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Purify my heart for I have sinned: An Irony In John Donne¡¯s ¡°Batter my
heart, three-personed God; for You,¡± the moral and religious qualms of the
speaker are manifest in a sonnet which seems at first almost like an avowal
between lovers. These convictions of guilt, which stem from his sexual emotion,
are what induce desire for a creator/creation relationship with God. With
further analysis, th... Full-text essay
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John Keats was one of the greatest poets of the Romantic Era. He wrote poetry of
great sensual beauty and had a unique passion for details. In his lifetime he
was not recognized with the senior poets. He didn’t receive the respect he
deserved. He didn’t fit into the respected group because of his age, nor in
the younger group because he was neither a lord nor in the upper class. He was
in the mid... Full-text essay
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While reading a poem the skills applied in its creation are often easily
overlooked. However, it is the unsurpassed mastership of these skills what makes
this particular poet the most deserving recipient of this year's prestigious
POTY award. John Keats possesses unparallel poetic craftsmanship. Three of his
poems: "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer," "When I have
fears...,&quo... Full-text essay
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He started at the pacific. All his men/looked at each other with a wild
surmise--/silent, upon a peak in Darien”; “Beauty is truth, truth Beauty,
--that is all/ ye know on earth, and all ye need to know”; The author of these
and many other lines fixed permanently in the shared consciousness of those who
speak English, John Keats was an extremely unlikely candidate for poetic
immortality. Born int... Full-text essay
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As one reads this poem of John Keats, the overwhelming feeling is the envy the
poet feels toward the nightingale and his song. He compared the carefree life of
the bird to the pain, suffering and mortality of men. He continually referred to
Greek gods and mythology when speaking of the nightingale as somehow the Bird
possessed magical powers. The speaker opened with the explanation "my heart... Full-text essay
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In “La Belle Dame sans Merci: A Ballad,” John Keats, the author, relates
feelings of heartache to the reader by using metaphors of somberness and sorrow.
The poem is set around a knight’s story of how his heart had been broken when
he was left by a woman whom he had recently fell in love with. The woman, an
apparent succubus, comes to the knight in what seems to be some variation of a
dream, and ... Full-text essay
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The Magi are a class of Zoroastrian priests in ancient Media and Persia. The
three Magi are traveling to Bethlehem to pay homage to Jesus Christ. As they
make their way toward the saviour they begin to learn that the world around them
has become full of corruption. Slowly, after time, the wise men realize that a
death from this materialistic world is the only way to be born into the Kingdom
of pa... Full-text essay
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In Keat’s "Ode to a Nightingale" and Shelley’s "Ode to the
West Wind" both poet’s show much inspiration within their poetry. The
bird in "Ode to a Nightingale" represents a supernatural being
conjured up by the speaker. The wind in "Ode to the West Wind"
inspires the speaker while serving as a "destroyer and preserver." In
the poem, "Ode to a... Full-text essay
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The poems that are depicted in the book by Hall and the book by Kenyon are
different in their topics and expression of their ideas. Though these poets seem
to be different in their work; they both seem to share a common thread. That
thread is the love that Hall and Kenyon have for each other. This is shown in
the poem "Alone for a Week" by Jane Kenyon and an untitled poem from
pg. 11 of... Full-text essay
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In 1798, a poet named Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote the poem called “Kubla
Khan”. In his preface, he stated that he had dreamt the poem, and wrote it
down just as it was “preserved”. The speaker also stated that the poem is
merely a fragment, it is not complete. “With the exception of about eight or
ten scattered lines and images” that had been lost in the transition between
sleep and being awake... Full-text essay
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The moment that we shared when our eyes first made contact, I knew that since
that time, that our time would be more than that. You have proven to me that in
this age one can truly trust. The feelings that I share for you are surely more
than lust. Can you trust this person who sweeps you off your feet? But, you
wonder if you pass me up will you ever find a lover so sweet. I have opened up
my hea... Full-text essay
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i must leave you for a short while please do not grieve and shed wild tears and
hug your sorrows to you through the years but start out bravely with a gallant
smile and for my sake and in my name live on and do all things the same feed not
your loneliness on empty days but fill each waking hour in useful ways reach out
your hand in comfort and in cheer and i in return will comfort you and hold yo... Full-text essay
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We were in our car all locked and safe Little did we know what would happen that
day The car spun out The glass did break At this point it was up to fate Why did
I live How did I live Someone was watching Watching above Someone was careing
Caring for love All I can say is Im thankful Im happy to be here toda... Full-text essay
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Life is like a car. When it’s new, it usually works all right. As time drives
by, it breaks down and needs repairs. Life is like a leaf. In its youth, it
needs love, attention, water, and food. During its life-cycle, it fertilizes the
earth, but as time goes by, it wrinkles, withers, and eventually dies. Life is
like a pair of shoes. When new, they are awkward, but as they age, they see many
thin... Full-text essay
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The poems “Ethics” and “35/10” by Linda Pastan and Sharon Olds are
surprisingly alike. Each poem tells a story with the speaker being the author.
She speaks directly to the audience. Although the number of lines differ, the
appearance and length of each line and the appearance of each poem as a whole is
very similar. The tones are similar, since both are reflective and somewhat
pensive. The langu... Full-text essay
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This poem’s speaker is a woman who is disillusioned with, and may feel guilty
about the relationship she is in. The studio apartment in which she lives,
(maybe with her lover and/or husband) symbolically parallels the relationship.
Lines 1-7 suggest that she used to have an ideal vision of the relationship (and
the studio), but in the cold light of the morning, the vision disappears. The
studio’s... Full-text essay
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How can you help someoone when you can't? Do you watch them walk by and sit
there and cry? Do you reach out in fear while you wipe away a tear? How do you
stop someone when they won't let you? Do you sit there and pray while the sun
fades for that day? You must LET THEM GO! I sit here, I cringe and I cry,
eventually I feel as though I should also die, but why? What will I do if it's
true? He can'... Full-text essay
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Reaching back for something that isn't there you suddenly feel you no longer
care your once soft feelings are hard as stone and in your decisions you are now
alone pages ripped out of your book of life the same as being stabbed with a
butcher knife there's no direction, don't know who's the boss you feel alone,
you feel so lost from an "A" to a "C" student you have
turned the ... Full-text essay
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Poets must utilize many tools and techniques to create a mood or convey a
thought. Metaphor, simile, spacing, form, voice, and setting are all common
poetic utilities. Some tools, however, are more understated. Some of the more
delicate methods used by poets are rhythm, language, and the consistency of the
theme throughout the poem. One work that makes use of inconsistent theme is Edna
St. Vincen... Full-text essay
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My clumsiest dear, whose hands shipwreck vases, At whose quick touch all glasses
chip and ring, Whose palms are bulls in china, burs in linen, And have no
cunning with any soft thing Except all ill-at-ease fidgeting people: 5 The
refugee uncertain at the door You make at home; deftly you steady The drunk
clambering on his undulant floor. Unpredictable dear, the taxi drivers' terror,
Shrinking fro... Full-text essay
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Eliot paints the picture of an insecure man looking for his niche in society.
Prufrock has fallen in with the times, and places a lot of weight on social
status and class to determine his identity. He is ashamed of his personal
appearance and looks towards social advancement as a way to assure himself and
those around him of his worth and establish who he is. Throughout the poem the
reader comes ... Full-text essay
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In his poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," Eliot explores the
timeless issues of love and self-awareness - popular themes in literature.
However, through his use of Prufrock's profound self-consciousness he skews the
reader's expectations of a "Love Song" and takes a serious perspective
on the subject of love, which many authors do, but few can create characters as
dee... Full-text essay
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The ironic character of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," an
early poem by T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) in the form of a dramatic monologue, is
introduced in its title. Eliot is talking, through his speaker, about the
absence of love, and the poem, so far from being a "song," is a
meditation on the failure of romance. The opening image of evening
(traditionally the time of love... Full-text essay
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They say to love is a beautiful thing They say to love is work, but is worth it.
Alas, they say to love is to be eternally happy. But who exactly is “they?”
And I can’t help but wonder if “they” themselves have ever truly been in
love. I say to love is to devote your time to the boy down the road, and then be
dumped. 5 months wasted! I say to love is to be artificically shown affection,
and when ... Full-text essay
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After reading Janice Mirikitani's poem "Loving from Vietnam to
Zimbabwe" there is a profound amount of imagery used by Mirikitani that
explains a reality of sex, love, and war. Mirikitani uses an interesting and
unique format in the way she has written her poem. The "I" that
Mirikitani uses is not referring to herself but rather another woman who is
Vietnamese, or many women w... Full-text essay
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Man-Sized Job was written by Sharlot Hall (1870-1943). It is a poem that defines
a woman’s work from a man’s point of view. Poems like this were uncommon in
the late 1800’s – early 1900’s, especially if women wrote them. The two
aspects of this poem that I would like to analyze are the vocabulary used and
the male chauvinistic point-of-view. If it weren’t for these two exaggerated
aspects, the po... Full-text essay
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Gender Identity in Piercy’s “Barbie Doll” Dolls often give children their
first lessons in what a society considers valuable and beautiful. These dolls
often reveal the unremitting pressure to be young, slim, and beautiful in a
society which values mainly aesthetics. Marge Piercy’s “Barbie Doll”
exhibits how a girl’s childhood is saturated with gender-defined roles and
preconceived norms for how ... Full-text essay
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Young versus old. Death versus eternal life. The positive effects of society’s
pressure versus the negative. Marge Piercy’s “Barbie Doll” and Dick
Schneider’s “Youth’s Progress” are a study in the themes mentioned
above. There are many obvious similarities in the chronological structure and
irony of the two works. However, the reader will find that there are more
thought-provoking contrasts than ... Full-text essay
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Maya Angelou is a very triumphant woman. She has written many books and poems
that have given her great success. If one would talk to her, he or she would
think she has lead a normal, happy life. Her life is blissful now, but it
wasn’t always perfect. Maya Angelou’s sorrowful life experiences inspired
her to write autobiographical works of poetry. Maya Angelou was born April 4,
1928 as Marguerite... Full-text essay
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I have read Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou. I enjoyed this poem. I think that
it has a positive message, and people can relate to it. This poem is really
pretty. The rhythm flows beautifully throughout the entire piece. I think this
is a good poem for people who are not very familiar with poetry. The beat is
easy to find, but it isn’t too simple. Many times, I have read poems in which
I have di... Full-text essay
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One way you can read Mending Wall by Robert Frost is that it is about a man who
rebuilds the wall seperating his property from his neighbour’s. This man, this
persona created by Gray doesn’t seem to believe there is a use for the wall as
“he [the neighbour] is all pine and I [the persona] am apple orchard” but
his neighbour believes that “good fences make good neighbours”. The persona
tries to ch... Full-text essay
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1) This poem is about human nature. People have a natural tendency to build up
walls. They push people out and shut people off. However, at the same time we
want to not have to build these walls. We want to have a life without walls and
let everyone into our lives. I think Frost feels a little of both when he speaks
of mending the walls. (Lines 13-14) "And on a day we meet to walk the line,
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In Sylvia Plath’s poem, “Metaphors,” the speaker describes a negative
event in which she is experiencing pregnancy. Her choice of words and phrases
express her feelings about the pregnancy as well as the structure of the poem.
In her poem, Plath chooses many metaphors to describe her pregnancy. I felt that
these metaphors were describing something that she was not enjoying or looking
forward to. ... Full-text essay
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I sat all morning in the college sick bay Counting bells knelling classes to a
close. At two o'clock our neighbours drove me home. In the porch I met my father
crying- 5 He had always taken funerals in his stride- And Big Jim Evans saying
it was a hard blow. The baby cooed and laughed and rocked the pram When I came
in, and I was embarrassed By old men standing up to shake my hand 10 And tell me
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While reading the poems of Millay, Hughes, and Young two similarities jumped out
of the text. Between “God’s World,” “As I grew Older,” and “For
Poets” the theme of enjoying life became very evident. The other theme that
jumps out falls along the lines of looking to nature for happiness and
inspiration. Many lines in these poems support their themes so people find it
easier to understand the mess... Full-text essay
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The Mosquito By John Updike This poem by Updike describes an ordinarily dull and
bland, if not even annoying pest and one of his dealings with such a creature.
This pest is of course a mosquito, which seems to have made its way into his
bedroom, looking to make a meal out of him. The main point that I think this
poem is trying to convey is that sometimes ordinary or dull occurrences can be
made i... Full-text essay
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the flowers are pretty in the spring but why dont they shine for me? little
girls play in the trees I run around and wait for someone to play with me I am
fat They are skinny shopping sucks but those girls love it its because they are
pretty and wear a size 2 and they dont even have to try on the clothes but I do
I'll wait and watch the flowers till one day I too am pretty... Full-text essay
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A dramatic monologue is defined as a poem in which a single character is
speaking to a person or persons- usually about an important topic. The purpose
of most dramatic monologues is to provide the reader with an overall or intimate
view of the character’s personality. A great poet can use punctuation and
rhythm to make the poem appear as if it were an actual conversation. Robert
Browning, known ... Full-text essay
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“Who is the Duke of Ferrara?” It is more difficult for some to mask their
personality traits than others. Even though the Duke of Ferrara, in “My Last
Duchess,” a poem by Robert Browning, attempted to conceal his traits he could
still be seen through. In the midst of a party, the duke steps aside for the
negotiation of an alliance. The more the duke aims to cover his traits the more
apparent they... Full-text essay
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The Haunting Aristocrat In his dramatic monologue, Robert Browning uses irony,
diction, and imagery to achieve a haunting effect. Robert Browning frequently
wrote dramatic monologues to enhance the dark and avaricious qualities in his
works. Browning’s use of this particular style is to “evoke the
unconstrained reaction of a person in a particular situation or crisis” (Napierkowski
170). A poem m... Full-text essay
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The Poems “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning and “Musee des Beaux
Arts” by W.H. Auden describes how people don’t care about each other and
that world is cruel. In “My Last Duchess” the guy is talking the messenger
from the duchess about how he killed his wife and was happy about it, whereas in
“Musee des Beaux Arts” the kid is dying in water but his father or not even
the people in the ship car... Full-text essay
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I'm caught within a pool of shame, with shattered dreams I am to blame. In
memory of love and lust, never again to be of trust. Holding on I can't let go,
In majestic visions long ago. Intimate passion at once subside, Only somber in
untrue tides. Dark and cold my world has gone, But only to you my love belongs.... Full-text essay
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In "My Papa's Waltz", Roethke discusses a very heartbreaking and
distressful situation. He talks about alcoholism in the family and how it
affects the members of the family. Growing up in a family full of alcoholism and
abuse, I can relate to the point of view that this poem is written in. Although
it is very sad, all of these things the poet describes are true of a family
cursed with a... Full-text essay
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The father and son in the poem "My Papa’s Waltz" by Theodore Roethke
have a complex relationship mixed with fear, joy, and love. The boy says that he
"hung on like death" when his father was dancing. This implies a sense
of fear between the boy, because he does not quite trust his father to catch
him. He then describes their dancing as romping, which is typically a joyful
acti... Full-text essay
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Response In "My Papa's Waltz", Roethke discusses a very heartbreaking
and distressful situation. He talks about alcoholism in the family and how it
affects the members of the family. Growing up in a family full of alcoholism and
abuse, I can relate to the point of view that this poem is written in. Although
it is very sad, all of these things the poet describes are true of a family
curs... Full-text essay
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My View On Life And Death Thanatopsis, a poem by William Cullen Bryant, tells
about how when one dies the grave becomes an endless world, how the deceased
become one with the earth, the trees, and everything that is great within the
earth, and how when one dies they do not die alone. He uses strong words to
describe the feelings and visions one sees when they are in their last hours and
even afte... Full-text essay
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Life's not fair, if you don't like it, move out. Life's not fair, if you don't
like it, don't play. Life's not fair, if you don't like it, leave. Life's not
fair, if you don't like it, don't compete. No one's willing to change to get
along. Sometimes you can't just quit, And sometimes you can't just move on.
Everyone wants you to change for them. But no one ever says what's always on my
mind: Lif... Full-text essay
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The poem “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd”, is a look into the mind of a
realistic (or some may even say pessimistic) person. It was written as a
response to the more idealistic poem, “ The Passionate Shepherd to His
Love”, by Christopher Marlowe. “The Passionate Shepherd…” is the story
of a man trying to convince the lady he loves to spend the rest of her life with
him. He describes the happin... Full-text essay
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Imagine the following: a bride dressed in white on her wedding day, savage men
chasing after women, the lingering subject of love, or a peaceful, uncorrupted
town. What do these topics have in common? Through the use of these topics, John
Keats portrays the theme of eternal innocence and the sufficiency of beauty
throughout his poem, "Ode on a Grecian Urn." In the first stanza of
the po... Full-text essay
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The second stanza in Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn” begins with the
statement, “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard/Are sweeter.” Keats
views art as something that is eternal and lets you experience what’s
happening in the painting. While he cannot actually hear the music of the young
man’s pipes, he can just imagine how sweet the melody would sound. If one was
to hear music played, it wou... Full-text essay
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