'My Mistress' Eyes are nothing Like the Sun' William Shakespeare, one of the most celebrated sonneteers in history, has written many magical and fantastic sonnets that have stressed iambic pentameter, rhyme scheme, metaphors, couplets and quatrains, as well as interesting themes. Sonnets are foun...

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson is an American lyric poet of the nineteenth century who has also been called "the New England mystic". (Britannica #4) She is one of the greatest masters of the short poem. There is very little known about her life, but it was unusually and interesting. Emily was...

Poetry "Poetry is a form of imaginative literary expression that makes it's effect by the sound and imagery of it's language ("Poetry")." Many poets base their writings on their personal experiences throughout life. Some poets write of their memories or hopes,...

Jon Donne was the most outstanding of the English metaphysical poets and a churchman famous for his spellbinding sermons. His poetry is noted for its ingenious fusion of wit and seriousness and represents a shift from classical models toward a more personal style. Jon Donne's poetic genius...