Rita Dove The Whore and The Child I have chosen to analyze two poems by Rita Dove. The two poems I have chosen are “The Bistro Styx” and “For Sophie, Who’ll Be in First Grade in the Year 2000”. In both these poems we have a mother or a mother figure trying to reach out to a daughter and to a child. “The Bistro Styx” is an exploration of a mother/daughter relationship. It’s about

Rita Dove Rita Frances Dove was born August 28, 1952 in Akron, Ohio (Biographical Information-Rita Dove 1). Little did she know that as she grew up, she would become a nationally recognized poet. As a child Dove was always interested in literature, “...the young Dove had a particular fondness and passion for books, and said that her parents encouraged her to read anything that she plea

Rita Dove To Understand Content, Not Interpret Rita Dove, the second African-American women to win the Pulitzer prize, is often criticized for her complex writing style. The following paragraphs focus on specifics of her writing by analyzing three pieces of poetry written by Rita Dove. The works discussed are “In the Old Neighborhood,” “My Mother Enters the Work Force,” and “The Bist

Road Not Taken The Roads to the Future Everyone is a traveler, choosing the roads to follow on the map of their continuous journey through life. Regardless of the original message that Robert Frost had intended to convey, his poem, "The Road Not Taken", has left its readers with many different interpretations. Frost believes that it is the road that one chooses that makes him the man wh

Road Not Taken Choices are never easy and people face multitudes of them in their lifetime. Some decisions to these choices are clear while others are sometimes more difficult to achieve. The poem \"The Road Not Taken\" by Robert Frost is a first person narrative tale of a monumental moment in the speaker’s life- Frost can be considered the speaker. Frost is faced between the choice of a

Robert Blake  “The Chimney Sweeper,” from Robert Blake’s Songs of Innocence, is a poem typical of the themes present in the Songs of Innocence and Experience. The main character is pathetically unfortunate, and yet diligently fulfills his societal obligations. This poem has a severely ironic tone, and is clearly a mockery of a society that would perpetuate the inhumane use of its wea

Robert Browning THE LIFE OF ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning is an excellent example to use when one is discussing how individuals struggle to survive in the literary world. Life is full of surprises, twists, turns, and rewards that can either cause an individual to fail or succeed. Robert Browning’s life showed his determination to conquer fate in order to achieve his goal of g

Robert Burns There are two reasons that Robert Burns is the national poet of Scotland. The first is his “rags to riches” success story, and the second is “the way in which Burns in his songs identified himself with the Scottish folk tradition” (Scott-Kilvert 310). The poems of Robert Burns contain many appealing elements, such as colorful, vivid imagery and specific diction, allowing B

Robert Frost A comparison of Robert Frost’s “Fire and Ice” and William Butler Yeats’s “The Second Coming” The purpose of this paper is to give equal illumination to two poems that contain a similar theme. That theme is the end of the world. They both depict the end of the world, but in very different ways. Frost depicts the end of the world as either being of fire or of ice. On the oth

Robert Frost “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is an excellent example of one of his darker pieces of writing. However, it can be examined in a positive as well as negative light. One can interpret the poem not only by considering the meaning of the words Frost uses in a literal sense but also by considering them as symbo

Robert Frost The Similarities in the Works Created By Robert Frost Poet, Robert Frost, uses a variety of vivid descriptions to portray the images in most of his works. His creative imagination molds each setting into a lively rendition of the poem. The sharp contrast between word usage sets up the stage, as the theme unravels. Frost has a unique way of associating his poems with on

Robert Frost Anne Bradstreet and Emily Dickinson are both respected women poets in their own rights. Although in different manners, both poets discuss their poetry within their poetry. Bradstreet and Dickinson, as poets, were able to break free of male oppression and literary traditions of the period, to portray their emotions and imagination through their works, expressing their freed

Robert Frost Robert Frost Overview Robert Frost is considered one of the “most popular American poets of his time.” He won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry four times. Congress also voted him a gold medal, in “recognition of his poetry, which has enriched the culture of the United States and the philosophy of the world” (Costello 543). The poem “Birches” was first published in 1915 (Th

Robert Frost In many of his poems, Robert Frost uses images of and nature, especially trees and forests, to convey his thoughts and emotions. The turning of the seasons, a wooded area, and other things common in nature, were also common in Frosts poems. Many people attest this to his working as a farmer on an old New England farm for part of his life, operating a failing New Hampshire Ch

Robert Frost Born in San Francisco in 1874, Robert Frost was an American poet who was much admired for his depictions of the rural life of New England, his wide use of American colloquial speech, and his realistic verse portraying ordinary people in everyday situations. He won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1924, 1931, 1937, and 1943. In 1960, Congress voted Frost a gold medal "in re

Robert Frost “Home Burial” describes a man and his wife dealing with a death in the family. Specifically, the death is that of a small child. The man proposes getting over the death quickly and not dwelling on it, while his wife continues to mourn and question. The man just can’t seem to understand that his wife can’t simply move on after the child’s death. His wife refuses to talk t

Robert Frost - The Road Not Taken Everyone is a traveler, choosing the roads to follow on the map of their continuous journey, life. There is never a straight path that leaves one with but a sole direction in which to head. Regardless of the original message that Robert Frost had intended to convey, his poem, "The Road Not Taken,” has left its readers with many different interpretations.

Robert Frost A Tree At My Window In Robert Frost’s poem, “Tree at my window,” the author uses imagery to characterize the relationship between the speaker of the poem and the tree outside his window. The tree represents the speaker in both of his conscience and subconscious states. Frost uses phrases such as “my sash is lowered” and “curtain drawn” (line 2-3) to convey that the speaker

Robert Frost, Tuft Of Flowers Being a farmer, Robert Frost was able to experience nature first hand and up close. Frost felt attached to nature on an intimate level which inspired him to write poetry. He strongly believed that man was detached from nature. While farming, Frost would wish that farmers would take advantage of their personal responsibility and be a little but more imagin

Romantic Movement Romantic Movement Essay While the Romantic poets focused on an image or insignificant to help understand themselves and the world around them, so did I. I focused on a place, an important place to help me gain understanding about myself and the world around me. This place is my hideout from the rest of the world, it impacts me in many ways, and I learn a lot about my

Romantic Poetry Romantic poetry essay Romantic poetry is all about the feelings that the poet is trying to provoke not the story that is being told. Most people would say that romantic poetry is supposed to be about romance and nature. Yet a writer could write a poem about a city or death and it could still fit into the romantic format. New age poets are all into the story that is

Rossetti’s Choices Every person decides on a way to live their life. They choose how they will carry themselves through life and with that choice they create opinions that will be used to make the decisions that are best for their lifestyle. In the House of Life, Dante Gabriel Rossetti shows three choices on how to live this mortal life on earth. Explaining these choices, he uses hypothe

Rudyard Kipling "If" ,written as a pendant to the story "Brothers Square-Toes," in Rewards and Fairies, deals with the misunderstandings and public pressures that confront statesmen, the ability to master of one’s dreams and thoughts and the capacity to take triumphs and loses in the stride without complaining (Henn, T.R.). This poem offers certain moral propositions - courage, reticent

In a Station of the Metro The Explication of Ezra Pound’s “In a Station of the Metro” Ezra Pound’s words portray a moment frozen in time. The poem, “In a Station of the Metro,” is a poem of imagery. Through imagery, Pound imbues his vision and thoughts of his surroundings while on a subway train. Pound’s title, “In a Station of the Metro,” sets the stage to allow the reader t

Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter is a story of characters that have to live and deal with the effects of sin in different ways. Of these characters, the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is the character portrayed as the most weak and unnoble. Despite this portrayal Dimmesdale was a stronger character than given credit for. His unbelievable amount of control in his way of handling his

Salvation: The Journey Of True Faith Among Afro-American writers, Langston Hughes, one of the well-known names in Harlem Renaissance stories, establishes the tone in his writings through the language and the elements used. For example, in his short story “Salvation” Hughes utilizes the difference between good and evil as an analogy for religion. The narrator is expressing dissatisfacti

Sand And Blue Skies Chapter One “I used to dream about places like this. Back when I was in second grade. Sometimes during school, while Mrs. Perkins was trying to teach us how to divide math problems and do fractions. And sometimes when I didn’t want to take a bath and my mother was scolding me for it.” I look at her face as I say this. My beautiful Melissa. Irish-European. Coal-

September 1 1939 My personal response that I acquired from W.H. Auden’s “September 1, 1939” is that of hope and how it arises in times of despair. This poem is appreciated to more recent historical events, like that of September 11, even though it was written more then sixty decades ago. Auden’s poem is very insightful and it exhibits hope to its readers. In lines forty six to

Sea Rose “Sea Rose” By Hilda Doolittle “Sea Rose” by Hilda Doolittle is one of the most famous free verse line poems in the century. Hilda Doolittle was born in Bethlehem Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1886 and grew up to be one of the finest of all Imagist poets. Her poetry, fiction, and non-fiction writing were published on both sides of Atlantic, and her roles in a f

Seamus Heany Childhood Poems Seamus Heany “Examine in a range of poems the poetic significance Heany gives to his collection of childhood and early youth “ Heany’s earlier poems are derived from his childhood experiences, and in particular they way he feels he relates to his family ‘Digging’ and ‘Follower’, and how he has blossomed from his upbringing ‘Death of a Naturalist. Born