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Unorthodox Writings of American Poet James Merrill

blank verse" (Traveler With a Trunk of Poetic Devices). It begins with the poem, "The Friend of the Fourth Decade," which is fram...

James Merrill's Life and Environmental Influences

after the divorce of his parents that occurred when he was twelve years old ("Keene," 2000). Certainly, the divorce would have an ...

Developing Instruction Through Burton and Merrill's Educational Needs and Needs Assessments

will identify the goals for instruction (ITMA, 2003). When the goals of the instruction are determined, the next step is to look a...

Comparative Analysis of the Poetry of William Wordsworth and Walt Whitman

For example, in verse six, Whitman is ". . . Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms/strong and content I tra...

'The Performance' by James Dickey

In six pages an explication of this poem by James Dickey is presented including the poet's title selection. Two sources are cited...

Paul Laurence Dunbar and Phillis Wheatley comparing the Work of the Two Authors

Although Paul Laurence Dunbar was born nearly a century after Wheatley's death, the two authors share common traits other than the...

Singing the Song of the People in African American Literature

her works dealt little with the condition of the slaves in America, and held mainly to classical poetical themes. She was an accom...

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 ...

Early American Poetry

would end without seeing "half my days thats due" (line 13). This suggests that Bradstreet is giving birth in middle age, which s...

Comparing Blake's "Lamb" to Dickinson's "I heard a Fly buzz"

A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares these 2 poems. While William Blake, the eighteenth century British poet, and Emily Dick...

Life and Writings of James Baldwin

In six pages this paper celebrates the life and literary works of James Baldwin in a consideration of his writings' enduring impac...

Langston Hughes & Raymond Carver

sore" (line 4)? The structure of the poem asks a series of questions that, in themselves, suggest the answers, which are all found...

Frost and Longfellow

theme in that poets verse. Section 1 When Longfellow was born the nation was less than fifty years old. America was in the proce...

2 African American Poets/Cullen & Hughes

and "Dont you fall now-" (line 17)(Hughes 1255). She concludes by emphasizing the point that she is still going, still climbing, ...

Segregation, Determination, and the Poetry of Langston Hughes

In six pages this paper discusses the poet's narrators without gender, how he uses women, and how African American determination d...

'She Had Some Horses' by Joy Harjo

a "drum" that becomes like the pounding of the womans bloodstream, a life force that remains rhythmic no matter what happens. In...

Assessment of the Performance of 5 U.S. Presidents

In eight pages this paper examines the characteristics, differences, and consequences that impacted upon the decision making of Am...

Democracy Views of C.L.R. James and Alexis de Tocqueville

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares the democracy perspectives of Cyril Lionel Robert James and Alexis de Tocqueville...

Analyzing Tennyson's Poetry

The ways in which Tennyson's poems 'The Palace of Art' and 'The Poet' express the poet's attitudes regarding politics, morality, a...

Analysis: Browning and Wordsworth

the Portuguese," the title of which is a veiled reference to her husbands pet nickname for her, inspired by her dark coloring whic...

Machiavelli's Impact on Future Political Documents

This paper compares the writings of Machiavelli to early American political writings such as The Federalist Papers and The Constit...

Poet or Plumber?

them with excitement as we share Odysseuss struggles to get home. An unknown poet wrote Beowulf eons in the past, and yet a new mo...

Huck Finn a Poet

the essay, however, Emerson points out other elements of the poet that seem very reflective of the character of Huck. For example,...

Loren D. Estleman: Writing Style

on a fateful September day. The aftermath of this watershed moment - inclusive of the ever-present criminal lures that only capit...

The Poet by Ralph Waldo Emerson

From the other perspective all people are poets through their jobs, their use of symbols, their subconscious adherence to anything...

Poet's Corner of London's Westminster Abbey

waxed poetic when he observed of Poets Corner, "To wander around the Poets Corner along the echoing aisles, and stand in front of...

English Law and Unorthodox Family Rights

prejudicial to disqualify same sex partners form marrying. This would indicate that they are either not capable of making the same...

How to Teach Writing

This paper discusses methods for teaching writing. It argues that writing is not a gift but a skill that can be learned, and that ...

William James' 4 Saintliness Criteria and How They Apply to 13th Century Poet Rumi

yet another book, Annemarie Schimmels "Rumis World". William James lectured and wrote on what he referred to as "natural re...

A Review of Deaf Like Me

A 5 page review of the book by Thomas Spradley and James Spradley. 1 source....