Essays on Poems

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Critical Literary Analysis of Coleridge's The Rime of The Ancient Mariner

3 pages / 935 words

Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is a profound exploration of loss, guilt, and the human condition, articulated through the experiences of a mariner trapped in a liminal space between life and death. This critical literary analysis delves into the complexities of the mariner’s...

Poetry The Rime of The Ancient Mariner

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Comparing Presentations of Love in "Havisham" and "Valentine"

2 pages / 1060 words

Carol Ann Duffy’s love poems are often riddled with oxymoronic statements, which affirm the changing nature of love and how it is perceived in different relationships and in different periods of time and life. “Valentine” and “Havisham” are two poems which share similar proposals of...

Carol Ann Duffy Havisham

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Analysis of The Theme of Gender in "Litany and Havisham"

3 pages / 1243 words

Duffy presents gender in the poems Litany and Havisham through society’s views and expectations of women, and the effects it has on them show how being female was harmful to their wellbeing. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to...

Carol Ann Duffy Gender Havisham Poetry

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Love in Valentine and Havisham

2 pages / 874 words

Duffy explores ideas, thoughts and feelings about love in Valentine and Havisham by commenting on societal expectations of the outcomes and portraying love as unstable, dangerous and likely to cause hurt. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater...

Carol Ann Duffy Havisham Poetry Relationship

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Imagery in Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California"

3 pages / 1168 words

In “A Supermarket in California,” Allen Ginsberg uses the American supermarket as an extended metaphor for a poet’s mind and experiences. In this supermarket of the mind, the poet can select images and inspirations much as one would search for items on a grocery list....

Allen Ginsberg Poetry

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Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" as a War Epic

2 pages / 728 words

In the realm of modern poetry, few works resonate as powerfully as Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl.” This groundbreaking piece not only captures the tumultuous spirit of its time but also serves as a profound commentary on the struggles of the human condition. Through its vivid imagery...

Allen Ginsberg Poetry

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"The Chimney Sweeper" by William Blake

5 pages / 2255 words

[5] htps://www.peacepropagation.com/aspx-quran-and-science-of-geology/ 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 William Blakes somber piece, “The Chimney Sweeper” revealed the underlying injustices of the 18th century. In the dark streets...

Chimney Sweeper William Blake

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Literature in The Arab World

2 pages / 916 words

Of all the different areas of Arabic literature, the one that I find the most interesting is Arabic poetry. Arabic poetry consists of both classical poetry (pre-renaissance or al-Nahdah) and modern poetry. Classical poetry dates back to the 6th century, though believed to be predated...

Introduction to Poetry Poetry

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The Paradox Transition and The Question of Creation in The Tyger

4 pages / 1907 words

In his iconic poem The Tyger, William Blake directly addresses the paradoxically beautiful yet horrific figure with a question: What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? This simple question, wondering how and what divine being could possibly create such a creature, serves...

The Tyger William Blake

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The Values of Dystopian Literature: Analysis of "The Handmaid's Tale" and "The Road"

4 pages / 1997 words

Camus wrote that “the world is ugly and cruel, but it is only by adding to that ugliness and cruelty that we sin most gravely”. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater to your unique preferences + experts...

The Handmaid’s Tale The Road

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Women's History Through Literature: Analysis of Plato, Homer and Dante

4 pages / 1748 words

As long as history has been recorded, a woman’s role in society was dictated by man, for a long time women accepted this patriarchy. This arrangement can be seen in different societies and cultures throughout history; after all, the great literature that is studied in...

Symposium The Odyssey

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"Because I Could not Stop for Death": Reading from The Feminist Perspective

4 pages / 1928 words

Introduction Among different topics appearing in literary texts, death is one aspect that many writers will address. For ages, death has been portrayed as an ultimate bad character which is evil, disastrous but sadly inevitable. However in the poem “Because I Could Not Stop for...

Because I Could Not Stop for Death Emily Dickinson

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Dulce Et Decorum Est and Anthem for Doomed Youth: Youth and War

2 pages / 890 words

Wilfred Owen incorporates many techniques in his poems to present his didactic views to the reader. In this case Owen attempts to teach the reader about the struggles of the youth affected by World War One allowing his concern for the youth to be developed...

Dulce Et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen

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The Theme of Anger in Wilfred Owen's Poems

2 pages / 1200 words

Wilfred Owen, a war poet, uses a great number of linguistic and structural devices throughout his poems in order to express his anger at the war. In this essay I will focus on three of his works: ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’, ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’...

Dulce Et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen

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Wilfred Owen’s ‘dulce Et Decorum Est’ Against Romanticized Depiction of War

2 pages / 1136 words

In Dulce et Decorum Est, Wilfred Owen uses a variety of literary devices to highlight the monstrous disjuncture between the gruesome reality of the battlefield and the romanticised image of war that circulated through poetry, newspapers, and magazines at the start of the World War...

Dulce Et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen

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A Wild Image of War in Dulce Et Decorum Est

2 pages / 1127 words

Wilfred Owen utilises poetic techniques to create vivid imagery, expressing the trepidation and squander of war. This is most prominent in the poems ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ as well as ‘Insensibility’. ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ disruption of the ode form and violent imagery reveal the...

Dulce Et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen

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A Poetic Vision of Sexual Freedom in The Poetry of Walt Whitman and Allen Ginsberg

11 pages / 5134 words

Generations of readers and critics alike have denigrated the works of Walt Whitman and Allen Ginsberg, both equally brilliant poets, separated by a century, yet sharing a poetic vision of both political and sexual freedom, simply because the language and lifestyle represented in their work...

Allen Ginsberg Poetry Walt Whitman

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Tragedy and Artistic Detachment in "Musee Des Beaux Arts"

2 pages / 964 words

In ‘Musee des Beaux Arts’, W.H Auden explores human responses towards tragedy across the cultures through the setting details of paintings within the ‘Musee des Beaux Arts’. Whilst the poem might be read as an ode to human resilience in the face of tragedy, the...

Musee Des Beaux Arts W. H. Auden

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The Theme of Moral and Natural Decay in Both The Fiction and Film of "The Road"

4 pages / 1103 words

Natural decay and moral decay are intricately woven themes in Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road and John Hillcoat’s film adaptation. The catastrophic state of the world portrayed in this narrative is deeply tied to the degradation of nature. As humanity loses its connection to the...

Cormac McCarthy The Road