughes

In seven pages the life of Langston Hughes and his poetic contributions to the Harlem Renaissance are examined. Five sources are ...

'On the Death of a Fair Infant Dying of a Cough' by John Milton

can start by noticing what occurs in the first stanza. Milton begins the work as follows: "Fairest flower no sooner blown but blas...

Emily Bronte's Life and Poetry

In nine pages plus an outline of one page this paper examines Emily Bronte's life and analyzes her poetic style as reflected in 'T...

'Howl' by Allen Ginsberg and Themes of Anger and Compassion

occasionally disjointed, seemingly lacking in traditional sentence structure. This technique is certainly evident in "Howl," but ...

Analyzing 'These Yet to be United States' by Maya Angelou

A line by line poetic explication is offered in this paper consisting of five pages. There are four sources cited in the bibliogr...

'Hero and Leander' by Christopher Marlowe

In five pages the influence Marlowe received from writers of ancient Greece and Rome are considered as reflected in this poetic ep...

The Antiwar Poetry of W.H. Auden

In a paper consisting of four pages the ways in which Auden relied upon early forms of poetic diction to express his modern antiwa...

Explication of Robert Hayden's 'Those Winter Sundays'

The use of alliteration is perhaps most apparent in the initial stanza where the term "blueblack" and "blaze" are used. The rhythm...

Rap, Poetry, and Nikki Giovanni's 'Nikki Rosa'

In five pages this paper discusses rap music as a form of poetic expression as represented in Nikki Giovanni's 'Nikki Rosa.' Five...

'Don Juan' by Lord Byron

In eight pages the romantic 'Don Juan' is contrasted and compared with the hero's poetic satirist, Lord Byron. Five sources are c...

Odysseus' Tale in Homer's 'The Odyssey'

In five pages this paper considers Odysseus' heroic tale as described in Homer's poetic epic 'The Odyssey.' There are no other so...

Human Contact and 'Ozymandia' by Percy Bysshe Shelley

In five pages this paper presents a poetic analysis that compares its contents to human dependence in the contemporary world. The...

18th Century Education and Samuel Johnson's Poem 'The Vanity of Human Wishes'

Lines 135 through 177 are the focus of this poetic explication of 'The Vanity of Human Wishes' by Samuel Johnson consisting of fiv...

Comparing Evil in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Paradise Lost

structures, with Colridge following an old sailor with a ship that has gone off course, and Milton depicts war between heave and h...

'Daddy' by Sylvia Plath

a foot For thirty years, poor and white, Barely daring to breathe or Achoo"(Plath...

Personal Problems in the Poetry of Sylvia Plath

poetry as the stresses. It is because of this particular styling that syllabic poems most often contain no rhyme or uniform numbe...

Omeros by Derek Walcott and Character Identity

ignorant about its history. He is also a simple fisherman. The conflict in the story predominately revolves around Achille and Hec...

Comparing Poetry Attitudes of Aristotle and Plato

things that are not concrete, but ideas. This type of thinking, the student could state, however, really puts a hold on empirical ...

'Tradition and the Individual Talent' by T.S. Eliot

not a personality, in which impressions and experiences combine in peculiar and unexpected ways. Impressions and experiences which...

'Dinner Guest Me' by Langston Hughes

reflect an attitude of equality instead of segregation between blacks and whites; however, inasmuch as much as humanity has succes...

Aristotle's Definition of a 'Tragic Hero' and the Deviation of William Shakespeare in His Play Othello

not apply. First, the tragic hero is supposed to be a combination of good and bad traits. Othello is a Moorish commander who has...