Essays on Poems

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Historical and Literary Elements in The Ballad of Birmingham

2 pages / 1001 words

Dudley Randall was a poet from Detroit, Michigan who contributed to African-American poetry with many works including “Ballad of Birmingham”. The Birmingham church bombing took place on September 15, 1963, at the 16th Street Baptist Church. It was a church with a “predominantly black congregation...

Ballad of Birmingham Literary Criticism Poetry

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Analysis of Robert Frost’s Poem Acquainted with The Night

2 pages / 779 words

Robert Frost’s poetry style associated with a more traditional approach to expressing himself through his work. How Acquainted with the Night was written was in the iambic pentameter and Italian format which consisted of at least 1-2 vowels in each ending sentences’ word. This poem...

Acquainted With The Night Literary Devices Poetry

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Sacrificing Relationships in a Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, The Love of My Life, and Eveline

6 pages / 2853 words

Most relationships clearly have a broken place. When this happens, and one partner is not ready to give up and walk away, a separation gives a “pause button” so both partners can receive valuable information on whether or not their relationship should continue. Sacrificing relationships...

A Valediction Forbidding Mourning Poetry

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Literary Analysis of a Valediciton: of Weeping by John Donne

3 pages / 1430 words

John Donne’s metaphysical poetic work A Valediction: Of Weeping explores the emotional ending of a relationship between the narrator and his lover, specifically centered around their outward emotional response through crying to express their adoration towards one another. The poem additionally follows the speaker’s developing...

A Valediction Forbidding Mourning Literary Devices Poetry

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A Regalia and a Perishing Culture in What You Pawn I Will Redeem by Sherman Alexie

3 pages / 1355 words

Sherman Alexie, a prolific Native American writer, has captured the essence of cultural heritage and identity in his short story, “What you pawn I will redeem.” This tale tells the story of Jackson Jackson, a homeless Spokane Indian man, who embarks on a remarkable journey...

What You Pawn I Will Redeem

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Reflection on What You Pawn I Will Redeem by Sherman Alexie

2 pages / 930 words

The short story “What you will pawn I will redeem” by Sherman Alexie was a very great and eye-catching story that I truly enjoyed. It depicts a young character Jackson squared also known as “Jackson Jackson” a Spokane Indian boy from Seattle who is on...

What You Pawn I Will Redeem

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Comparative Analysis of The Possessive by Sharon Olds and Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden

3 pages / 1299 words

When one boards the train of parenthood, there is no getting off. The journey through parenthood can be frightening as selfless and sacrificial love has to be rendered; and it is only when a child matures, and gains experience that their view of the world...

Those Winter Sundays

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Father-son Relationships in Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden

1 page / 636 words

As people grow older and get more mature, their views are changed through life’s experience. People reflect back on their lives, especially childhood memories, to shape who they are today, or learn from them to become a better version of themselves. The boy, now a...

Those Winter Sundays

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The Theme of Home and Family in I Stand Here Ironing, Fences, and Those Winter Sundays

2 pages / 709 words

A home is a place that bears infinite colorful dreams of a child, a place that delivers hope and warmth to the lost ones, and a place that everyone wishes to rest on. However, each family has their own definition of home. In the texts...

Those Winter Sundays

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Literary Analysis of The Century Quilt by Marilyn Nelson Waniek

1 page / 504 words

In the poem “The Century Quilt” Marilyn Nelson Waniek uses imagery, symbolism, and tone to capture the families heritage and love, while also reconciling on her past memories. The hope to keep the family’s history within them forever is the main concept that is stated...

The Century Quilt

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Literary Devices in Marilyn Nelson Waniek’s The Century Quilt

1 page / 513 words

In the poem, “The Century Quilt,” by Marilyn Nelson Waniek, Waniek outlines the significance of her quilt utilizing symbolism, tone, and structure. The descriptions in each of the squares of the quilt shares the bonds between families and friends. She can pass on the pride...

The Century Quilt

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Heroes of Time Past: Beowulf and King Arthur

5 pages / 2385 words

Heroic stories are critical in world literature, reflecting the daily life of individuals. Such narratives follow a particular structure to reveal the journey of a character towards success. Some of the stories represent heroic characters of the time past which include Beowulf and King Arthur....

Beowulf King Arthur

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Transition from Childhood to Adulthood in Fern Hill by Dylan Thomas

1 page / 406 words

As children, we tend to see the world in a better light than when we become adults. As children, the negative aspects in life are hidden as if camouflaged and the positive aspects pop out to us as the colors in children’s books do. Thomas...

Fern Hill

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Analysis of Blackberry Picking by Seamus Heaney

2 pages / 896 words

This is a pleasant literary work that provides colorful detail and clever diction. The author is attempting to convey a deeper meaning by utilizing the simple scenario of picking blackberries. Even though the subject of the poem knew that the blackberries would rot, he still...

Blackberry Picking

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Life Journey as Described in because I Could not Stop for Death

3 pages / 1249 words

Introduction Life after death is a topic that humans know the least about, and as a result, this leaves us with a sense of uncertainty. Emily Dickinson wrote a poem in iambic meter called “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” to tell a story...

Because I Could Not Stop for Death Emily Dickinson Poetry

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Analysis of Emily Dickinson’s because I Could not Stop for Death

3 pages / 1285 words

At least at surface level of Emily Dickinson’s famous poem “Because I Could Not Stop for Death,” the poem includes a personified Death who contradicts his classic trope of a terror educing entity in American literature, especially at the time. Upon meeting Death, the narrator...

Because I Could Not Stop for Death Emily Dickinson Poetry

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The Concept of Death in Emily Dickinson's Poetry

1 page / 494 words

Do people fear death? Without life, there is no death. It is a reality we can’t escape from. Emily Dickinson seemed to have been afraid of it, yet she embraced it. She addressed this topic in two of her famous poems “I heard a Fly...

Because I Could Not Stop for Death Emily Dickinson Poetry

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Personification and Symbolism in because I Could not Stop for Death

2 pages / 1037 words

“Because I Could Not Stop For Death” by Emily Dickinson is a poem about a woman who is looking back on the day she goes on a carriage ride with death and revisits her life before going forward to immortality. Dickinson’s use of personification and...

Because I Could Not Stop for Death Emily Dickinson Poetry

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Because I Couldn't Stop for Death by Emily Dickinson: Death and Eternity

1 page / 439 words

Emily Dickinson: A Poet of Death and Eternity Emily Dickinson was one of the greatest poets of the 19th century. Her unique focus on themes, especially Death and Eternity, grants her a special position and separates her from contemporary writers. Her exploration of these profound...

Because I Could Not Stop for Death Emily Dickinson Poetry