Blake's "Songs of Innocence" and "Experience" Compared
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A seven page paper comparing poems in William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and Experience." Specific poems discussed are "The Little Black Boy," "The Lamb," "The Tyger," two variants of "The Chimney Sweep," and two variants of "Little Girl Lost". Bibliography lists six sources.
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Blake's The Chimney Sweeper
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This 5 page paper explores the use of language in William Blake's two renditions of The Chimney Sweep: one from Songs Of Innocence and the other from Songs Of Experience. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Bob Kaufman and Beat Generation Poetry
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This 8 page paper discusses the African- American, Jewish, 'Beat Generation' poet Bob Kaufman. Critics and many of his fellow poets thought he was the most talented of the 'Beat' poets but certainly one of the least recognized and least well-known. Many critics have thought it was Kaufman that Ginsberg wrote about in 'Howl' as one of the 'best minds of my generation.' Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Camoes’ “Lusiads”
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A 5 page paper examining this epic poem by the sixteenth-century Portuguese writer Luis Vas de Camoes. The paper traces Camoes’ nationalism and dogmatism in the poem, and shows how the imagery he used underscored his main theme of Portuguese’s obligation to evangelize the world. No additional sources.
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Charles Baudelaire/A Dark Version of Romanticism
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A 5 page research paper that examines poetry by French poet Charles Baudelaire. The writer argues that while the romanticism of Wordsworth, Keats and Shelley concentrated, for the most part, on the inspiring beauty of the natural world, Baudelaire's vision of romanticism was much darker. He emphasized the "winter" aspect of nature – that death, decay, and destruction are also a natural part of the natural world. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Chilean Poets Compared
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts two works, an untitled poem by Pablo Neruda and a poem entitled "Down the the Dregs" by Cesar Vallejo. The poems are analyzed for content and style. The authors' lives are examined. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Christmas Poems by Herbert and Milton
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A seven page paper comparing "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity" by John Milton to George Herbert's "Christmas." Both poems are written from the point of view of a person who wishes to dedicate his art to Christ; and both feel that the best gift an individual can offer God is himself. Bibliography lists four sources.
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Comparative Literary Analysis of Jane Austen’s Novel, “Pride and Prejudice,” Victor Hugo’s Novel, “Les Miserables,” and Wallace McRae’s Poem, “Reincarnation”
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A 5 page paper which analyzes how point-of-view shapes the exposition, prose, style, tone, plot, theme, and character of these works. No additional sources are used.
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Comparison Of The Works Of Phillis Wheatley & Paul Laurence Dunbar
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A 10 page paper comparing the work and the outlook of the two authors. Phillis Wheatley traditionally is considered to be the first black American poet. Though Paul Laurence Dunbar was born nearly a century after Wheatley's death, the two share common traits other than their skin color. Dunbar was the first black American poet that was widely read and sold. That they were involved in the evolution of American literature at all is in itself amazing, even without the firsts in their lives and in their work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Comparison of Whitman's "I Hear America Singing" and Hughes's "I Too"
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts these Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes poems which contain similar features. Literary devices used are noted throughout the paper. No additional sources cited.
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Contrasts or commonalities? Poet, writer, romantic or realist
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(5 pp) In spite of the external way that we may appear to others, most of us do want some type of order in our lives. One way to do that, on an intellectual basis, is the method of categories - some would call "pigeon-holing" bits of history together, so they stay somewhat orderly in our minds. The labels, romantic, realist, poet, and writer, are all ways of doing that very thing. What happens if we should run into someone who is all four? The author will examine that puzzle, through the works of Wordsworth, Ibsen and Tagore.
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Conundrum of Choice
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(5 pp.) Conundrum is a fifty-cent word, which means "riddle." That is often what a choice is. It involves information, intuition and risk; sometimes it appears that spitting into the wind has as much possibility as the productivity of choice. But, who knows, maybe the wind will suddenly change. In examining the idea of change, one way to look at it is through poetry. The ideas of poetry move more fluidly, and are more open to introspection than prose. Poets and poems considered in this discussion will be " Lucille Clifton - "the Lost Baby Poem;" Robert Frost - "Stopping by a Snowy Wood;" and W.H. Auden - "The Unknown Citizen."
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Courtesy and Code in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and "The Miller's Tale"
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A 5 page paper which discusses how courtesy and the so-called code of honor are used in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and "The Miller's Tale." The paper discusses whether the courtesy and code are used righteously, or used for selfish and snobbish reasons. No additional sources cited.
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Critical Analysis of Claude McKay’s Poem, “If We Must Die”
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A 5 page paper which considers the poem’s meaning and impact and critically analyzes its form and use of metaphor, tone and mood, irony, and figurative language. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Daniel Halpern's 'Summer in the Middle Class'/ What Happens In Unison
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A 7 page paper analyzing Daniel Halpern's painful look at his own generation. The paper asserts that although the poem seems happy on the surface, it is actually full of unresolved tensions, and its theme -- isolationism -- cuts to the very root of the American way of life.
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Death in Tennyson Poems
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A 5 page paper which discusses the attitude of death as portrayed in two poems by Tennyson. The poems are "Ulysses" and "Charge of the Light Brigade." No additional sources cited.
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Death in Villon’s “Testament”
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A ten page paper looking at this famous French poet by fifteenth-century poet Francois Villon. The paper concludes that the poem seems unusually modern in its treatment of death because Villon did not have the confidence in the Church that most people of his era shared. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Deborah Austin/dandelions
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A 5 page analysis of a poem, "dandelions," by Deborah Austin. The writer offers an explanation for the war-imagery that Austin employs to describe the tiny flower, relating it to the poet's feelings on nature. No additional sources cited.
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Development of English Versification
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A 5 page research paper that offers a brief survey of the history of English versification, beginning with the Old English of Beowulf to the modern English of the eighteenth century. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Dickinson's "My Life Had Stood" (754)
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Emily Dickinson was an enigma of time and place. This 5 page paper explores the poem, My Life Had Stood - A Loaded Gun in terms of structure, imagery, form rhythm , meter, tone and theme. No additional sources are listed.
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Dickinson, Wheatley & Bradstreet / Impacts of Feminist Perspectives in Poetry
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A 3 page paper that provides a brief overview of the elements of the poetry of these three women poets and their impact in terms of feminism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Dorothy Parker - Her Life and Works
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A 5 page paper discussing the one who would have for her epitaph, 'Excuse My Dust.' The quick wit and quicker tongue won Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967) a place on New York's most outrageous list. She was in her stride in the roaring 20s when social taboos dropped with regularity, money flowed freely and speakeasies were the naughty entertainment of the evening. Long, flowery passages were unknown to her, but the quirk of the off-hand put down was not. Not content to limit the device to her poetry, short stories and screenplays, she sadly applied seemingly all of them to her own life as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Dramatic Monologue Within Works by Browning and Frost
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This 5 page paper argues the fact that much like Browning's "My Last Duchess" that Robert Frost's work "Stopping by Woods" is a dramatic monologue as well. While Frost's work is not as apparent of this at first glance, by using excerpts from both poems the author of this well-written paper points out convincing facets of the statement. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Dreams
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A 5 page paper discussing the poem “Dreams,” by Nikki Giovanni. It is a poem of a young girl’s dreams. She dreams of being someone full of passion and sexuality, like her heroines, but she claims she learned that she should not be as such. This is a poem filled with realities and a poem that hints at a hidden passion and truth. Various aspects of the poem, such as the use of imagery, wording, tone, and general intent are discussed. No additional sources cited.
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Dulce et Decorum Est; Owen's Portrayal of Death in War
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This paper considers Wildred Owen's poem by this name, and argues that its' message is one that contradicts the generally held beliefs that it is noble and heroic to die for one's country. The paper illustrates this further using quotes form the poem. The MLA style bibliography cites 1 source.
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Dylan Thomas' Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
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Dylan Thomas began writing in a time when poetry was a popular form of literary style, which meant that the expectations of the audience included form and content, as well as emotional appeal and quality of imagery. This 7 page paper provides a tutorial on the poem, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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E. E. Cummings and Baudelaire's dog.
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(3 pp) Baudelaire writes of a dog that was in love with its own feces, and disdained all those nice cover-up smells. Comparisons have been made with the public in general who disdains the experimental in the same way. What is happening is not obscene or even foul smelling, rather it is the dog is familiar with its own smells, and may even be content with them. When basic functions are described it - the dog - the public - has difficulty with change. Translating change into dog shit does take some getting used to - Baudelaire loved being graphic, and sometimes that takes getting used to as well. That same quality of foreign-ness can be applied to the work of poet, E.E. Cummings.
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E. E. Cummings/use of metaphor
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A 5 page essay that analyzes one of the Cummings' most beautiful poems, "somewhere I have never travelled,gladly beyond," as representative of this poet's use of metaphor to convey his themes, which are also delineated. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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e.e. cummings' "anyone lived in a pretty how town"
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A six page paper looking at this twentieth-century poem in terms of the way its poetic techniques contribute to the explication of its theme. The paper demonstrates that cummings' unusual use of language forces the reader to dissect the poem and thus to uncover the poet's profound themes. No other sources.
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Early 19th Century Poetry and the Theme of Death
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of a number of works of 19th century poetry with a focus on the theme of death. This paper considers the works of William Bryant, Lydia Huntley Sigourney, Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Edgar Allan Poe
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A six page paper looking at this seminal nineteenth century writer. After a brief biography and overview of his works, the paper analyzes his poem "The Raven" in detail, showing how it develops the themes of loss and doom that characterized Poe's most powerful work. Bibliography lists four sources.
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Edgar Allen Poe: His Work as Part of Himself
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A 5 page paper which illustrates how Edgar Allen Poe's work was often a reflection of his life and his personal thoughts and struggles. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Edmund Spencer/Sonnet 75 from Amoretti
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A 5 page essay that analyzes sixteenth century Edmund Spencer's "Sonnet 75" from Amoretti. The writer does a line by line interpretation that also considers the poetic devices utilized by this master of poetry. No additional sources cited.
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Edmund Spenser's The Sovereign Beauty
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The Elizabethan era helped to spawn the creative endeavors of the poet, Edmund Spenser and is spoken of in the sonnet, The Sovereign Beauty. This 6 page paper asserts that The Sovereign Beauty is a testament to the glory and 'virtue' of a nation as well as its Queen and is solidly set in the time from which it was created. No additional sources are listed. Source is included.
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Edna St. Vincent Millay / Dualism In Her Sonnet 'For The Harp - Weaver'
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A 5 page paper that posits that in the duality of her terminology and placement of lines in prose, Edna St. Vincent Millay underscores the workings of a 'heart's' reaction to an impending separation from a lover. She at once makes it clear that she is sorrowful and prideful, weak and strong, hurtful and commanding. In juxtaposing her anger, frustration and sorrow with contemplation, she reaches levels of emotion in her prose that is pertinent to the circumstance. By doing so, she creates a scene of realistic internal and external interaction. One source cited.
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Edwin Arlington Robinson's 'Richard Cory'/ Appearance
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A 6 page paper discussing the common dichotomy of the illusion appearance can cause compared to the deeply felt pain of some of those whose appearance would indicate that they could have no care in the world. Richard Cory exuded the successful appearance that today cloaks so many people who tirelessly pursue the trappings of the 'successful' life in which score is kept by watching the neighbors or even the demographic division to which either an individual belongs or would like to belong. Richard Cory would appear to be not that one who lived by appearances, but rather one who was born into the wealth that naturally gravitated to the lifestyle befitting true wealth and old, established wealth without giving so much as a hint of the pain within him. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Edwin Arlington Robinson's 'Richard Cory'/ Irony
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A 5 page paper on Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem. The paper shows how the poem uses irony to convey to the reader the poverty of a rich man's life. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Eliot's "Brother and Sister"
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A seven page paper looking at this poem in terms of its relationship to George Eliot's own life. The paper concludes that "Brother and Sister," which recollects an idyllic period in childhood, also foreshadows a time when the world Eliot embraced so lovingly as a child would turn its back on her. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen
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The poem, Elizabeth, by Michael Ondaatje provides insight into the life of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry the Eighth and Anne Boylen. This 5 page paper examines the character of Elizabeth as portrayed by Ondaatje. The poem is included in lieu of references.
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Emerson's Influence on Walt Whitman
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This 6 page paper focuses much attention on Whitman's Song of Myself, but it also looks at Emerson's influence. The language of the poets is a focal point of this paper that also includes a mock discussion between the poets and what they might have said to one another. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Emerson's Influence on Whitman
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This 5 page paper takes the essay called "The Poet" by Ralph Waldo Emerson and evaluates it in respect to Walt Whitman's work. A connection is made between the two poets in respect to how they view the work of the writer. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Emily Dickinson
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A six page paper looking at this nineteenth-century poet in terms of her life and works. The paper includes a short biography, an assessment of her unique contributions to American literature, and an analysis of one of her poems, "As Imperceptibly as Grief." Bibliography lists three sources.
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Emily Dickinson's 'Love's Done'
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A four page paper discussing the biographical clues in Emily Dickinson's unusually obscure poem 'Love's Done When Love's Begun.' The paper concludes that she used legal terminology undoubtedly picked up from her lawyer-father in order to express her frustration in love. Bibliography lists three sources.
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Emily Dickinson's Relationship to Nature, As Described in Poems 62, 288, 425, 579 and 601
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A 5 page paper which examines Emily Dickinson's relationship to nature by analyzing her poems, "Before I got my eye put out" (#62), "I'm nobody! Who are you? (#288), "Good Morning -- Midnight" (#425), "I had been hungry" (#579), and "A still-Volcano Life" (#601). Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Emily Dickinson's Views of Death
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A 6 page research paper that examines Emily Dickinson's "death" poetry, specifically concentrating on "Because I Could Not Stop for Death." The writer offers several critical responses to this poem before offering a personal interpretation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Emily Dickinson/ "I heard a Fly buzz…"
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A 5 page analysis of Dickinson's poem "I heard a Fly buzz—when I died." The writer particularly examines the way figures of speech are employed by Dickinson. No additional sources cited.
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Emily Dickinson: After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes
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Poetry is defined, in part, as "that form of communication in which words are never simple equivalents of experience or perception. This 5 page paper argues that the poem, After Great Pain A Formal Feeling Comes, by Emily Dickinson, brings the reader to a place where the imaging and artful use of language provide a foundation for personal thought and insight concerning death and the process of death. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Emily Dickinson: In Life And Love
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There are more than a few riddles living within the literary world, perhaps none as compelling as the story of the recluse spinster poet: Emily Dickinson. Her poems and letters span the chasm between physical and religious passion while giving rise to a plethora of questions as to the life and loves that permeated her reality. This 5 page paper argues that the two 'passions' (physical and spiritual) in Emily Dickinson's life were the primary motivation for the way in which she lived that life. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Emily Dickinson’s Death Poetry
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A 6 page paper which considers how death has many meanings to the poet, as represented in the distinctive classes of poetry. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Emily Dickinson’s “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass”
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This 5 page report discusses Emily Dickinson's “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass,” originally published in 1866 as “The Snake.” “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass” is a piece of poetry that is effective and “works” on a number of levels -- visual, audio, psychological, and even visceral. As a result it offers a measure of insight into the psychology of both the poet and the reader. In it, she describes a snake by using various techniques without once naming the actual subject of the poem. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Epigrams in Hellenistic Poetry
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The first Hellenistic poets began to rediscover an earlier tradition and adopted the same themes and style of older Greek lyric masters. This 6 page essay examines the use of wit, sarcasm, and so forth in classic Hellenistic poems. The writer discusses the use of epigrams in terms of the various socio-political structures which probably led to their popularity at the time. It should be noted that the emphasis here is more upon the reasons for epigrams than on the poems or poetry itself. Mentioned are : Callimachus, Herodus, Theocritus, and Apollonius of Rhodes. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Experiencing the Poetry of Sylvia Plath
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A 5 page paper which analyzes how the reader experiences the poetry of Sylvia Plath, considering the ways in which her tragic life enhanced the reading of her poems, what is essential to the understanding of her poems, how the reading of her works differs from the poetry of Wallace Stevens and Elizabeth Bishop, and evaluates the appeal of Plath's work. Specifically examined are Plath's poems, "Morning Song," "Daddy" and "Lady Lazarus."
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Fear Of Death
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Poetry that includes representation of death is fairly common. Poetry that calls to death at a point where it is inevitable is not quite so common, however, John Donne's Death Be Not Proud and William Dunbar's Timor Mortis Conturbat Me both seem to be of this type. This 5 page paper explores the poetic content as well as the use of allegory and imagery in these poems. No additional sources are listed; sources are included.
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Figurative Language in Sylvia Plath’s “Lady Lazarus,” John Keats’ “To Autumn” and Irving Layton’s “Berry Picking”
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts how the figurative language of imagery (or symbolism), metaphor, personification, and simile in each poem. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TG3poems.rtf

Figure of Speech Analysis of William Wordsworth's Poem, "The World Is Too Much With Us"
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the figures of speech used in William Wordsworth's 1802 poem, "The World Is Too Much With Us." Specifically considered are allegory, allusion, hyperbole, metaphor, simile, irony, personification, pun and satire. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Form And Function In Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
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Chaucer's Canterbury tales are said to be a collection of folktales that are told in the form of poetry. The writing was Chaucer's, the tales were collected along his travels throughout England and Italy. This 11 page paper explores the ways in which Chaucer brought form and variety to a unified work. No additional sources are listed.
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Fragility in "somewhere i have never traveled" and "The Glass Menagerie"
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A four page paper comparing a love poem by e.e. cummings to the classic Tennessee Williams play. The paper traces the theme of the fragile beloved through both works, and shows how fragility exerts its own power. Bibliography lists four sources.
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Frost's "Death of the Hired Man" and "Home Burial"
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A six page paper looking at these two works by Robert Frost in terms of their subject matter, theme, imagery, and tone. The paper concludes that although they both deal with the effect of death upon the living, "Home Burial" is darker than the merely poignant "Hired Man," because the stakes are higher; the couple's marriage is at stake. Bibliography lists seven sources.
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Frost's "Fire and Ice"
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A five page paper explicating Robert Frost's nine-line poem. The paper looks at the themes of destruction and alienation contained within the poem, and shows how they reflect the poet's own loneliness and his sense of being misunderstood. Bibliography lists two sources.
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Frost's Stopping By Woods: Responsibility
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening is probably the most well known of all Robert Frost's poetry and has been examined in depth from a myriad of perspectives. This 3 page paper asserts that the poem can be interpreted as a longing for death, however, with the added element of responsibilities that not only compels the continuation of the journey but also the continuation of life. It concludes with a brief tutorial. No additional sources are listed.
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Galway Kinnell's "The Book Of Nightmares" And Rainer Rilke's "Duino Elegies"
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses the relationship between person and world as it exists in Kinnell's poem, as well as the relationship between the hero and the child in Rilke's poem. No additional sources cited.
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George Elliot/Poetry
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A 6 page essay that analyzes two sonnets from George Eliot's Brother and Sister series. The writer discusses the merits of Eliot's poetry and also offers biographical information, relating the rift between Eliot and her brother and the poignancy of the poems. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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George Herbert And John Donne: Metaphysical Conceit
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The juxtaposition of poetry and metaphysics, or philosophical thought, would seem to be logical and one would expect that both poets and philosophers would rally to the combination. This 11 page paper explores the differences and similarities between John Donne and George Herbert, with an emphasis on the 'metaphysical conceit' in their poetry. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
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Grace Nichols: Stereotypes and Resistance
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A 5 page paper which discusses the poems of Grace Nichols and illustrates how they depict images of stereotypes and resistance. Some of the poems discussed are the Fat Black Woman's poems, Waterpot, and others. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Gretel by Ronald Koertge
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This 5 page paper takes a look at this interesting poem about the Hansel and Gretel tale. Thematic elements are emphasized. No bibliography.
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Hayden Carruth: "From Snow and Rock, From Chaos"
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A 5 page paper which analyzes Hayden Carruth's collection of poetry in "From Snow and Rock, From Chaos." Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.
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Hero and Anti Hero: Beowulf and Grendel
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(5 pp) Poetry is a vital element of any culture. It holds the heart, and some would say the soul of the community, or the culture at large. Not much remains of Anglo Saxon poetry. About 10% of about 30,000 lines form the story of Beowulf, an epic hero's journey set in Denmark and Sweden, in the seventh century. Grendel on the other hand is a modern creation by John Gardner, who is basically saying, "enough of this hero stuff -wait 'til you hear about the monster!" Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Historiography and the Postmodern Identity in the Poetry of Eli Mandel
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Eli Mandel's poems 'Pictures in an Institution' and 'The meaning of the I Ching' both represent an understanding of historiography and the development of postmodernism. This 9 page paper explains the tools of postmodern poetic tradition and uses these tools to underscore the central themes in Mandel's poems. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Hombres Necios (Arraignment de los hombres) por Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
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Una paginación 5 de papel que analiza el poema " Hombres Necios (Arraignment de los hombres) " por Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. La bibliografía enumera 3 fuentes adicionales.
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Hombres Necios (Arraignment of the Men) by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the poem "Hombres Necios (Arraignment of the Men)" by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
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Hopkins’ “God’s Grandeur”
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A five page paper on this poem by nineteenth-century poet Gerard Manley Hopkins. The paper critically examines the way Hopkins conveys his Catholic faith through the vehicle of a poem about nature. Bibliography lists five sources.
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How the Poetry of Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman Look Toward the Twentieth Century
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A 5 page paper which examines how their works not only envisioned the next century, but how their poetry contributed to the writings of other twentieth-century poets. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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How William Wordsworth Educates His Readers in "The Prelude:" Books 9, 10 and 13
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A 5 page paper which examines how Wordsworth was inspired by historical events that teach mankind to learn from history in order to avoid making the same mistakes, as evidenced in three books from his epic poem. No additional sources are used.
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How Women are Portrayed in Poetry
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This 5 page paper takes a look at several classic poets' works such as Tennyson, Keats, Browning and Wordsworth. The paper suggests that Tennyson's treatment of the female gender is quite different from that of the other authors. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA137fem.rtf

Hughes And Cullen: Poets Of Harlem
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Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen were contemporaries during a time that has come to be known as the 'Harlem Renaissance'. This 8 page paper asserts that both were influential poets from the same era; however, the differences between them went further than their poetic voice or style, it was ultimately the difference in the manner they chose to view themselves as black men. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Human Issues Explored in the Poems of Elizabeth Bishop
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A 6 page paper which examines how Elizabeth Bishop explored human issues in her poetry, with analysis of "Sestina," "The Armadillo," "One Art," "Exchanging Hats" and "Casablanca." Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Humor and Irony in the Vision of Robert Frost
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A five page paper looking at four of Frost's works -- "Provide, Provide"; "Mending Wall"; "A Cloud Shadow," and "The Secret Sits" -- in terms of how their use of irony inverts the expectations of the everyday world. The paper questions Frost's reputation as a down-home, "folksy" poet. Bibliography lists seven sources.
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Humor in Caribbean Poetry
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This 6 page paper focuses on humor and irony in Caribbean poetry, with attention to seven separate pomes, each by different authors. The use of nature as an element is also discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Imagery in Browning, Donne, & Keats
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A 3 page essay on the imagery of death created by these three authors in Porphyria's Lover, A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, and La Belle Dame sans Merci. The author proves the argument in terms of techniques such as diction, shaping, figurative language. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Images of Grief in Arnold's 'Scholar Gypsy' and 'Thyrsis'
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A 5 page paper on these two poems by Matthew Arnold. The paper specifically analyzes the way their imagery conveys Arnold's sadness over the loss of his friend as well as his own advancing age. No additional sources.
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Imagination in the Poetry of Wordsworth, Blake, and Keats
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A five page paper looking at these three poets and the use of the faculty of imagination in their work. The paper focuses on the way these poets extol the human imagination as a creative faculty, use their own imaginations in constructing alternate realities in their lyric modes, and call upon the reader's imagination in dealing with the demands of their poetic material. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Immortality In Robert Frost's Poetry
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Robert Frost is certainly one of America's premier poets with many of his poems finding their way into the idiom of common speech. This 5 page paper argues that In examining the poems, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, After Apple-Picking and Design, it seems that the author views immortality through eyes fixed on the recurring processes of nature. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Influence of Hinduism on Emerson’s and Whitman’s Transcendentalism
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This 6 page report discusses the fact that American writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman could have any connection with the mysticism of Hindu thought and belief. The art form and consciousness of Transcendentalism as expressed by the two actually does echo the sensibilities of Hindu belief, despite the fact that it is not expressed as true Hindu belief. As always, the Americans give it their own unique interpretation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Innocence & Experience In The Poems William Blake
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A 6 page paper on the meaning of these two terms in Blake's poetry. It especially discusses whether Blake feels innocence is desirable in an adult, or experience in a child. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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James Dickey
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Known best by his novel, Deliverance, which became a widely acclaimed movie, James Dickey was first and foremost a poet. This 7 page paper explores his life, style of writing and the critics' response. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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James Dickey’s “The Performance”
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A 6 page discussion of the poem “The Performance”. Armstrong, the hero of the poem, stood on his head for his country but even that could not spare him from the calculated hand of destiny. Even more interesting in regard to Dickey’s choice of title for this poem, however, is that the poem has at least some basis in truth. As we shall see below, however, perhaps James Dickey is even more deserving of the title “The Performance” than is the pilot who he seeks to memorialize. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Jane Gentry Vance's 'Washing Sheets In July'/ The Lure Of Domesticity
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A 5 page explication of this poem by Jane Gentry Vance. The paper argues that while it is completely possible to write a profound and moving poem out of material as humble as washing sheets, the poet shows that a complete immersion in domestic duties leaves little time for writing poetry. No additional sources cited.
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John Donne & Andrew Marvell on Love
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A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares John Donne's "A Nocturnal upon Saint Lucy's Day, Being the Shortest Day," and Andrew Marvell's "The Definition of Love." The writer argues that while both poems deal with the loss of a love, Donne's poem is the more desolate because his beloved has died, rather then merely separated from him, as in Marvell's poem. No additional sources cited.
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John Donne's The Flea
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This 5 page paper argues that the elements of metaphor and argument in The Flea allow the poem to be seen as a member of those poems by Donne classified as being a 'metaphysical conceit'. The poem may be viewed as a love poem and it may also be seen as a satirical criticism of religious ideals. No additional sources are listed.
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John Donne, Romantic Poet
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When one thinks of John Donne, 'romantic poetry' is certainly not the first thing that comes to mind. This 6 page paper argues that the love lyrics that Donne includes in his poetry are rich in emotion and are the equal to any of the contemporary poets in their representation of romanticism.. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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John Keats: Nature and Poetry
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A 6 page paper which discusses how John Keats' poetry involves nature in its imagery and content. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Joseph Bruchac
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Multiculturalism has a funny way of becoming obvious in some of the least obvious of places. This 6 page paper explores the poem, Ellis Island by Joseph Bruchac in terms of the idea of multiculturalism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Juan Ramon Jimenez, Nobel Laureate
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A 7 page paper that discusses Juan Ramón Jiménez, Nobel Laureate. Born in Spain in 1881, Jimenez had his first poem published at age 19. Juan Ramón Jiménez was a well-known, prolific and highly influential poet. His life is highlighted. A portion of one of his most famous works is included, translated into English. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Landscape and Character in Walcott's 'Omeros'
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A seven page paper looking at this epic poem by contemporary poet Derek Walcott. The paper shows how Walcott uses the framework of Homer's 'Odyssey' and 'Iliad' to illustrate the epic qualities of the land and people of his native Caribbean. Bibliography lists four sources.
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Langston Hughes
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A 7 page analysis of the poetry of African American poet Langston Hughes. The writer argues, citing several poems, that Hughes eloquently used black vernacular as well as the African American musical idioms of blues and jazz to celebrate the suffering and the beauty in black life. No additional sources cited.
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Langston Hughes and Determination Against Segregation
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A 6 page paper which discusses the works of Langston Hughes and illustrates how his use of women, as well as his use of non-gendered narrators, within his poetry helps to represent the determination of the African American people. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Leopold Senghor/Effect of his Politics on his Poetry
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A 7 page research paper that examines the poetry and politics of Leopold Sedar Senghor, Senegal's first president and one of the people who coined the philosophy of Negritude in the 1930s. The writer examines how Senghor's politics influenced his poetry. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Lord Byron and Greece
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A 6 page paper which provides a brief analysis of the Greek Revolution of 1821-1829, and explores Lord Byron’s involvement, and examines his poems on Greece. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Love and Time in Three Poems of William Butler Yeats
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This 5 page report discusses the poetry of William Butler Yeats with a primary focus on “Adam’s Curse.” In the vast majority of Yeats’ love poetry he is able to separate a clearly personal experience and emphasize its greater universality in terms of shared emotion and a tone of melancholy awareness that transfixes most people at some point in the midst of their greater experience of love. “Adam’s Curse” is not unique in its ability to express those broad and often disturbing visions of the experience of love and loss. Many of Yeats’ love poems also convey such sentiments and “Never Give All the Heart” and “O Do not Love too Long” are also examined. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Lucille Clifton's 'Homage To My Hips'
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This 4 page essay deals with Lucille Clifton and her changing body--her hips in particular and what that really means. No additional sources cited.
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Luis Vaz de Camoens/"The Lusiads"
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A 5 page essay that examines Luis Vaz de Camoens' sixteenth century epic poem, "The Lusiads," which employs ancient Greek gods and goddesses in relating the tremendous achievements of Portugal in opening up the world to European exploration. The write argues that Camoens, as a devout Christian, certainly did not literally believe in the existence of such mythological deities. Rather, he employed this device to express and emphasize the epic nature of Portugal's achievement. No other sources cited.
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Marie de France/The Lais
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An 8 page research paper that examines the work of Marie de France (circa 1155-1170), a French poet, whose work offers a fascinating view into what life was like for the medieval French noblewoman. Her surviving works are a collection of "Lais," which are short stories in verse form that usually dealt with romantic themes. The writer relates the literary elements of her poetry and its significance to what the poems tell the modern reader about medieval life. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Marvell's To His Coy Mistress
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This 7 page paper presents a line by line explication of Andrew Marvell's poem, To His Coy Mistress. No additional sources are listed.
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Mary Oliver's "Singapore"
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A five page paper explicating this poem on the nature of beauty, as discerned through an encounter with an airport cleaning lady. The paper argues that the kind of beauty that is merely comfortable does not give us insight into what is true. Bibliography lists four sources.
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Matthew Arnold's Growing Old
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This 5 page paper examines Matthew Arnold's poem, Growing Old in terms of voice, setting, theme and tone. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Matthew Arnold/ Dover Beach
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A 5 page research paper that analyzes the poem "Dover Beach" by nineteenth century British poet Matthew Arnold. This analysis demonstrates how "Dover Beach" expresses Arnold's dissatisfaction with industrialized society and relates the poem to Arnold's life. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Maura Stanton/"Good People"
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A 5 page essay that examines the poem "Good People" by Maura Stanton. The writer argues that throughout the vast majority of human history and human experience, people have been tied to one specific place. Born into a culture, they lived their lives surrounded by a relatively small group of people to whom they were intimately connected by familial and social bonds. Those bonds have been broken in the modern world and set individuals, like Stanton's narrator, adrift in a world that has no anchors. Yet, in the final lines, there is a lingering hope that somewhere, somehow, connections between people still exist. No bibliographical information is included.
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Maxine Kumin's 'Woodchucks'
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A 3 page explication of the poem "Woodchucks" by Maxine Kumin, focusing on the transformation of the main character from farmer to murderer. During the first two paragraphs, the character is clearly presented as a farmer concerned that the woodchucks are constantly eating his produce. In the third stanza, the focus shifts to and the main character begins a process of murder. No additional sources cited.
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McMahon's "Devolution of the Nude"
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A complete, 5 page explication of Lynne McMahon's poem entitled "Devolution of the Nude"- a 20th century work that questions value systems. No bibliography.
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Meaning in Four Classics of Poetry
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A 5 page essay that looks at four poems and analyzes them according to the poet's meaning and purpose. These are Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess," "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" translated by Edward Fitzgerald; "Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson; and "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley. No additional sources cited.
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Meanings of Seduction in "The Flea"
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5 pages in length. John Donne's "The Flea" is one of the more interesting poems of seduction in English. Donne uses an effective argument in this poem as an instrument of seduction. This paper focuses on the seduction within the poem. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Metaphor and Structure in George Herbert’s “Prayer”
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A five page paper explaining the way this seventeenth-century poet uses both the structure of the Elizabethan sonnet and a very dense metaphoric language to show the relationship of the Christian story of sin and redemption to the act of prayer. Bibliography lists two sources.
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Modernist Poetry: Baudelaire and Rilke.
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(5pp) One of the wonderful things about old-fashioned roll-top desks, was that there were many cubbyholes for sorting out "things;" then if there was still too much mess, one had the option of just pulling down the top cover and hiding it all. There are times when we hope that is true with the arts-that it can be arranged and ordered, and that which we do not understand, can simply be covered, or hidden. Artistic "modernism" was not content with historic pigeon-holing and sought to give voice to individualism, and expression to that part of our world that was locked between two world wars. The work of Baudelaire and Rilke in the Moderist framework will be considered. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Muir's "The Good Man in Hell"
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4 pages in length. A thorough explication of Edward Muir's poem entitled "The Good Man in Hell" in which the writer finds it asserted that the existence of one good man in Hell could potentially "close it gates", and assumably destroy the very fabric of evil itself. No Bibliography.
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My Mistress' Eyes & "Let Me Not To the Marriage of True Minds..."
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3 pages worth of notes and discussion on two of Shakespeare's sonnets bearing these titles. The writer focuses upon theme, symbolism, verse, tone, and more. No Bibliography.
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Nature According to Wordsworth and Hopkins
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A five page paper comparing and contrasting the way Gerard Manley Hopkins and William Wordsworth regard nature. The paper argues that Wordsworth thinks God and nature are essentially the same thing, while Hopkins sees God's power reflected in nature's beauty. Specific poems discussed are Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," and Hopkins' "God's Grandeur." Bibliography lists three sources.
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Nature in the Poetry of Frost and Wordsworth
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This 6 page paper looks at two poems by Robert Frost—Birches and After Apple Picking—and Michael by Wordsworth, and contemplates how each author uses nature. The works are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Notley's 'Alette' / A Feminist Epic
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A 5 page paper on this groundbreaking poetic work. Alice Notley's 'The Descent of Alette' traces its narrator's metaphoric journey to the depths of modern hell. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Ode to a Grecian Urn
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A 5 page paper which discusses the poem "Ode to a Reaction Earned" by John Keats. The paper discusses the tone, figures of speech, images, symbols, and the narrator. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
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Oral Tradition of Poetry: Epic Form
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A 7 page paper which discusses the oral tradition of poetry as it involves the epic poem. The primary focus of the paper is on Beowulf, which serves as the classic epic poem. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley/A Defense of Poetry
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A 5 page research paper in which the writer examines Shelley's detailed and articulate argument that assesses the value of poetry, in general, as well as the role of the poet as an "unacknowledged legislator" for the world. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Philip Larkin/Whitsun Weddings
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A 5 page essay that examines three poems by British poet Philip Larkin. The writer argue that a frequent theme addressed by Larkin is loneliness and that this theme is demonstrates in Larkin's poems "Mr. Bleaney," "Toad's Revisited," and "The Whitsun Weddings." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Philip Larkin/Whitsun Weddings
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A 5 page essay that examines three poems by British poet Philip Larkin. The writer argue that a frequent theme addressed by Larkin is loneliness and that this theme is demonstrates in Larkin's poems "Mr. Bleaney," "Toad's Revisited," and "The Whitsun Weddings." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Philosophy Presented in the “Epic of Gilgamesh”
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This 6 page report discusses the ways in which “The Epic of Gilgamesh” serves to offer some measure of understanding into a culture’s ideals, philosophies, and belief systems. Gilgamesh is the oldest written epic known to exist in world history. It should be seen as both a great poetic creation, as well as a documentation of ancient humanity. Modern readers understand that many aspects of contemporary existence -- friendship, desire for immortality, lust, despair, self-awareness -- were as important to ancient humanity as they are in the daily reality of the 21st century. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Picasso, Braque and Auden.
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(6 pp) In this discussion we will be comparing and contrasting two paintings (Picasso and Braque) and one poem (W H Auden), with a quote, "art is a lie that tells the truth." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Plath's Lady Lazarus
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The myth or parable of Lazarus entails the act of death and a return to life. It is a metaphor for change and transition. This 5 page paper critically analyses the poem, Lady Lazarus, by Sylvia Plath. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Poetic Analysis of Edward Thomas' "Lob"
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A 5 page paper which examines the poetic devices used as imagery, sound repetitions, internal meaning, theme, and considers lines 13-20 relates to the poem as a whole. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Poetic Analysis of Emily Dickinson’s Poem #712, “Because I Could Not Stop For Death”
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A 5 page explication which identifies the poem’s basic theme and purpose, as well as considers how the significant poetic elements of imagery, structure, language, and meaning contribute to its understanding. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Poetic Analysis of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the poem and its meaning by considering such literary devices as metaphor, simile, rhyme, rhythm, structure and tone, while also discussing its critical reaction. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGrfroad.rtf

Poetic Analysis of William Wordsworth's "Surprised By Joy"
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A 5 page poetic analysis which considers who the poem is addressed to, why the sonnet is an appropriate form for this poem, how the poet exploits the division between the octave and sestet to convey his meaning, how the special effects of caesura and enjambment contribute to its meaning, and considers John Milton's elegiac influence on the poem's structure. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Poetic Styles: Browning and Tennyson.
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This 5 page paper considers the styles and meanings of Browning's Porphyria's Lover and Tennyson's Tithanus. Even though the meanings vary, the thematic approaches of both poems remain the same. Each poem includes poem include 1) the initial yearning or seeking of permanence - not wanting things to change. 2) Definition of the mythic or the ideal - what is love/life 3) How are decisions and actions and new decisions, from those actions related according to the narrators point of view? Bibliography lists no external sources.
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Poetry
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25 pages in length. Poetry is the expression of one's very soul. It encompasses a great many emotions, feelings, and desires that can range from one spectrum to the other. Often represented in poetry are rage, love, happiness, sorrow and despair. Poetry is an avenue for the author to release the inner struggles that can be set free through no other means than verse. It can be a catharsis to one's ailing heart as much as it can be a conduit between two otherwise strangers. Poetry is as diverse a means of communication as any medium, yet there are a vast array of elements that make up this very unique and specialized form of writing. The writer will address the many aspects of poetry as they relate to creating the poem. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Poetry Analysis
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This 3 page paper compares and contrasts two poems, written by females in the 1980's. "The One Girl at the Boys' Party" by Sharon Olds and "Ethics" by Linda Pastan are featured. No additional sources cited.
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Poetry as a Reflection of Faith
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A 5 page essay that examines how the poetry of Thomas Hardy, Rupert Brooke and T.S. Eliot each represents the historical period in which it was written. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Poetry Comparison / Coleridge, Keats & Shelley
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A 5 page research paper on the poems: "Ode To A Nightingale," "To A Skylark," and "The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner." The writer describes the symbolism of the birds in each poem and the reasons for their use. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Poetry Comparison and Contrast of William Wordsworth's "It is a Beauteous Evening" With William Blake's "To The Evening Star"
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the poetic styles employed by William Wordsworth in "It is a Beauteous Evening" with those utilized by William Blake in "To The Evening Star." Specifically considered are the style, themes, imagery and relationships, to evaluate how strong the personal voice of the poet is in each, and determine which expresses the greater uneasiness. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Poetry Explication / 'The Eternal Dice'
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This 4 page explication reveals the author's anger toward God as well as his vision for the future of the world.
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Poetry of John Donne -- Romance and Religion
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This 6 page report discusses the English poet, writer, and clergyman, John Donne (1572-1631), who is best known for his religious and metaphysical poetry, his sermons and meditations. Donne demonstrates that he knows a great deal about love but he also makes it clear that the spiritual component of love is a quintessential characteristic of the deepest love. Romance and religion are deeply related as Donne repeatedly presents the connections and passions of the heart and the soul. His inner turmoil, especially relating to the death of his wife also shows through in his poetic imagery. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Poetry: Free Verse With Meaning
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In free-form or expressionist poetry the 'rules' of rhyme and rhythm are superseded by the artist's meaning or tone. This 5 page paper examines two poems, The Minefield by Diane Thiel and Narrow Road, Presidents' Day by Philip Booth. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Portrayals of Othello in William Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Othello” and Satan in John Milton’s “Paradise Lost”
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A 5 page paper which examines how the outsider status of Othello and Satan affected each character very differently, with Othello easily manipulated and destroyed by his insecurities and Satan becoming empowered and more determined. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Religious Aspects of Emily Dickinson's Poetry
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A 10 page paper which analyzes the religious aspects of Emily Dickinson's poetry, despite her professed religious ambivalence. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Religious Thinking of Emily Dickinson
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This 5 page report discusses the religious nature and the fundamental spirituality of poet Emily Dickinson. Literary critics have never been able to reach a consensus regarding Dickinson's religious beliefs, her spirituality, or her use of symbolism in her work. Apparently in the spirit of inclusiveness, one critic noted that her writings showed the poet could be represented as being a Christian, heretic, skeptic and agnostic Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Remythologizing Women in Ostriker and Wakoski
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A five page paper comparing the ideas contained in Alicia Ostriker’s “Stealing the Language” with Diane Wakoski’s poetry. The paper concludes that both writers feel women need to reject the myths our patriarchal culture has imposed upon them, and reinvent themselves in a more positive vein. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Renaissance Humanism And Romantic Relationships
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In reading Christopher Marlowe's poem, Hero And Leander and Edmund Spencer's The Faerie Queen, it becomes obvious that the writing of these two poems includes components of time relative value orientation, individualized style of the writer and appropriateness to setting and theme. This 8 page paper suggests that the relationships that are portrayed in the two poems encompasses the social and political reality of the time, the philosophical perspective of humanism and a strong foundation of gender role ideals. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Renaissance Love Poetry: Aphra Behn
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Poetry, in general, went through a time of transition during the Renaissance. This 5 page paper argues that the overriding difference between the love poems of Aphra Behn and other poets of the Renaissance era is that she alludes to physical love between women in an obvious commentary on the social norms of the times. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Researching Seventeenth Century Poetry: John Donne, Online
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Writing a research paper from the Internet is not only possible, it is quick, easy and will probably give the student more information within an hour than is possible to research at the library in six. It is 'only a click away'. This 8 page paper provides a guideline for research on the Internet and argues that the relevancy of the site is often determined by the choice of search terms and the knowledge the student has in choosing which sites to begin or use in the search. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Review of Richard B. Sewall’s Biography, “The Life of Emily Dickinson”
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A 5 page paper which examines what many consider to be the definitive account of America’s most popular female poet. No additional sources are used.
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Rhyming "Treasures" of Ron Padgett
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(6 pp.) Padgett's poetry is rooted in popular culture. The poet says his own overt use of comic strip material: "I ascribe it to having grown up in a prospering, consumerist America in the 1940s and 1950s with parents who had just edged upward from poverty into the middle class and who very much enjoyed the entertainments and objects they could thus afford. My mother loved popular music and movies. She and I went to hundreds of movies together, movies of all kinds, and she was very nice about taking me to cartoon festivals. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Richard Cory
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A 3 page paper discussing the poem “Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson. The poem is analyzed in relationship to the meaning, the purpose, the tone, and the use of imagery. This poem is a very simple, yet detailed, work that uses little in the way of highly descriptive language, yet it is a very powerful and intense piece of literature. No additional sources cited.
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Richard Lovelace's "To Lucasta"
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A 2 page essay on this affectionate poem discussing its emotional qualities, the author's use of descriptive language, etc; No Bibliography.
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Robert Bly’s “My Father’s Wedding”
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An 8 page explication of a poem first published by Bly in 1981. The poem evaluates the poem’s complex imagery and theme in light of Bly’s beliefs about the importance of men’s emotional expression. Bibliography lists three sources; the two secondaries are attached.
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Robert Browning's Porphyria's Lover And The Last Duchess
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Conventional English poetry of the Victorian era, from the end of the eighteenth century until the second decade of the nineteenth, was well defined. This 5 page paper explores the poems, Porphyria's Lover and The Last Duchess with special attention made to tone, symbolism and characters. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Robert Frost on Nature
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A 7 page paper that analyzes the nature poetry of Robert Frost. The writer looks at three representative poems and argues that scholarly opinion substantiates the position that Frost's poetry the beauty and mystery of nature, but in doing so it delineates the position of humanity in a world that is largely man-made, and, therefore, separated from nature. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Robert Frost’s “Departmental”
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This 5 page report discusses the poem “Departmental” and the fact human beings behave like animals, even insects, in a number of similar ways. This poem demonstrates that human beings actually appear to mimic the actions of ants in the ways society is ordered and who is responsible for what. If one person is not directly affected by an event, he or she need not be concerned. Somebody else will handle it. “Departmental” serves as a metaphor for the ways in which people compartmentalize their world in order to assure they are able to continue to go about their business, regardless of the circumstances they encounter. Bibliography lists only the poem as a source.
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Robert Frost’s “The Bear”
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This 5 page report discusses Frost’s poem “The Bear.” In general, Robert Frost is regarded as one of the greatest of poets of the English language, especially as related to his imagery of nature. “The Bear,” while seeming to start out as a poem about one of nature’s wild creatures, “The Bear” actually says a great deal more about human beings than bears. That combination of connections is just one of the aspects of Frost’s poetry that makes it particularly powerful. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Robert Kroetsch And Canadian Prairie Literature
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Robert Kroetsch is a Canadian novelist and poet of the twentieth century. He is a postmodernist writer of the prairie who embues his writing with irony as well as the realism of life lived close to nature. This 5 page paper asserts that Robert Kroetsch combines the garrison mentality with a postmodern outlook in his poem, Seed Catalogue. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Robert Southwell/'St. Peter's Complaint"
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A 5 page research paper and analysis of sixteenth century religious poet Robert Southwell's St. Peter's Complaint. In this work, Southwell describes the last days of the life of Christ, as seen from the perspective of he remorseful Saint Peter, who is tortured by the knowledge t hat he has denied his Master. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Robinson Jeffers
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This 5 page paper explores the life and work of Robinson Jeffers. His poems, Science and Ave Caesar are examined and included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Romantic Modes/ Byron, Keats & Shelley
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An 8 page research paper that discusses the different romantic modes that Byron, Keats and Shelley displayed toward their poetry. Specifically, the writer discusses Byron and the "Byronic hero," Keats and his "doctrine of art," and Shelley on "Platonic love." Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Romantic Poets, Reality And Society
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At the end of the eighteenth century three people came together into a relationship that helped to define an era and defy the conventions of the times. This 20 page paper examines the lives, personalities and relationship between William Wordsworth, Samuel Coleridge and Dorothy Wordsworth. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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Romanticism and the Sciences
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13 pages in length. This paper goes into great detail describing the romanticism period as it applies to poetry, literature, and science. Topics include Whitman, Keats, Emerson and others. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Romanticism Values: Intuition, Emotion, and Imagination.
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(5 pp) "One of the problems of definition is that the Romantics were liberals and conservatives, revolutionaries and reactionaries. Some were preoccupied with God, others were atheistic, to the core. Some, began their lives as devout Catholics, lived as ardent revolutionaries, and died as staunch conservatives. " However, there are some generalities, that the author will discuss, which will give us a rough outline, of that historical period, usually thought of, from 1750 to 1850. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Rudyard Kipling: A Biograpy
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(5 pp) When the Swedish academy released the Award of Literature in 1907 to Rudyard Kipling, they did so with the commendation, "in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration. which characterize the creations of this world-famous author." Kipling responded, "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind." Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Sandburg's Imagism and Braque's Cubism as the Energy of A New Day:
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A five page paper comparing Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" with Georges Braque's painting "Houses at L'Estaque." The paper concludes that both works, in addition to exemplifying the artistic school of Cubism and the literary movement of Imagism, exude the chaotic and noisy energy of the twentieth century. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Sappho - My Tongue Is Broken
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A 5 page paper comparing and contrasting Sappho's 'My Tongue is Broken' with the artistic interpretation of the poem written by M. Barnard. No additional sources cited.
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Self-Discovery in Robert Frost's Poetry
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A 6 page paper dealing with two poems, 'Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening' and 'Desert Places.' The writer discusses the tremendous differences in mood and theme between these two poems despite their common setting, and concludes that they are less about the poet's relationship to nature than they are about the poet's relationship to himself. No additional sources cited.
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Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror - John Ashberry (1976)
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(5 pp) John Ashbery is the only American poet to win all three major annual literary prizes - the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the National Book Award - for one book Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror. This is the book which will play the primary role in this discussion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror - John Ashberry (1976).
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(5 pp) John Ashbery is the only American poet to win all three major annual literary prizes - the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the National Book Award - for one book Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror. This is the book which will play the primary role in this discussion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BBashbyR.doc

Self-Reflection in Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays”
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A seven page paper looking at the degree to which this poem by Robert Hayden is autobiographical. The paper shows that Hayden suffered a traumatic childhood in which he felt unloved by his foster parents, and this is reflected in this poem. Bibliography lists eight sources.
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Sex and God in 'In the Bank of Beautiful Sins'
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A 5 page paper showing how the Biblical allusions in this poem by Robert Wrigley cast additional light on the themes of sexuality and sin. Bibliography lists two sources.
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Shakespeare's Sonnet # 116
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A 3 page essay exploring the meaning of Shakespeare's Sonnet #116. Through the use of metaphors, Shakespeare shares his conviction that love weathers all storms.
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Shakespeare's Sonnet #138
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A 4 page explication on this infamous author's work. Clearly suggesting an aging love relationship between a man and a woman, this sonnet is replete with symbolism.
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Shakespeare's Sonnet 73
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An 8 page research paper on Shakespeare's Sonnet 73. The writer describes and analyzes the meaning of the sonnet, details the poetic elements in the sonnet, and discusses the general effect of the sonnet to the reader.
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Shall I Compare Thee to A Summer's Day ?
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A 1 page essay explaining meaning and allusions in this well-known Shakespearean sonnet. No Bibliography.
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Sheltered From the Storm - The Lonely Life of Emily Dickinson as Reflected in Her Poetry
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A 5 page paper that examines the life of Emily Dickinson, the many contradictions that this life presented, and the resulting loneliness of this life that is reflected in her poetry. This paper includes a short synopsis of Dickinson's childhood as well as an examination of those few individuals who impacted her life, plus a discussion of the influence these events and individuals bore on both her life and works. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the conflicts of heroes, as it relates to the code of chivalry, in the poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
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Sir Phillip Sidney's 'Astrophel and Stella' / Structure & Innovation
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An 8 page paper on this sonnet sequence by sixteenth-century poet Sir Philip Sidney. It discusses the poetic techniques used in the sonnets --particularly in terms of structure -- and points out that while many of these techniques were innovations in English poetry, not all were totally successful. Bibliography lists seven sources.
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Sir Phillip Sidney's Sonnet #31
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The sonnet is a type of poetic form that was extremely popular in Elizabethan and Victorian England. Sir Phillip Sidney was a courtier just prior to Shakespeare who was one of the first to popularize the sonnet. He was an instigator in form and a master of metaphor. This 5 page paper explores number 31 in the sonnet cycle of Astrophil and Stella. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Sonnet #15
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In 5 pages the writer discusses Shakespeare's Sonnet #15. The sonnet is paraphrased, each argumentative point of the quatrain, and the concluding couplet is restated, and the poem is analyzed. No additional sources cited.
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Structure In Sidney's Sonnet 72
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A 5 page paper on Sonnet 72 from Sir Philip Sidney's long work Astrophel and Stella. The paper explicates the poem in great detail, suggesting that although its poetic expression is lovely, it doesn't really work as a sonnet because its rhyme scheme and structure don't fit together. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Suburban Sonnet - Reflections on the Road Not Taken
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A 5 page paper that examines the language and meaning of Australian lyric poet Gwen Harwood's Suburban Sonnet. Discussed is the poem's use of imagery and metaphor as well as the dual meanings expressed by these literary devices. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: LCsonnet.doc

Success in Two Poems of Robinson and Dickinson
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A 6 page essay analyzing a poem by Emily Dickinson, namely 'Success is Counted Sweetest,' and a poem by Edwin Robinson, named 'Richard Cory.' It gives an overview of what constitutes success and what each writer constitutes as success. Bibliography lists 2 sources. Robdick.wps,
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Suicide and the Poetry of Robert Frost
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A five page paper looking at two of Robert Frost's best known poems -- "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" and "Acquainted With the Night" -- in terms of their reflection of the poet's chronic depression and inclinations toward suicide. The paper concludes that even though his black moods impel him toward death, Frost resigns himself to life. Bibliography lists three sources.
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Sylvia Plath/"Mirror"
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A 5 page essay that analyzes Sylvia Plath's poem "Mirror." The writer argues that in this poem, Plath created a narrative voice that perfectly expresses the sense of panic that women frequently feel at the prospect of aging. Through her use of tone, situation, and imagery, she expresses how the societal evaluation of women makes them feel trapped in a cycle that offers no escape, no recourse, from an ever-diminishing feeling of self-worth. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Symbolism in William Butler Yeats' Poem, "The Second Coming"
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A 5 page paper which examines the role of symbolism, and how it can be used for poetic interpretation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Symbolist Poets: Verlaine and Rimbaud
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A 6 page paper which discusses poets Verlaine and Rimbaud, and analyzes how they illustrate their symbolist philosophy within their poetry. the paper also discusses theme, style, and imagery. The poems discussed are "The Art of Poetry" by Verlaine and "The Sleeper in the Valley" by Rimbaud. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
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T. S. Eliot – The Waste Land
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T. S. Eliot – The Waste Land: This 6-page analytical essay examines the poem The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot. This poet believes that modern society lacks a vital sense of community and a spiritual center. In addition, Eliot asserts that human beings are isolated, and sexual relations have become sterile and meaningless. Bibliography lists 1 source. SNEliot1.doc
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Ted Hughes -- Far More than “Mr. Sylvia Plath”
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This 10 page report discusses the English poet Ted Hughes is too often only thought of as having been married to Sylvia Plath when she killed herself. His work was truly remarkable for its deep and unsentimental love of nature, as well as its depth of passion and insight. His poetry often demonstrated the delicately balanced web of energies of which all of nature, including human beings, are a part. He was appointed by Queen Elizabeth as England’s Poet Laureate in November of 1984. He died at the age of 68 on October 28, 1998. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Tennyson's "Morte D'Arthur" and "The Passing of Arthur", Compared:
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A twelve page paper discussing these two poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The paper notes that for the most part "Morte D'Arthur" is a fragmentary part of the later "Passing of Arthur" from "Idylls of the King," but the later material added around the fragment gives the latter poem much more meaning and significance. Bibliography lists twelve sources.
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The Appearance Of Birds
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The poems, The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe and Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking by Walt Whitman both feature the appearance of birds. This 3 page paper asserts that The predominant symbolic meaning used in both poems for the particular bird is a call to memory. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Battle of the Sexes, As Explored in Robert Lowell’s “To Speak of the Woe That Is in Marriage” and Anne Sexton’s “Unknown Girl in the Maternity Ward”
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A 13 page paper which examines gendered conflicts from both male and female perspectives, considering how the era in which they were written influenced the poems. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Chimney Sweeper And The Unknown Citizen
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This 3 page paper argues that The Chimney Sweeper by William Blake and The Unknown Citizen by W. H. Auden both utilize metaphors to bring the deeper meaning of the poem to the reader. No additional sources are listed.
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The Concept of Time as Expressed in Poetry
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This 5 page paper contemplates essential life and death issues but focuses on time as a concept. Many poems are discussed including some of Shakespeare's works, Poe's "The Raven," Sir Walter Ralegh's "The Author's Epitaph, Made By Himself," and Keats's "On first looking into Chapman's Homer." Bibliography lists 1 source.
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The Dance Of The Black Mountain Poets
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Charles Olson and Robert Duncan were among what became known as the Black Mountain Poets. This 5 page paper explores the meaning of poetry to these two poets as well as W. B. Yeats in terms of the tradition of associating music, movement and words. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Dream Of The Rood
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This 5 page paper examines the olde English poem, The Dream Of The Rood, in terms of the connection between learning and power as it pertained to seventh and eighth century English life. No additional sources are listed.
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The Elements that Make Poe's Poems Classics
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A 6 page paper which discusses the elements that make Poe's poems so great, making them classics. The paper discusses the man himself, as he relates to his poems, and also analyzes particular poems in further examining what makes them such powerful poems. The poems discussed are "The Raven," "Lenore," and "Letter to F..." Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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The Gawain-Poet's "The Pearl"
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A five page paper on this fourteenth-century allegorical poem. The paper discusses the complex imagery of the pearl and the Pearl-Maiden, showing how the protagonist gained comfort from human loss through faith in God. Bibliography lists one source.
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The Goddess Athena in Homer's "The Odyssey"
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A 5 page paper which examines the Greek goddess of wisdom who served as Odysseus' champion in the epic poem. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Last Leaf / The Artistic Mind
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A 10 page explication of O. Henry's [William Sydney Porter] 'The Last Leaf.' The writer discusses Henry's depiction of the artist. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Lastleaf.rtf

The Life and Poetry of Emily Jane Bronte (1818-1848)
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A 10 page (9 pp. + 1 pg. outline) paper which examines the life and poetry of Emily Jane Bronte, considering her background and specifically concentrating on her poetry style. Poems analyzed include "Remembrance" and "The Prisoner. A Fragment." Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Life of James Merrill
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the life and times of James Merrill. How his environment affected him and how he had contributed to the world with his work are the primary subjects of contemplation. A great deal of biographical information is contained in this paper and the poem An Urban Convalescence is discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Metaphysical in the works of Milton and Donne.
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(9pp)According to Sir Herbert J.C. Grierson (1997 ) "Metaphysical poetry, in the full sense of the term, is a poetry which has been inspired by a philosophical conception of the universe and the rôle assigned to the human spirit in the grea t drama of existence. Doesn't that definition sound elegant? When was the last time that you acknowledged your role in the "great drama of existence?" The reason that I mention this is that the study of "metaphysics," is becoming more popular each year. Yet, what we will look at in this discussion is the historic roots of the form as seen through the poetry of John Milton and John Donne. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Methodology of Poets Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost & Their Views on Death
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A 5 page paper which examines the literary methodology of poets Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost, comparing and contrasting their writing styles, and considers whether or not their views on death are similar or different. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Moral Message in Allen Ginsberg's Work
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This 5 page paper look at Ginsberg's Howl and other poems. The poem is analyzed. Other works are assessed and a moral message is identified. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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The Nature of Contemplation, As Expressed in Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “Ulysses” and William Wordsworth’s “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey”
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A 7 page paper which examines how nature inspires contemplation, as each interior monologue ponders memories of the past, the meaning of life and man’s place in it, and death or the possibility of a hereafter. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGtinul.rtf

The Nature of Opposition in P. K. Page's 'Stories of Snow' and Gretel Ehrlich's 'The Smooth Skull of Winter'
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This 5 page paper considers the nature of opposition as it is presented in two works, P.K. Page's 'Stories of Snow' and Gretel Ehrlich's essay 'The Smooth Skull of Winter.' This paper considers components of each work, including the focus of each writer, as a means of relating the concept of opposition and also demonstrating the effectiveness of language and images. No additional sources cited.
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The Negro Speaks of Rivers
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A 5 page paper which discusses the poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes. Themes, meaning, and structure are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Persona Of Paul Laurence Dunbar
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An 8 page research paper on this black poet of the late nineteenth century. The writer analyzes his reasons for writing dialect verse; the subliminal messages expressed by that type of verse; and how he became trapped in a persona he could not escape. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Poetry of Beowulf
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A 5 page paper which discusses various events in Beowulf, presenting parts excerpts of the story so that the poetry of this ancient tale can be observed. Some of the events examined are the rise of the Danish nation, Heorot is attacked, the hero comes to Heorot, Feast at Heorot, the fight with Grendel, and the celebration at Heorot. No additional sources cited.
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The Poetry of Christina Rossetti
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This 5 page paper provides an analysis of Rossetti's work and addresses themes and style. Quotes from her works are provided. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Poetry of Derek Walcott
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This 6 page paper explicates two of this author's poems and references others as it looks at literary techniques and common thematic elements. The works are compared and contrasted. The Virgins and Nearing Forty are explored in depth. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Poetry of Donna Masini
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A 5 page paper that compares three poems of Donna Masini, with consideration for her themes of family, interpersonal relationships and sexuality. Masini uses free verse as her vehicle for presenting her very current themes. Two sources cited.
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The Poetry Of Galway Kinnell
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A 3 page research paper on Kinnell and his poetry. The writer details a brief synopsis of his biography, his literary place, and an exposition of a poem, "When One Has Lived a Long Time Alone." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Poetry of George Herbert
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This 9 page paper analyzes some of this author's poems and provides proof for the thesis that Herbert was trying to prompt people to think as opposed to trying to send a hidden message. The religious nature of his work is highlighted. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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The Poetry Of Love
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(7 pp). If we were to guess, we might feel comfortable in saying that more has been written about love, over time, than any other emotion. It is poetry that seems to lend itself more to the ideal definition of love. Should we suppose that as humans we long for it so; or are we to believe that we will never quite "get it right" and poets might give us some advice about this most supreme of emotions. This discussion will look at various idealized expressions of love over time, and through a poetical element, analyze that work. We are probably more aware of some of these "Valentine-like" first lines than we are of the poets themselves, but the poets who will be used are Marlowe, Lewis, Hardy, Browning, Johnson and Purdy.
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The Poetry of Ron Padgett
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This 6 page report discusses the contemporary American poet, Ron Padgett. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1942, Padgett is often referred to as a ‘second-generation New York School poet.’ For 35 years, he has created a collection of poetry, prose poems, translation and essays. Most of his works are based on popular culture and most are deceptively simple. Most seem remarkably light-hearted until the reader looks beneath their surface. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Poetry of Wilfred Owen
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This 5 page paper explicates three of Owen's World War I poems. The thesis of this paper is that Owen is able to evoke emotions through the use of imagery. No additional sources cited.
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The Presentation Of Poetry
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There's a secret to presentations: have fun and the audience will have fun with you. This 5 page paper presents information for a presentation on John Milton's On Shakespeare, Robert Herrick's Upon Julia's Clothes, Sonnet Number 10 by John Donne and To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell. No additional sources are listed. KTptyprs.wps
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The Relationship between Poet, Body, Soul, and Nature in Dickinson and Yeats
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This 5 page report discusses two poems, Emily Dickinson’s “632” and William Butler Yeats “The Lake Isle of Innisfree.” In each of the poets’ works, the reader sees that the question that they address is one in which peace is sought after as the only emotion truly worth pursuing, regardless of the processes one must go through to reach that place of peace. Each layer of the two poems show that the authors understand that their connection with the natural world is both elemental and vast. No bibliography.
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The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
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(5 pp.) The theme of the age-old story of Tristan and Iseut is that of duty versus desire. The classic version involves a love triangle, one in which unplanned love occurs and challenges the existing love created by duty. This has been played out by Arthur, Guenevere, and Lancelot as well as Mark, Tristan and Iseult. Naturally the intensity of duty and desire must be equal to really add drama and poignancy to the mix. This discussion will examine Mathew Arnold's version of Tristan and Iseult (1852).
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The Selected Poems of Lorna Goodison
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A 5 page paper which examines "Selected Poems" By Lorna Goodison. The poems in this book discuss many different topics, but the focus is primarily upon the spiritual. Theme, language, style and symbolism are all aspects of Goodison's poetry which are examined within. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
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The Speaking Picture in Poetry
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A 10 page paper which discusses how renaissance poetry has often been seen as a body of work which presents a speaking picture. Poetry is much like painting in that it attempts to portray one moment in time, or one moment of thought, into words. It paints a picture full of images that allows us to envision in our minds, what the poet sees, feels, and thinks. Literature, the other art form using language, cannot do this due to the fact that it focuses on a great number of events, people, and thoughts. The paper discusses considerations concerning this form of art, with the work of English poet Francis Quarles being the primary focus in relationship to speaking pictures. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Status of Women as shown in Poetry.
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(5 pp) Poetry is often thought of as the language of feelings. The wonderful thing that we have finally learned about feelings is, that they are neither right or wrong -they just exist. It is usually thought, that one person does not make another feel a certain way. Rather a given feeling may exist in the presence of another individual. We will test that theory through the poetry of Anne Bradstreet and Rita Dove, poets about three hundred years apart in time. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Symbolism of Birds in Keats and Coleridge
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A 6 page paper discussing the symbolism of birds in John Keats' 'Ode to a Nightingale,' and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's, in 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.' The paper concludes that both Coleridge's and Keats' birds represent an opportunity for inner transformation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Victorian Poet And Faith
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This 3 page paper provides a look into the ork of two Victorian poets: Robert Browning and Alfred Lord Tennyson, in terms of their ability to guide their contemporaries in the questions of faith through their poems. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The “Beat” Poets: Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Snyder
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A seven page paper analyzing the kind of world that produced the rebellious “Beat” poets of the 1950s and 60s, as well as the way their iconoclastic ideologies affected American attitudes in their own time and later on. The paper concludes that the Beats went a long way toward transforming our society from the smug, narrow-minded, self-congratulatory people we were at the end of World War II, to the “inquiring minds” we are today. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Thematic Similarities: T.S. Eliot - The Wasteland. R. Chandler - The Long Goodbye.
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(5 pp) Sometimes the things unite two works of fiction are the most obvious, and so we do not even consider them. Such may be the case with Raymond Chandlers, The Long Goodbye and T.S. Eliot's poem The Wasteland: one is about a mystery, and one is mystery. It would be nice if it were settled that easily, wouldn't it? But not nearly so much fun, as if we see what other elements might tie these diverse appearing works together.
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Themes In Dickinson's Poetry
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It may be argued that the two 'passions' (physical and spiritual) in Emily Dickinson's life were the primary motivation for the way in which she lived that life. This 10 page paper notes that the themes upon which her poetry dwells includes love, separation, death, pain, faith, religion, science and the soul. She is often ambiguous concerning how she looks upon the world and interprets it in terms of her religious beliefs. No additional sources are listed
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Theodore Roethke/ "My Papa's Waltz"
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A 5 page essay that analyzes Theodore Roethke's poem, "My Papa's Waltz, " a brief, but poignant poem, about a bedtime ritual that symbolically encapsulates the child's life with an alcoholic parent. No additional sources cited.
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Theodore Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz”
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This 6 page report discusses the imagery and metaphor contained in Theodore Roethke’s poem “My Papa’s Waltz.” In only takes four stanzas Roethke presents the reader of his poem with a vivid and startling scene. The rhythm of the language he uses mimics the three-quarter time of a musical waltz and yet the rhythm is often bumpy and interrupted. The image it presents is a small boy clinging to his drunken father as the father waltzes him off to bed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Thomas Moore and His Influence on Romantic Era Poets
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An 11 page research paper that looks at two representative works of this lyric poet, Lalla Rookh and Irish Melodies, as evidence of how this contemporary of the greats of the Romantic Era-Byron, Keats, Shelley, etc.-while being a minor lyric poet, influenced particularly the technical aspects of their poetry. A world famous lyricist during his lifetime, Moore is best remembered for some of his songs, such as the ones in Irish Melodies, which are still sung today. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Two Poems, Two Fathers, Two Sons
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A 5 page paper on Theodore Roethke's poem 'My Papa's Waltz' and Robert Hayden's 'Those Winter Sundays.' The paper shows that while both poems are about a man's memories of his boyhood relationship with his father, the experiences related are very different because of the fathers' ability or inability to communicate with their sons. Bibliography lists two sources (the poems themselves).
Filename: 2d2sons.wps

Unearthing Matthew Arnold's 'The Buried Life'
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A 6 page paper on this seldom-studied poem by Matthew Arnold. It analyzes the unusual meter and structure of the poem, and concludes that Arnold has used a very overwhelming and confusing stanzaic and metrical structure to graphically illustrate what it feels like to be overwhelmed and confused.
Filename: Arnold.wps

Vampirism in Keats' 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci'
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A 5 page paper in which the writer argues that Keats' poem reflects the vampire themes proposed by Nina Auerbach--forbidden love, taking, desired guilt and attraction. The paper discusses lines and descriptors from the poem in support of the argument. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Keatvamp.wps

Wallace Steven's "Comedian As Letter C" and T.S. Eliot's "Journey of Magi"
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts Wallace Steven's "Comedian As Letter C" and T.S. Eliot's "Journey of Magi." Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
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Walt Whitman's Inspirations
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This 10 page paper contemplates the suggestion that Emerson made Whitman what he was, and refutes it by showing that later on—despite what critics have said—Whitman shined in his own right. Song of Myself is discussed as well as Whitman's role in the Civil War. The relationship between Emerson and Whitman is explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources
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Walt Whitman/ Structure in Song of Myself
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A 5 page essay that analyzes structure in Whitman's Song of Myself. The writer argues that that Whitman's poem possesses considerable unity – just not in the traditional sense. The structural unity of the poem derives from rather abstract features, such as Whitman's consistent overall direction toward a greater comprehension of the "self" or "man," as well as cosmic patterns of life, death, and Whitman's perceptions of the nature of God. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khwwsom.wps

War in Poetry
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts John McCrae's "In Flanders Fields" and Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est" as they relate to depictions of war. Also mentioned are Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach" and Richard Lovelace's "To Lucasta." Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
Filename: RAwarpoet.wps

What Is Poetry ?
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4 page paper that describes the essence and development of poetry. This paper presents considerations in regards to poetic themes, styles, and similar development that is present in this vastly diverse literary format. The writer stresses the concise nature of poetic structures and presents two poets, Emily Dickinson and Ogden Nash, as examples of individuals who both successfully display ‘poetic brevity.' Bibliography lists several sources.
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Whitman's Song of Myself
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This 6 page paper explicates part 47 and provides insight into the meaning conveyed. The use of symbolism is discussed. No additional sources cited.
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Wigglesworth's The Day of Doom
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This 5 page paper analyzes Michael Wigglesworth's celebrated poem The Day of Doom, with a view of the religious and social implications of the text. This paper focuses on the poem, and assesses the central themes.
Filename: MHWiggle.wps

Wilfred Owen's 'Dulce Et Decorum est' vs. Yusef Komunyakaa's 'Facing It'
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This 5 page essay compares and contrasts two poems written more than seventy years apart and that both speak to the futility and waste of war. The essay briefly addresses the tone, point of view, and subject matter, as well as proving the point that. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Facedu.wps

Wilfred Owen's 'Dulce Et Decorum Est'/ Not Sweet & Not Fitting
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A 6 page explication of this anti-war poem by Wilfred Owen. The writer concludes that to Owen, it is not sweet and fitting to die for one's country; it is vile and inhuman to inspire young people to do it. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Dulce.wps

William Blake's 'Songs of Innocence'
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A 5 page piece on this collection of songs in which Blake provides a backdrop on which to compare children with parents to those without parents, and by way of writing these songs over a period of years, he accomplishes this task. His audience is not solely songs for children, but also for their parents and the adults in British society. No additional sources.
Filename: Blakinno.wps

William Butler Yeats' "Second Coming"
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2 pages discussing Yeats' poem in the context of The Second Coming not really being a second coming of Christ himself, but of a new figure; One who is cruel, bestial, pitiless, etc; No Bibliography.
Filename: Poemyea.wps

William Butler Yeats' "Second Coming" # 2
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A 4 page paper on Yeats' "Second Coming" in which the writer attempts to explain the poem's meaning from beginning to end-- focusing on some of the more difficult phrases. It is concluded that the poem was meant to be largely ambiguous and that to fully understand it, certain sections cannot be taken literally. Bibliography lists 4 supporting sources.
Filename: Secondco.wps

William Butler Yeats' 'Leda and the Swan'
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This 5 page essay discusses one of Yeats' best known and most fascinating poems 'Leda and the Swan.' The essay covers the tone, character, situation, and use of allusion, while describing the ways in which Yeats' short poem tells of the fate that is to befall a great civilization. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Swan3.doc

William Carlos Williams/2 poems on women
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An 8 page essay that analyzes two poems by American poet William Carlos Williams. In two of his poems, "The Young Housewife" and "Portrait of a Lady," Williams addressed the inconsistencies in the positions occupied by women in contemporary American society. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khwcw.wps

William Wordsworth/Form in his Poetry
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A 5 page essay that addresses the form and substance of Wordsworth's poetry using his poem "The World is Too Much With Us, Late and Soon" as an example that is representative of his work. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khwwpoem.wps

Wordsworth: Intimations of Immortality
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A 5 page paper which examines the complexity detailed in Wordsworth's poem as it relates to childhood being a problem as well as a solution, as it relates to adults' perceptions of the world that surrounds them. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAwordsth.wps

Wrigley's 'Angels' / Symbolism
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A 5 page look at Robert Wrigley's deeply evocative poem from this 1995 collection. The paper looks at a number of symbols used in the poem and relates them to sexuality. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Wrigang.wps

Wroth And Sydney: The Petrarchan Sonnet
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This 12 page paper explores the idea of gender roles within the sonnet cycles: Astrophel and Stella by Philip Sidney and Pamphilia To Amphilanthus by Lady Mary Wroth in terms of the role of the sonnet in Renaissance society. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KTlovson.wps

Yeats and Dove
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A 5 page comparison and contrast of “The Lake Isles of Innisfree,” by William Butler Yeats, and “Daystar,” by Rita Dove. The issues that are addressed within the poems relate to peace and solitude, and the power of nature. While each poet approaches their subject differently, the essential qualities and perceptions are both the same. Each player in the poems is a person who desires to possess some form of peace and solitude, and each one experiences this through some form of the nature that surrounds them. Bibliography lists no additional cites.
Filename: RAyeats.wps

Yeats' 'Sailing to Byzantium'
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A five page paper looking closely at William Butler Yeats' meaning and symbolism in this poem. The paper concludes that the poet asks for the impossible; he asks for his work to become an immortal piece of self-expression, but as soon as he dies, his selfhood will die with it. No additional sources.
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“Mozart, 1935” by Wallace Stevens
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This 5 page report discusses poet Wallace Stevens’ (1879-1955) work “Mozart, 1935.” As Mozart played the present during his life, Stevens will now “play the present” through his own interpretive lyricism which is every bit as compelling in the context of poetry in the 20th century as Mozart’s music was compelling to his admirers of the 18th century. By having the pianist play the out of tune piano, the sound, not necessarily the music, works to drown out the voices of the angry stone-throwers in the street. It is a subtle poem set against the background of the Great Depression and offering ideas regarding the impact an artist can make regardless of the style he or she chooses to use. No additional sources.
Filename: BWmozwal.wps

“Perched on Nothing’s Branch” by Attila Jozsef
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This 4 page interpretive essay discusses the 20th century Hungarian poet Attila Jozsef’s volume of poems titled “Perched on Nothing’s Branch,” as well as the actual poem of the same title. Using that poem and another titled “Nothing” allows the reader a glimpse into Jozsef’s nihilism and an understanding that he could not, nor could his poetry, be categorized under the singular adjective of “nihilistic,” even while his hopelessness conveys a sense of utter despair. No additional sources.
Filename: BWperchd.wps

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