Poetry Page 15

            Pictures portray Emily Dickinson as a seemingly Puritan looking frail young woman with pale skin and a tightly drawn mouth.  Her portraits never exhibit any trace of life or happiness, much as her actual life may have been – empty, sad, and alone, waiting for death.  Dickinson is a noted poet on the subject…

Keats wrote “Ode to Autumn” after strolling through the water meadows of Winchester, England, during an early autumn evening in 1819. The poem consists of three stanzas, each containing eleven lines that depict the taste, sights, and sounds of autumn. However, a significant portion of the third stanza focuses on diction, symbolism, and literary devices…

There are various genres of music worldwide, each distinguished by unique characteristics. Among these is Jazz, a genre created primarily by black Americans in the early 20th century. Jazz combines elements of American and African tribal music. Jazz stands out from all other genres of music due to its numerous distinct characteristics. Three main distinctions…

Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote the poem “The flower that smiles to day” also known as “Mutability”. In this poem, Mr Shelley brings up the fact that nothing in life is permanent. The Focus is given specifically on the good things that happen in our life and how in reality they are not as great as…

In the poem “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar, the poet uses the image of himself as a caged bird to symbolize feeling trapped in an undesirable situation. In the first stanza, Dunbar paints a cheerful picture of “the sun bright on the upland slopes” (Dunbar 2), perhaps reflecting his hopeful outlook after graduating high school…

The poem Basking Shark, by Norman MacCaig is a poem which talks about the inequalities that exist in nature due to the overpowering spirit of man. To show this inequality the poet brings the Basking Shark and himself into the picture. The inequality is brought out through the various comparisons that the poet brings out…

The poem “Not Waving but Drowning” by Steve Smith showcases the notion that the poet is not consistently the lyrical voice in a poem. This statement emphasizes the significance of engaging the reader in the depicted situation within the poem. Consequently, “Not Waving but Drowning” utilizes various voices, figurative language, and multiple interpretations to reconstruct…

In the poem “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” Adrienne Rich depicts Aunt Jennifer as a submissive and unassuming woman who is oppressed by her marriage and societal expectations. The title of the poem, “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” emphasizes the significance of the tigers in her life. Despite being dominated by her husband, Aunt Jennifer seeks solace and freedom…

In his poem To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time, Robert Herrick focused on the idea of carpe diem. He speaks to the young people saying that marriage is best while they are young and he also warned of the sufferings when they fail to do so. He thinks that virginity is a great…

Explain the significance of the metaphor “dark tower. ” In the poem, the significance of the “dark tower’ is that the author uses it the show that however dark a place you may be in, you can always find a positive aspect in it. In the poem, African Americans are essentially living during a dark…