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Thesis: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot and “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell are two poems that portray the desire to express love while constrained by Father Time. However, the ways in which the protagonists of each poem confront this idea are vastly different. Introduction to the Problem: This…

The ideas and feelings of Ralph Waldo Emerson are elating, authorising and can do one feel like their actions affair in a universe surrounded by cynicism and desperation. His verse form “ Give all to love ” intimations briefly at the hurting he experienced in his life and his positions on love and the human…

Maya Angelou, an African-American poet, wrote the famous poem “Still I Rise” which explores themes of slavery and the experiences of African-American women. The poem reflects on how Angelou is treated differently and draws connections to her ancestors’ struggles during slavery as well as her own ongoing challenges. “Still I Rise” has become a source…

Both Joy Harjo’s poem Perhaps the World Ends Here” and Yusef Komunyakka’s poem “Facing It” represent attempts by the poets to create a central symbol within a specific poem that can hold a vast number of associations, from the familial to the multinational. By imbuing inanimate objects such as a kitchen table or war memorial…

Anti-miscegenation laws were strictly enforced to keep the races segregated so it is especially interesting to view Howard’s quite different viecrovwpoints here. “Day Breaks Over Simla” (undated) is a poem about an interracial love affair between what sounds like a young woman from India and a member of the British Consul stationed there. The beautiful…

The power of an image is immense. A poem can single out an ordinary object of daily life and give it a history, meaning, and emotional worth, all through the use of an image. In Child’s Grave, Hale County, Alabama, Jim Simmerman uses the simple image of a child’s final resting place in rural Alabama…

The death of a family pet can be one of the hardest experiences in a person’s life. For those who mourn the passing of their dog suffer alone because they do not want others to see them grieving. This may sound like emotional babble to some people but to others, it would come off as…

One of the most anticipated and impactful passages in The Odyssey by Homer, as translated by Robert Fitzgerald, is The Slaying of the Suitors (book 23 lines 1-62). This passage, which has been built up throughout the story, showcases Homer’s descriptive and well-written style. Through vivid imagery and a carefully crafted tone, Homer enhances the…

In this assignment I will be comparing the poems Remember by Christina Rossetti and the poem Funeral blues by WH Auden. I will show some intensive points of comparison in the form, structure and language used and how both poems deal with love, tranquillity, peace and death. Both poems are about the feelings of love…

Dragons, for example, are usually giant fearless creatures that destroy anything and everything in their way. They capture maidens, kill knights and possess extraordinary confidence, but the dragon in this poem shows none of those characteristics. The majority of his section is filled with complaints about his portrayal in the painting. like the angle he…