Poetry Essays and Term Papers

1916 William Butler Yeats is considered to be one of the greatest Irish poets in English language, and his poetic achievement stands at the center of modern literature. He had a very long poetic career, stretching from the 1880s to the 1930s,…

of God's creation and mostly about the aspects of everyday life. This is clearly seen in "God's Grandeur", "Pied Beauty" and "Peace" as Hopkins describes uniqueness of God's creations, the thoughts and worries of human beings, God's mysterious…

about human nature, or at least civilization. But before I get into that, this is what I believe the poet is trying to say, and I only use the term "believe" because there are many different ways of interpreting this poem. The key to it is…

is a travelogue written by a melancholic, passionate and expressive tourist. Byron wrote this poem on his travels trough Spain, Portugal, Albania, Greece, Belgium, Switzerland, the Alps and Italy. The hero of the poem, Childe (an ancient term…

inside her as she broke before me a moment so precious you dare never ask for knowing my heart is her she weeps oceans of love and now I see who she really is -chris- For the one I love I would die one thousand times over and over again …

id could possibly produce. It's an uncontrollable feeling that leads even the worthiest and most powerful men to emptiness and hopelessness. In the 14-line poem, "Ozymandias" by PB Shelley, Shelley chooses the greatest setting for utter despair…

of the psyche and soma; it is entirely sacred and irreversible. Most societies see defiance of death's essential element ¯ its finality ¯ as supernatural phenomena. However, the concept of rebirth is essential to most literature symbolizing the growth…

"Mending Wall," renown poet, Robert Frost, conveys a universal thought that an individual will continue to abide by an understood ideal based solely on what is said, not what has been personally explicated or questioned through symbolism, repetition,…

Nor Drink," a sonnet by Edna St. Vincent Millay, uses contrast and mood change as an effective tool to consider a thought. The work is similar to Italian or Petrarchan sonnet; it is divided into two parts, an octet followed by a sestet. However the…

playing hide and seek with his peers. Gradually, he realises he has been abandoned, and fear overcomes him due to being isolated in the dark surroundings. The tone is incredibly certain and positive at the beginning. However, his confidence gradually…