Genre Essays

The poem “Ozymandias King of Egypt”, being a very powerful poem, is generally a poem about power and is written as a short, structured and rhyming story which discusses the meaning of life and the changes going on in the world all the time. “Ozymandias King of Egypt” is actually a sonnet. It has fourteen […]

Analysis of “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” The poem “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” by John Keats is a poem full of imagination, dreams, romanticism, and mystery. It tells us of a knight wandering about the cold bare countryside, where he meets a mystical woman. It is hard to tell from the poem whether or […]

A Commentary on ‘Swifts’ by Ted Hughes The poem ‘Swifts’ by Ted Hughes states its topic -birds – in the title. The entire poem is laden with bright, exciting imagery, and appears to have little hidden meaning- it merely illustrates the behaviour and movement of the swifts. The first line of the poem sets the […]

Physical Journey’s often involve choices being made when individuals encounter obstacles or move to new places. Discuss the significance of the concept of choice in relation to your exploration of physical Journeys and its impact on your thinking. -Migrant Hostel -Leaving Home -Feliks Skrzynecki Choices are an un-avoidable fact of human life. Typically, a physical […]

The Flea and A Fever are two different poems written by John Donne. However, both discuss the same theme of love. The two poems are different in the kind of love, the picture of women in both, and in the structure. First of all, the two poems deal with the same topic which is love […]

Losing My Religion: Exposing the Hypocrisy of Religion in Emily Dickinson’s “Some keep the Sabbath going to Church-“ Who does society consider the faithful? Is it the man on the street corner screaming for everyone to repent their sins before the apocalypse? Is it the zealot who straps a bomb to his body, and walks […]

In the poem “Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Day? ” the author describes his lover to the unrivaled beauty that is summer. The season has made itself a good reputation for being very warm, comfortable, and relaxing. Many other lyricists, artists, and poets have described summer as being “too short” or have made […]

‘It is often suggested that the source for many of William Wordsworth’s poems lies in the pages of Dorothy Wordsworth’s journal. Quite frequently, Dorothy describes an incident in her journal, and William writes a poem about the same incident, often around two years later. ’ It is a common observation that whilst Dorothy is a […]

Based on our study of Ben Jonson and Robert Herrick, one can find many representative characteristics of early seventeenth-century poetry, featuring neoclassical ideas and a touch of renaissance ideas. These include the moral stance of poetry and a clear, direct “everyman” approach to communication. One will also find much homage to classical themes such as […]

The theme of identity is featured in the poems “Summer Farm” by Norman MacCaig and “The Bay” by James K. Baxter. Both poems are set in a natural foreground and address the issues associated with the theme of identity. Through the use of various literary techniques such as parallelism, metaphor and imagery, the theme of […]

In the poem called “Five Ways to Kill a Man,” by Edwin Brock, the poet indicates five different ways to kill a man by using history to relate the topic. A woman named Gerda Hoogenboom said, “The key to understanding the poem is to look at the setting of each stanza. Then, the rest follows” […]

How do composers depict the journey and its effects, both mentally and physically? Analyze two poems by Skrzynecki and two associated texts. A journey from one place to another can have lasting mental, emotional, and physical effects on individuals or groups. The characteristics of the journey determine its impact. Composers use different techniques to convey […]

Romantic love has been the subject of endless contemplation for poets of all periods. Intangible and complex, love is the highest manifestation of humanity. No topic in poetry has received more attention than romantic love. Conversely, the ultimate expression of love is through poetry. In each poetic period, the representation of romantic love has been […]

Compare and contrast ‘the day the lady died’ by Frank O’ Hara with ‘Mid-term break’ by Seamus Heaney. How do the poets deal with the experience of death and grief in two very different circumstances and culture? In this essay I am going to compare and contrast two poems. One is ‘The Day The Lady […]

Rites of Passage Robert Fitzgerald’s translation of Homer’s classic, The Odyssey, is an enchanting tale, which can be examined using the Gaines novel A Lesson Before Dying, and “On The Rainy River”. There are many similarities between these three books but the transformation to adulthood is a theme that reigns supreme in all three works. […]

Doomed Youth? “Dulce et decorum est pro Patria mori”. A noble sentiment, taken from a poem by Horace, and one which was taken as a veritable truth by virtually every man, woman and child in the early years of twentieth century Britain. The memories of Britain’s last conflict, the Boer War, had faded. Victoria’s reign […]

The aim of this essay is to do a comparison on two poems, Woman Work by Maya Angelou and I Aint Mad At Cha by Tupac Shakur. Maya Angelou is a remarkable Renaissance woman who is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature. As a poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, […]

Denise Ooi delves into the enduring relevance of Shakespeare, discussing his significance as both a theatrical figure and literary giant. Despite being four centuries old, his works are still studied and performed globally, making substantial contributions to English literature and shaping Western society. Additionally, Shakespeare’s impact on the English language is noteworthy – he is […]

Drug Influence on Early Beat Poetry Kevin S. Connerty Axia College at University of Phoenix Drug Influence on Early Beat Poetry “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the Negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix, angel headed hipsters burning for the ancient […]

“Easter Wings” by George Herbert (1593-1633) is a prime illustration of Visual Poetry. It comprises of two stanzas, each having ten lines with distinct line lengths. By taking the shape of a pair of wings and sandglasses, this poem gains much of its power. These visual representations highlight the speaker’s longing to ascend to heaven […]

Seamus Heaney is a famous Irish poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995 and is considered by many to be the most interesting Irish poet since William Yeats, who likewise won a Noble Prize in his day. Heaney’s literature frequently communicates the rather tranquil setting of his home land, Ireland, and […]

American poet Anne Bradstreet manipulates a vast, dizzying array of metaphoric techniques in her most widely known poem. “The Author to Her Book” is an extended metaphor comparing the relationship of an author and her writings to the relationship between a parent and a child. Throughout the text, Bradstreet employs similes and metaphors to capture […]