Literature Essays

‘Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains’ – this statement by Rousseau is applicable to both ‘London’ by William Blake and ‘Sonnet’ by John Clare. Blake, who held great admiration for Rousseau, has distinctly conveyed this in his poem ‘London’. John Clare’s ‘Sonnet’ and Rousseau’s statement have contradictory ideas. Both poems depict […]

The subject of life and death is a significant topic is the poem ‘Remember’, by Christina Rossetti, and ‘On the Life of Man’ by Sir Walter Raleigh. Both poets explore certain aspects of life and express their controversial views, at the time, on these aspects. Rossetti was born in 1830 and was a key figure […]

The poem “Sonnet LXXV” by Edmund Spencer links to Romeo and Juliet’s ideas about love as it is about death and love, which is the tragedy in Romeo and Juliet, although this poem uses death as a positive thing, saying that death will immortalize you and that even if you die, your love will live […]

A lot of Romantic era poets wrote about change, the change from misery to happiness. Many wrote about there sadness and problems they had but then spoke of what could help them become happier such as another person, an object, nature or even just song. “London 1802” by William Wordsworth “Ode to a Nightingale” by […]

The poems To His Coy Mistress (1650-1652) and To His Mistress Going To Bed (1635) which was written by Andrew Marvell and John Donne respectively, was written about a man trying to seduce a woman. In To his coy mistress, the speaker uses flattery, he compliments her natural beauty and body. The speaker compares her […]

In The poems “Follower” by Heaney, “Catrin” by Clarke, “On my first sonne” by Jonson and “Song of the old mother” by Yeats, each of the poets deals with relationships in different ways. For example, some of the poems relationships are positive, some are negative. Even some about child relations and adult relations. I will […]

Blackberrying by Sylvia Plath and Blackberry Picking by Seamus Heaney are about blackberries. They both have journey motifs which are different to each other and they both write this in a 1st person narrative which suggests these could be autobiographical. They both share a same theme which is talking about nature but they do this […]

The Identification and Green Beret are two very different poems, but they also have their similarities. They are both about conflict and have themes of loss and destruction but as they are from different eras and countries. I will explore the numerous differences and similarities in this essay. The Identification is focuses on a young […]

The language used in ‘On my first Sonne’ has the father talking about how he “will lament the state he should envie” which shows that he would rather be dead and escape the misery of getting older. He also uses euphemism to by saying “rest in soft peace” which makes death sound comforting which gives […]

Both “Song: Stop All the Clocks” and “Remember” both portray a familiar theme, death. On the other hand, the two poems are very similar but they show a different kind of mood and atmosphere. The poet in “remember” conveys the dead person in an optimistic and constructive way, Rossetti, the poet refuses to be sad. […]

In this essay I am going to compare and contrast the Charge of the Light Brigade with two pre 1914 poems, but I am mainly going to use Dulche et Decorum Est. I will however refer to the poem Disabled by Wilfred Owen. I am going to start off by comparing how the authors have […]

The prevailing mood of melancholy, obscurity, and hopelessness characterizes both Tennyson’s “Morte d’Arthur” and Byron’s “The Prisoner of Chillon.” Both poets use settings, character emotions, pathos, and contrasting atmospheres to achieve a melancholic mood. In “Morte d’Arthur,” King Arthur’s decline and preparations for death with the help of Sir Bedivere is the focus. Meanwhile, “The […]

This poem has three sections, although it is only split into two stanzas. There are two parts of English, with a foreign language sandwiched in between. There is no rhyme scheme in the poem and no deliberate rhythm. It is written just like somebody speaking, and indeed when it starts with, “You ask me what […]

Murder mysteries, such as the Sherlock Holmes stories, have been a favored genre for many years, captivating readers through the use of suspense and tension. These novels not only serve to entertain, but also stimulate the imagination of their audience. “The Whole Towns Sleeping” and “A Terribly Strange Bed” are both exemplary illustrations of the […]

Fiona Farrell and Tatamkhulu Afrika, the writers of the two poems convey similar feelings about oppression and injustice through many different techniques, such as layout, line length and choice of language. Charlotte O’Neil’s Song is about a general servant working for an upper class family who finally decides she has had enough and moves on. […]

The Places Fault: This is an autobiographical poem recounting a short unhappy period of the poet’s childhood. He was evacuated to North Yorkshire during the war years. While he was little there, he experienced severe bullying, both on the streets and in school and the suffering and taunts and beatings he endured at the hands […]

‘Nothing’s Changed’ and ‘Ogun’ are very good examples of hymns of protest. A hymn of protest is a poem that raises awareness about an unjust issue or suffering in the world. The main reason why these poems were written was to show suffering, inequality, racism, and slavery in the world. Therefore their aim is to […]

I am looking at a passage in the 24th Chapter, where Jane has awoken on the morning after Mr Rochester’s proposal in the orchard. Throughout this passage Jane contemplates the idea of marriage and expresses her worries and fears with the perplexed Mr Rochester. After this Jane realises that her love for him conquers all […]

Death is an inevitable reality that we all know will happen, yet we often don’t expect it to affect us personally. However, when death does touch our lives, it profoundly impacts us and those close to us. It also provides a deeper understanding of the brevity of life. The poems “Mid-Term Break” by Seamus Heaney […]

In the poem ‘Digging’, Heaney is able to bring to life ‘the living past’ where in watching his father digging flowerbeds he is able to recall childhood scenes when his father dug up new potatoes, which had to be collected by the children. It also leads him further back into his past to remember his […]

Throughout the Victorian period, Browning crafted dramatic monologues that allowed his readers to empathize with characters from distant times and places. In this passage, the author discusses how monologues can express the deepest emotions of characters while also telling a story. They compare two poems, “My Last Duchess” and “Porphyria’s Lover,” because they both deal […]

“The Lesson” tells the story of a 10 year old boy who has lost his father in the duration of school time. It goes on the say he’s trapped and although he feels grief for the death of his father he realises that he can use the death to “bind the bullies’ fist”.”Mid-Term Break” is […]