I found it difficult to understand most of Walt Whitman's poems as I do to most poems in general. So I narrowed them down to two of the poems that I liked. In the first poem I read, "Song of Myself", Whitman jumps from topic to topic in almost every other line. The poem gave me a problem unde...

An analysis of the setting and character use in Marge Piercy's short poem "Wellfleet Sabbath" In Marge Piercy's short poem, "Wellfleet Sabbath" it often conveys deep custom mind-sets. She wants the reader to be able to understand the lyrics that she expresses in ...

JUSTIFICATION PAPER Carl Sandburg was unique compare to many other poets. All of the poems that he wrote were short and straight to the point. You would not find any poems that he had written that are over a page, yet still; his poems are very easy to understand. Sandburg lived through a lo...

"Seize the day." In To His Coy Mistress, Marvell creates a timeless land of paradise and contrasts it to the harsh realities of the real world. If there were enough time, the speaker would continue on court his mistress forever, but time is disappearing fast, so they must take advantage of the momen...

In Shakespeare\'s Sonnet 18, the poet cleverly refers to the passing of time with images of nature and the seasons. He uses a summer\'s day as an image for how short-lived youth and love can be. The speaker initiates the poem with a rhetorical question: \"Shall I compare thee to a summer\'s day?\" ...

"To His Coy Mistress" Andrew Marvell wrote his short poem "To His Coy Mistress" in a certain way to receive the answer that he wanted out of his mistress. Marvell uses meter, imagery, and tone to persuade his lady to further commit in their relationship. This poem ...

Final Out of Class PaperI choose topic one for the final paper. I picked 15 poems from McClure's Magazine from the years of 1918 and 1920. Some quick generalizations about the published poems are that they are rather short compared to the literary work in the Norton Anthology. Another generalizat...

¡°A young man is persuading his loved lady into accepting his love considering the short lifetime.¡± The theme of this poem is not new, but Andrew Marvell is unique in the selection and development of images and structuring of the poem. More important, in the words of poet T. S. Eliot, M...

Cause and Effect Essay The choices people make today, have either small consequences, or large consequences. This occurs in the following three short stories. In "Borders", written by Thomas King, Laetitia decides to move off the reserve. Her mother cannot say she is either American o...

Down By The Salley Gardens by William Butler Yeats Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet; She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet. She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree; But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree. In a field by the riv...

Down By The Salley Gardens by William Butler Yeats Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet; She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet. She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree; But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree. In a field by the riv...

Throughout high school, I went through a lot of different English teachers. They all had their specification on what type of paper they liked. One of my best papers that I ever wrote was a research paper. I love to do research on a certain topic and go in depth to try to sum it all up into a pape...

The short story "Thank You, Ma'am" and the poem "Mother to Son", both by Langston Hughes are similar yet differ in many ways. In the following paragraphs I will explain the similarities and the differences. Besides being written by the same author the two litera...

Poe grew up in a tragic life, he was orphaned as a boy and destroyed emotionally by deaths in his family. In his time, Poe wrote some of the deepest emotional poems and short story's, which are renowned for their complexity and feeling. Some say that his poems and writings reflect his ...

Down By The Salley Gardens by William Butler Yeats Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet; She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet. She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree; But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree. In a field by the riv...

Nature and life has always been one of poets¡¯ hottest themes. Poets arrange the wonder of nature and the essence of life into words to show their affection toward this magnificent theme. ¡°The Seed Shop¡± by Muriel Stuart and ¡°To Blossoms¡± by Robert Herrick are two of the ...

Gary Soto's "Mexican's Begin Jogging," explores an array of emotions twisting from desire to anxiety as the narrative unfolds into an inspiring tale of courage and freedom. It delves into the constant struggle to strive for something better in one man's race towards a new...

Potential. It's a word that's thrown around when people think you can do something great, be it in academics, the arts, or sports. Ex-Basketball Player, by John Updike, is a poem about a man named Flick Webb whose wasted potential has led him to a dismal, melancholy life. The narrator is a...

Langston Hughes was one of the greatest poets that ever lived. He had a unique way of writing his poetry, and his diction varied from poem to poem. His poems ranged from short and sweet, too more detailed and in depth. After reading some of his poetry I find you are able to understand what he want's...

Death in Emily Dickinson's Poetry While Emily Dickinson's life is well documented, it is important that readers understand how significant events in her life impacted her views on death, sanity, and nature. Born in Amherst, MA in 1830, she was encouraged at a young age to pursue aca...

Interpreting the Poem, The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost "The Road Not Taken" written by Robert Lee Frost, is a poem that consists of four five-line stanzas with only two end rhymes in each stanza (abaab). "The Road Not Taken" can be interpreted in many different ways. The poem deals w...

Dorothy Parker and Edna St. Vincent Millay were two very famous feminist writers from the 1920's. They wrote during the time when there were great changes happening in women's lives in the United States. As women began to change their lifestyles from the Victorian ways, these writers'...

Twelve poems outline the first section of Bruce Weigl's Song of Napalm, which describes the events of the soldiers on and off the battlefield during the Vietnam War. Weigl served from 1967-1968, and his poetry attests to the experiences he had during this time. 1. Sailing to Bien Hoa &ndash...

The parting of two lovers In the poem "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne the speaker of the poem is talking to his lover to tell her that although he is leaving their love will not be effected. It surp...

Emily Dickinson's poem, and "I Heard A Fly Buzz-When I Died," revolve around one central theme, death. it has a message about what is to come after death. By discussing both of the poems and interpreting their meanings, the reader can gain a fuller understanding of the message Dickinson is tr...