Genre Essays

In both of these Poems, the poets both capture almost the same topic but different point of views. In “We Real Cool”, the poet talks about a group of African American boys who think of themselves as cool and think that they don’t have to go to school, they can stay out as late as […]

Anne Bradstreet was born in September 16th, 1612 in Northampton, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Dudley, a steward of the Earl of Lincoln, and Dorothy Yorke. Due to her families position she grew up in cultured circumstances and was a well-educated woman for her time, being tutored in history, several languages and literature. […]

When I have fears that I may cease to be, by John Keats, portrays the poet’s fear of dying young and being unable to fulfill his ideal as a writer and loses his beloved. Based on the use of sensuous imagery, it is clear that visual image dominates the use of imagery and there are […]

The foundation of aesthetics ‘with C.K Ogden and James Wood. He also wrote ‘the meaning of meaning’ with Ogden. According to him, the world criticism has not touched in finding the answers for what kind of activity poetry is? What is its value? He firmly believes that the entry of psychology in art makes an […]

The Reservist by Boey Kim Cheng, who is a Singaporean poet who migrated to Australia, is a ballad that has the characteristics of a free verse in terms of its form, structure, rhyme scheme, and rhythm. The Reservist by Boey Kim Cheng, who is a Singaporean poet who migrated to Australia (Poon, 2009), is a […]

Susan Griffins poem” Love Should Grow Up Like a Wild Iris in the Fields”, gives the ideal meaning of what love should be vs. the reality of what love is. Griffin uses the metaphor of an iris to describe how both an iris and love can flourish into something beautiful and how quickly this can […]

In the poem, “There Will Come Soft Rains”, by Sara Teasdale, an initial interpretation may be based on the knowledge that it fits into the post-apocalyptic/dystopian genre. To truly appreciate and understand a literary work, one must attempt to interpret it in many different ways. As a secondary interpretation, one may understand the poem to […]

In the oration to Governor Isaac I. Stevens by Chief Seattle, Seattle uses figurative language and structural organization to convey his purpose. Seattle’s purpose is to show the US government that even if his tribe is physically moved or not on earth, they will continue to live spiritually among the americans since the dead do […]

In Shakespearean sonnets (also known as English sonnets), all poems are written about one thing; love. Each sonnet consists of fourteen lines. A sonnet also consists of an iambic pentameter, a rhyme scheme in which each sonnet line consists of ten syllables. The syllables are divided into five pairs called iambs or iambic feet. An […]

Spoken English is quite opposite to written English because when we are writing, we have time to think whether a word is appropriate, if the tenses are correct and so on. While spoken English is totally on the contrary, our words, phrases, and tenses should be dealt with unconsciously and immediately. There are many ways […]

No individual can live without belonging. A sense of belonging to a place, people, or culture is greatly influenced by each individual’s identity and relationships. ‘The China Coin’ by Allan Baillie,the poems Feliks Skrzynecki and Postcard featured in ‘Immigrant Chronicle’ composed by Peter Skrzynecki and the magazine article ‘My Life as an Immigrant’ composed by […]

Szymborska’s poem, “Brueghel’s Two Monkeys,” starts in an odd way. The reader is thrust straight into the scene of an exam, which at first seems all too familiar. However, Szymborska surprises the reader when the voice says what she dreams about as she takes the final exam, “two monkeys, chained to the floor. ” This […]

In the beginning the man discovers that he has no time for books anymore, has difficulty getting through novels and articles with the fact that he suffers from ADD He decides to try out poems and when he does he likes the way that they are shorter and relate more to his life than books […]

‘Song of Hope’ is a poem written by Oodgeroo Nuccal (Kath Walker) an Aboriginal Australian. The piece is classified as Aboriginal Australian literature. It was published in the 1960’s. The purpose of the text is to give hope in a new beginning after the events involving the racial tension between the Aboriginals and the white […]

William Shakespeare is one of the most well-known writers of all time. His sonnets are timeless and his plays are performed again and again. Much of his history is known, but can also be considered a little cloudy. He seemed to be a sarcastic man not necessarily loved by all. I enjoy his plays, but […]

It seems as though everything in nature exists in a balanced state of equilibrium. It is evident that there is an opposing positive and negative relationship to everything in the world; day and night, good and evil, black and white; which leads some to enquire if one portion could exist without the other. This very […]

The theme “home” incorporates many different meanings that can be either a place, person, item, or subject of memory in which impacts a particular individual’s experience. These different meanings were distinctly embellished in the art of poetry to express the significant value of “home. ” The conditions that each poet faced during exile or crisis […]

The two poems ‘Disabled’ and ‘Mental Cases’, both written by Owen, are about war and cover similar but also very different situations. ‘Disabled’ displays the thoughts and feelings of a young man who has lost his limbs after suffering the injuries of war. ‘Mental Cases’, on the other hand, captures the damage to men’s minds […]

In “Women”, the speaker discusses a women’s purpose: objects in place for support and satisfaction of men. May Swenson conveys the traditional passivity of women through physical placement of words, concrete imagery, and submissive tone. The first notable characteristic of “Women” is the physical form of the poem itself. The shape of the poem strengthens […]

“Although ‘Pygmalion’s Bride’ is humorous, it has an underlying dark message, like other poems in the collection.” With close analysis of ‘Pygmalion’s Bride’ explore how far you agree with this statement. Make references to other poems that we have studied in your answer. Undoubtedly ‘Pygmalion’s Bride’ is a humorous poem, but the underlying dark message […]

Prose Analysis of “The Spider and the Wasp” by Alexander Petrunkevitch “The Spider and the Wasp” is an excellent example of prose. Alexander Petrunkevitch has created a work that entertains as well as educates. The way in which Petrunkevitch develops the prose is particularly notable. In the introduction the writer introduces the central idea of […]

The poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost explores the theme of choices and their impact on our life’s journey. It serves as a metaphor for a journey, and Frost employs various language techniques to convey his message. The simplicity of the poem encourages readers to deeply contemplate even the smallest details. Furthermore, the […]