Essays on Literary Genres

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The Depiction of Concept of Nature: Comparing Emerson and Whitman

2 pages / 1185 words

For Emerson and Whitman, nature is more than just the trees that line the street, or even the flowers that rest beautifully within the vase. Both men find such a deeper harmony and value within nature, in a way that is very relevant to the...

Poetry Ralph Waldo Emerson Walt Whitman

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The Poetry of Civil War: Whitman and Melville

3 pages / 1459 words

Walt Whitman and Herman Melville were both affected by the Civil War to such a degree that they each published a volume of poetry concerning the conflict. Although both men confront similar issues and feelings, particular in their poems about death, they do so through...

Poetry Walt Whitman

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Literary Analysis of Whitman's Elegiac Poem

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Walt Whitman’s “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d” is an elegiac poem in memory of Abraham Lincoln. The poem tracks the narrator waiting to lay a sprig of lilac on the president’s coffin, the physical journey that Lincoln’s coffin takes across the country, and,...

Poetry Walt Whitman

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"The Wound-dresser" and "Song of Myself": Representation of Equality Question

3 pages / 1474 words

Equality in “The Wound-Dresser” and “Song of Myself” Introduction The theme of equality permeates both “The Wound-Dresser” and “Song of Myself.” Whitman remarks upon judgments that others make and refutes them with his own ideas of impartiality. These manifest particularly strongly in Whitman’s attitude towards...

Poetry Walt Whitman

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When I Heard The Learn’d Astronomer: Poem's Literary Interpretation

3 pages / 1502 words

In the poem “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer,” Walt Whitman writes of a speaker who is exposed to the knowledge of the stars in the sky and the Milky Way galaxies, but is restricted from fathoming a deeper understanding in those observed phenomena. Through...

Poetry Walt Whitman

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Crossing Brooklyn Ferry: Equality Through Differences

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Walt Whitman’s “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” is a poem that not only exposes the differences within the people and the geography of the nation, but also shows the theme of equality that unites these differences. Incorporating his experience with the Civil War as well as the...

Poetry Walt Whitman

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Literary Analysis of "Give Me The Splendid Silent Sun" by Walt Whitman

2 pages / 974 words

Introduction In his January 6, 1865 letter to fellow writer and self-confessed radical William O’Connor, Walt Whitman states in no uncertain terms that his poetry collection Drum Taps “delivers my ambition. . . to express. . . the pending action of this time and land...

Poetry Walt Whitman

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The Symbolism and Verbs Usage in "When I Heard The Learn’d Astronomer"

2 pages / 1043 words

Propelling subjects into action, inciting inanimate objects into movement; verbs meet and surpass these functions. Without verbs a sentence would fail to be such, a clause would fall in rank down to a phrase or a simple phrase. There are three, generalized categories of verbs...

Poetry Walt Whitman

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Deconstruction of Definition of Self in Whitman's Poem

4 pages / 1783 words

In 1917 Marcel Duchamp took a urinal, detached it from its usual setting, entitled it “Fountain” and called it art. By putting such a common, unglamorous object in this innovative context, Duchamp raised a new awareness of the urinal. Its familiarities dissipated as it was...

Poetry Walt Whitman

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The City He Loved: Whitman's Manhattan

3 pages / 1469 words

The birthplace of Walt Whitman, New York is where the poet spent much of his life and became the inspiration for much of Whitman’s poetry. Living in an era where mass industrialization and modernization began to change and shape the New York, Whitman wrote “Mannahatta”...

Poetry Walt Whitman

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Whitman's Use of Dante's Metaphor of Light in His Civil War Poetry

5 pages / 2348 words

Introduction Glory, from Him who moves all things that are, penetrates the universe and then shines back, reflected more in one part, less elsewhere. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater to your unique preferences + experts online...

Poetry Walt Whitman

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The Complex Understanding of The Concept of Universe in Whitman's Works

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Walt Whitman’s poetry contains many basic elements that come together to characterize his own stance in 19th century social and political thought. An analysis of Whitman’s “Song of Myself” and “I Sing the Body Electric” specifically highlight Whitman’s concern with the human body. Through these...

Poetry Walt Whitman

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Analysis of W. H. Auden’s Literary Style in His War Poetry

9 pages / 4171 words

“His effort to examine poetry with a coroner’s or detective’s clinical eye conceives of poetry as engaged with history and society” Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater to your unique preferences + experts online Get my essay...

Poetry W. H. Auden

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Literary Analysis of Thomas Hardy's Poem at an Inn

3 pages / 1264 words

“At an Inn” is a poem written by Thomas Hardy, a composition showcasing Hardy’s longing for another woman who is not his wife, Florence. In this work, Hardy focuses on the misinterpretations of the nature of the two’s relationship from strangers at an inn. He...

Poetry Thomas Hardy

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Comparison of 'Neutral Tones' by Thomas Hardy and 'Modern Love' by George Meredith

2 pages / 1025 words

The breakdown of a relationship is presented in many ways throughout both ‘Neutral Tones’ by Thomas Hardy and ‘Modern Love’ by George Meredith. For example, they both explore themes of memory, and loss (of love). I will be exploring and comparing both poems to each...

Poetry Thomas Hardy

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How Thomas Hardy Presents Grief in "I Look into My Glass" and "Neutral Tones"

2 pages / 1111 words

Introduction The poems under study are “Neutral Tones” (“NT”) and “I Look Into My Glass” (“Glass”). Both poems focus on loss of a different kind: “Glass” expresses the loss of Hardy’s youth, while “NT” focuses on the death of Hardy’s estranged wife and grieves the...

Poetry Thomas Hardy

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Analysis of in Tenebris Ii

2 pages / 1081 words

Psalm 142, verse 2: “No man cared…” This Biblical verse applies perfectly to “In Tenbris”, a poem written out of despair for the society Hardy in which lived. He expresses his pity and contempt for the materialist citizens and power hungry rulers. Made-to-order essay as...

Poetry Thomas Hardy

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The 'Old' Version of The American Race in The Wife of His Youth

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New literary developments in the late 19th century carried with them the expansion of African American literature, providing a voice to a previously unheard people. The opinions and ideals expressed by these writers were manifold as they came from a diverse, swiftly growing population who...

Race and Gender Short Story

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"The Thing Around Your Neck" and Religious Expression

2 pages / 1172 words

Adichie’s collection of short stories, The Thing Around Your Neck, is a powerful testimony of Nigerian culture as resonated within each and every Nigerian in their homeland and in America. Intertwined with several aspects of culture, she explores the idea of faith and religious expression...

Short Story The Thing Around Your Neck