Essays on Poems

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Chivalry and Courtly Love in Sir Gawain and The Green Knight and First Knight

2 pages / 819 words

In this essay, we take a look at how the writers of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and First Knight use chivalry and courtly love, as well as taking a look at how one can use satire to easily ridicule the story of King...

Chivalry Sir Gawain and The Green Knight

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Theme of Abuse in My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke

2 pages / 770 words

There is a variety of abuse that takes place around the world, such as mental, physical, and verbal abuse. However, between 960,000 and 3,000,000 incidents of domestic violence are reported each year, while many other incidents go unreported. It’s estimated that more than ten million...

Child Abuse My Papa’s Waltz

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Sir Gawain and The Green Knight and Why Chivalry is Unattainable

4 pages / 1974 words

The backbone upon which the medieval romance “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” was constructed is the code of chivalry. Chivalry, in a modern context, may bring to mind the simple practice of being courteous to women. In a medieval context, though, it is the...

Chivalry Sir Gawain and The Green Knight

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Codes of Chivalry in Beowulf and Sir Gawain and The Green Knight

3 pages / 1491 words

Characters in the poems, Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, all believed in most of the honorable codes of chivalry. Characters within the poem Beowulf valued bravery, strength, loyalty, and beliefs. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight characters honored similar codes. Beowulf...

Beowulf Chivalry Sir Gawain and The Green Knight

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Theodore Roethke’s Reflection of His Childhood Experience in My Papa’s Waltz

2 pages / 704 words

Introduction In Theodore Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz,” the author reflects on his childhood experience involving his father while capturing the theme of parental abuse through the use of symbolism and other literary devices. Peculiar characters are always considered in Literature, especially when examining the influence...

My Papa’s Waltz

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The Use of Stylistic Devices in Theodore Roethke’s My Papa's Waltz

2 pages / 888 words

The American writer, Roger Gould once said, “Deep inside us, we know what every family therapist knows: the problems between the parents become the problems within the children.” This sad reality can be shown in Theodore Roethke’s poem “My Papa’s Waltz’, which is focused on...

My Papa’s Waltz

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Analysis of Literary Techniques in My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke

2 pages / 1089 words

Looking past the negativity someone or something provides is a struggle humans can encounter in life. It can be difficult to still appreciate someone when all they do is cause you and others pain. In “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke, a son describes specific...

Family Relationships My Papa’s Waltz Parent-Child Relationship

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The Concept of Chivalry and Its Existence in Modern Times

2 pages / 904 words

While chivalry was characterized as an ethical, religious social code of noble and courtly conduct in medieval times, it has changed over time to be something less formal but still very relevant. The origin of chivalry “derives from old French as chevalerie, which is loosely...

Beowulf Chivalry

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The Cruel Aspects of War in Wilfred Owen’s Poem Dulce Et Decorum Est

2 pages / 764 words

When I say ‘War’, we often think of concepts such as militarism, policies, propaganda, cultures and whatsoever. But one thing that we all are aware of and we must be aware of war is the horrific consequences and the aftermath of this disaster. Made-to-order essay...

Dulce Et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen

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Literary Analysis of Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen

2 pages / 816 words

Poetry has the power to immensely change and morph human perspective, expression and emotion. Poets use their craft to speak to the realities, illusions and fantasies of humanity. The famous poet, Wilfred Owen, depicts the harsh realities of war through his exceptional poem, Dulce et...

Dulce Et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen

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Depiction of The Horrors of War in Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen

3 pages / 1180 words

Trudging through endless muck and gore, trenches infested with rats, desolation as far as the eye could see. This was the plight of many young men in World War I. However, those beyond the inescapable confines of the battlefield knew little of the truth, as...

Dulce Et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen

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Depiction of Sexist Mistreatment of Women in My Last Duchess by Robert Browning

1 page / 544 words

At the time the Browning’s poem My Last Duchess was published, the concept of ownership in marriage was still very prevalent; Browning develops the central theme of his poem around these notions of inequality and male dominance in a direct attempt to explore the concept...

My Last Duchess Robert Browning

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Comparative Analysis of Robert Browning’s My Last Duchess and Michael Ondaatje’s in The Skin of a Lion

2 pages / 896 words

Introduction “We are all storytellers. We all live in a network of stories. There isn’t a stronger connection between people than storytelling.” When you see this quote, you can probably imagine people in society, in our everyday lives, telling each other stories of what they...

My Last Duchess Robert Browning

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Heroism and Humility of Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey

2 pages / 1022 words

Heroism and Humility of Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey In Homer’s epic poem, “The Odyssey,” the protagonist, Odysseus, endures a twenty-year sentence of suffering imposed by the Greek god Poseidon as a consequence of the death of one of Poseidon’s beloved cyclops. Throughout this captivating epic,...

Homer Humility The Odyssey

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Beowulf: an Epic Hero and His Legendary Quest

2 pages / 836 words

Introduction If you were to be asked to describe a hero, would you say your mum, a surgeon that performed a miracle surgery? Or would you say a strong, brave male who lurks the streets looking for citizens to help? The depiction of a hero...

Beowulf Beowulf Hero

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Beowulf – a Hero of Ancient Scandinavia

1 page / 472 words

Introduction While life was harsh and bleak in Scandinavia during the Dark Ages, people were much the same as today, and the stories they told then are, in essence, the same as the ones we tell today. In modern America, everyone knows that Batman guards...

Beowulf Beowulf Hero

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Why Beowulf is not an Anglo-saxon Hero

1 page / 567 words

The heroism portrayed by Anglo-Saxon heroes was defined by many different and diverse qualities. Most importantly, heroic figures in German history all shared one trait — they are all extremely selfless and put others before themselves. While some may argue that Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon...

Beowulf Beowulf Hero

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The Role of Fate in Beowulf Epic Poem

3 pages / 1223 words

In the poem Beowulf, written by an unknown author, fate plays a crucial role in shaping who Beowulf becomes. Death, the fate of all men, is not a choice made by humans but an inevitable force controlled by fate and destiny. Just as God gave...

Beowulf Fate God

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Social Roles of Women in The Poem 'Beowulf'

1 page / 632 words

Beowulf’s poem centers on the masculine. It is written from a masculine view, its main characters are male, and it is strongly affected by male-dominate topics To the Anglo-Saxon’s, women did not serve as incredibly prominent figures. In a society where war was consistent in...

Beowulf Gender Roles Gender Stereotypes