The place on earth that holds the most dreams and memories for me is a hundred and twenty-eight acre farm in north western Maryland where life and time truly run in circles. This small, rundown farm is made up of hilly, rocky land with a shallow stream and open valleys. I was raised here, learned to...

Robert FrostIn 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 far...

In "Good Country People," O'Conner uses Hulga to exemplify how being different doesn't make you stronger or better than others. To the contrary, it is such differences which ultimately expose Hulga to Manley's web of deceit. Ultimately, the need for individualism can leave ...

Shakespeare\'s love sonnets describe three different contexts in which love operates, as such, he depicts a multi-faceted picture of love. Love in Shakespeare\'s poems does not have a single definition, but rather, an intangible conglomeration of characteristics that, together, make up an ever power...

Wordsworth and Coleridge effectively recollect the atmosphere around a memory in their poems 'Lines Written A Few Miles above Tintern Abbey' and 'Frost at Midnight.' I plan to discuss the similar and divergent ways in which both poets accomplish this, looking at form, content and context. Wordsworth...