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”Sympathy” and “We Wear the Mask” are without doubt two of the best crafts that a beleaguered poet, who struggled against the norms of his time, would inevitably come up.  Though “Sympathy” and “We Wear the Mask” both speak of Dunbar’s regret for being imprisoned in his own situation, condemning the slavery of blacks and…

“My spirit takes journey, my spirit takes flight, could not have risen otherwise & I am not running… I am choosing.” Alike is an intelligent and poetically talented 17 year old girl. On the surface, Dee Rees’s Pariah (2011), is the coming of age story of African-American lesbian, Alike. Growing up in a traditional household…

As a child, much of the minds of people reflect on bright, bittersweet moments filled with positivity and innocence. However, young children may also have a sense of knowing right from wrong, while feelings of guilt emerge from little to big mistakes. In the passage from “1996”, Gary Soto’s continuous thoughts of guilt convey themselves…

In Robert Frost’s poem “The Telephone,” an individual shares their personal reflection on a phone conversation with someone else. The speaker mentions a previous meeting with this person, indicating a history and suggesting that this conversation is a continuation of their previous exchange. Throughout the poem, there are ongoing misunderstandings between the two individuals, creating…

Picking Apples and Existential Crises In Robert Frost’s “After Apple-Picking”, the speaker falls asleep after a day’s work picking apples. The speaker starts by discussing his apple-picking adventures. Fatigued from picking apples, he reflects on the morning and enters a dream-like state. He then ponders over his exhaustion and sleep before the poem concludes. At…

Poems By Robert Frosts Essay, Research Paper Robert Frost is an American poet who drew his images from the New England countryside and his linguistic communication from the New England address. His poesy was chiefly about the life of the rural New Englander. Frost’s focal point was on mundane capable affairs. A batch of his…

            Adrienne Rich, in her article “Taking Women Students Seriously,” writes about “women as students and students as women” (Rich).  Her article begins with an anecdote about her own life and being a woman student.  She notes, excitedly, that she went to Radcliffe with the knowledge that she would soon have many great men as…

It was a time of freedom in the world of poetry. At the time, notable names such as Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, and Charles Darwin were dissecting the thoughts and behaviors of humans. The war between religion and science waged on while continually influencing poets’ writing. It was the Modern Period, and one of the…

In this poem, the author discusses the contrasting forces of fire and ice, both of which possess considerable power and destructive potential. Fire symbolizes desire and passion in Frost’s poem, while ice represents hate and destruction. These elements and the emotions they embody can lead us to our breaking points. Through this poem, Frost communicates…

In 2011, a study was done, and what they found was that approximately one out of every three Americans felt unfulfilled in life. Further research showed that most of the participants retained the feeling due to not living to their fullest potential. The conclusion can be made that not following your dreams can create emotional…