Digging In Digging we have three characters: the author (the son), his father, and grandfather. The author is clearly making a comparison of his way of life and his fathers’ way of life. He talks more about his father and grandfather than he does about himself but his subject is clearly stated that he is a writer, while his father and grandfather are farmers. He makes the comparison b

Magpiety The main idea of my essay is that the speaker in the poem “Magpiety” by Philip Levine has realized that half of his life has passed, yet he has not yet lived it. A part of my argument is that he feels that he has wasted half of his life because he is sixty-four looking back on thirty-two and wondering why he was rushing. One of the biggest problems that I had at this point in

My First Kiss I dare not blink, lest it cause me to wake and find this all to be a dream. I dare not breathe for that may break the spell under which I find myself. Instead I lay still, eyes closed tight, I can’t see you, and although we yet to touch I feel you in the very depths of my soul. My heart beats sound loudly in my chest, and I fear you might hear the thoughts that se

Because I Could Not Stop For Death Because I Could Not Stop For Death The poem “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson, expresses the speaker’s reflection on death. The poem focuses on the concept of life after death. This poem’s setting mirrors the circumstances by which death approaches, and death’s tone appears kind and compassionate. It is through the promise of imm

Metaphysical Poetry Metaphysical Poetry The metaphysical poets of the seventeenth century particularly admired the methodology of science, & in fact they copied it, & their phrasing is often technical, spare, and polysyllabic, though they are not repeating actual science but making those metaphysicals substitutions that are so arresting. —John Crowe Ransom Sir, Herbert Grierson de

Mirror Mirror Sylvia Plath I chose the poem Mirror by Sylvia Plath because I think it is a good representation of what I have learned in this class. Plath uses metaphors and symbolic gestures to tell a simple story of a woman growing old. The story is told from the inanimate perspective of the silver mirror. Obviously the mirror being a stationary item, the poem can only be told f

My Last Duchess Poem Analysis Picture Frame Bill Cosby once said, “It’s not a lack of love, but a lack of trust that makes an unhappy marriage.” Would a man kill his wife if he didn’t trust her' Narrating his own tale of possessiveness, jealousy, and murder, the husband in Robert Browning’s poem “My Last Duchess” intentionally justifies his dead wife’s actions. The husband in Browning’

Romantic Dialectics Schlegel summarizes the terms of his new aesthetic in a now famous passage: Romantic poetry is a progressive, universal poetry. Its aim isn’t merely to reunite all the separate species of poetry and put poetry in touch with philosophy and rhetoric. It tries to and should mix and fuse poetry and prose, inspiration and criticism, the poetry of art and the poetry of n

The Fruits Of Love The Oranges of Romance Imagine that it is winter and cold outside. Nervous electricity flows around you, and love is a new and exciting experience. In your heart, you feel warmth you have never known before. This is the moment Gary Soto captures in his poem “Oranges”. The feeling and power of adolescent love is created using tone, contrasting imagery, and symbolis

Mahabharata The “Mahabharata” holds a place of special revere in Indian society. An ancient tale, thousands of years old, it inspires poets, writers, and artists across the globe. Its creator is unknown, expect as the mythic figure of Vyasa, a poet and seer who appears in the verses he is supposed to have written. Likely the poem was authored by countless writers who grafted its ma

Nikki Giovanni The Poems of Nikki Giovanni This research is a study of poems of Nikki Giovanni, a twentieth century African American writer. Giovanni is very versatile writer; she wrote novels, short stories, as well as essays. The most outstanding works of Giovanni includes “Black Judgment”, “Black Feelings and Black Talk”, and “Re: Creation”. Nikki Giovanni has received three NAACP I

Poe Edgar Allan Poe was an excellent writer from the 1800’s. Poe lived a tragic life full of death and depression. In his life he would end up losing his mother, his stepmother, and his young wife. This caused Poe to mire into himself and become depressed. He would show this depression in most if not all of his writings. It is this that made Poe’s writings the masterpieces of gothic writ

Emily Dickinson And The Exalted Poet Emily Dickinson and The Exalted Poet The few, the proud, the poets. Poets, the select few who are so exalted by their art they consider it a mystical experience that in one poem, Emily Dickinson raises them above such trivial notions as the sun, the summer, and even the heaven of God. Though her poems don’t all center around the glory of the poet,

Tears, Idyle Tears Introduction : "Tears, idle tears" is a poem written in blank verse – unrhymed iambic pentameter. It consists of four five-line stanzas, each of which closes with the words "The days that are no more". This recurring sentence is the frame of each stanza and of the poem itself. Does it refer to death ' Or is it a mere yearning for the past ' Fisrt stanza :

Dogs of War The Dogs of War In his poem, “The Second Coming”, William Butler Yeats uses strong, precise syntax to make the reader feel the intensity of his words while conveying a dark atmosphere that gives the reader an uncertain and seemingly hopeless sense of what is to come. Some would argue that “The Second Coming” is referring to the second coming of Christ because of the reli

Wordsworth Vs. Coleridge The Para and the Normal Romanticism was characterized by reliance on the imagination and subjectivity of approach, freedom of thought and expression, and an idealization of nature: “an abundant imagery coinciding with an equally abundant quantity of natural objects, the theme of imagination linked closely to the theme of nature, such is the fundamental ambiguit

Wordsworth Wordsworth’s Nature In most of Wordsworth’s poetry he seemed to try and make the reader aware of their environment, of their dependence on it for health, sanity and ultimate happiness. He wanted to nature to confirm that love, joy and beauty were not just fragile human values but cosmic absolutes. Often Wordsworth used unique methods of sensory perception as well as

The Theme Of Deception In Tartuffe The Theme of Deception in Tartuffe Throughout the play Tartuffe, the theme of deception is shown mainly through Tartuffe. In the beginning of the play, the only character who can see through the deception of Tartuffe is Dorine. Over and over Madame Pernelle uses harsh judgment of her family because she can not see the deception of Tartuffe. Early i

Wordsworths Nature Wordsworth’s Nature In most of Wordsworth’s poetry he seemed to try and make the reader aware of their environment, of their dependence on it for health, sanity and ultimate happiness. He wanted to nature to confirm that love, joy and beauty were not just fragile human values but cosmic absolutes. Often Wordsworth used unique methods of sensory perception as

Dorothy Parker “Leave me to my lonely pillow” Notorious for her sharp-tongued humor and cleverly amusing prose, Dorothy Parker accomplished more in her lifetime than the general public could hope for in one year. Her poetry consists of tributes to loves lost and life lessons. The poem that best illustrates her views on the issues which affected her most is titled “Men.” I find that

Raw War: The Reality Of War In Poetry After the events of September 11, 2001, the United States experienced a surge of patriotism. American flags went up on every front porch, people all over the country held candlelight vigils, they cried, they had nightmares, and then the people of America sent their brothers, their sons, and their husbands off to fight. Oftentimes, people get so ca

The Altar Textual Differences in The Altar Shortly after his death in March 1633, George Herbert¡¯s poems were first published in, The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations. Full of biblical references his images are often liturgical. Notably, George Herbert is known for his poems ¡°Easter Wings¡± and ¡°The Altar¡±, which are shaped to resemble the object evoked by its ti

Dransfield In his brief life Michael Dransfield won the hearts of many in his generation and in the process gained himself unprecedented popularity. His poetry gives an insight into this astonishingly gifted writers imagination and the thoughts he had on a forever changing society with changing values. These poems were often richly imaginative, at times almost gothic and Dransfield

Robert Frost In the first poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, Frost vividly describes a freedom that many of us take for granted. He tells how he has decided to take the time to stop what he is doing and admire the snow as it falls in the woods and on a frozen lake. The man who owns these woods lives in the town and is ignorant of the beauty that they contain. He has not taken

An Eye For An Eye An Eye for an Eye “An eye for an eye”, this quote is used often among many diversities of people; however, Edgar Allan Poe took this quote to extremes in his story The Cask of Amontillado. Poe’s usage of dramatic and verbal irony, foreshadowing and symbolism brings about a strong tale of revenge. Revenge is a feeling that has the ability to over come a person’s gri

Birches Setting In any life, one must endure hardship to enjoy the good times. According to Robert Frost, the author of “Birches”, enduring life’s hardships can be made easier by finding a sane balance between one’s imagination and reality. The poem is divided into four parts: an introduction, a scientific analysis of the bending of birch trees, an imaginatively false analysis of the phe

Fianlly Answered My prayers have been answered, My dreams have come true, to actually realize that I am loving you. All my pain, and hurt is all of the past, forgiven, without any apologies. You should know my love is too strong, my love is too great, not something to be wasted, to be given up and taken for granted any given day. I am hooked on a feeling, something I need to confess, I

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 as Edgar Poe. He was the second son to Elizabeth Arnold Poe and David Poe. Both parents were actors, and shortly after Poe’s birth, his father deserted his family around 1810. Edgar became an orphan before the age of three years, when his mother died on December 8, 1811 in Richmond, Virginia at the age of twenty-four years. H

A Rose for Emily English 232 "A Rose for Emily" As any reader can see, " A Rose for Emily" is one of the most authentic short stories by Faulkner. His use of characterization, narration, foreshadowing, and symbolism are four key factors to why Faulkner's work is idealistic to all readers. Introduction I Characterization A. Emily as the protagonist B. Emily's state of mi

Fair Weather Before you ask me, “What’s been up with you'” Let me point out that It takes two. Every word you said was a lie And I thought we were friends but you changed that in time You’re too caught up in trends And your ego’s on the line You played the role until I called you out Hey fair weather friend, You know you’re ripping me down again And no I won’t