Literature Essays

The three poems used in this essay are: “The Meal”, “My papa’s Malts”, and “Daddy”. All three poems were written and created in such a descriptive manner with the use of images that stimulates the imagination and the senses of the readers. Thus, imagery plays a role in each of the three aforementioned poems to […]

Richard Eberhart, born in 1904, was a soldier, a naval officer precisely, in world war II,the experience which gave birth to his poem “The Fury of Aerial Bombardment published in 1945. Henry Reed was born in 1914. His own experience in the The Royal Army Ordnance Corps gave birth to his poem ‘Naming of Parts’. […]

Read Eavan Boland’s “Anorexic” and describe the poem’s form or structure. Consider stanzas, line length, rhyme, and meter. Eavan Boland’s “Anorexic” is written in free verse, which is defined as a poetry form composed of lines with rhyme or without, and are arranged in no specific metrical pattern. Made of 15 stanzas, “Anorexic” is completed […]

As important as it is for a successful poem to feature well-crafted language and perceptive figurative language, as well as demonstrating a mastery of form and prosody, a good poem usually is considered to express meaning. The meaning of a poem may be immediately apparent or it may require repeated readings and reflection in order […]

Both The Whipping and My Papa’s Waltz focus on child abuse, depicting the violence children endure from adults. In The Whipping, a young boy is battered by an elderly woman, likely his grandmother. Conversely, My Papa’s Waltz portrays a boy being abused by his own father. However, these poems differ not only in terms of […]

In what way has your study of concept of belonging broadened and deepened your understanding of yourself and the world? Belonging is a basic human need yet it is a constantly changing one. It is the result of understanding and making meaningful connections with a culture. However, a sense of belonging can only be altered […]

Owen’s choice of the title “Doomed Youth” aimed to juxtapose the idealized perception of war with its harsh reality, discouraging young individuals from enlisting. The poem begins with a question using animal imagery, dehumanizing soldiers even in death. Additionally, guns are personified and described as angry, adding realism. Alliteration highlights the contrast between traditional funerals […]

The poem “Yellow Palm” follows a similar theme, portraying the problems which are present in Baghdad. Looking at the different structures and forms used in both poems, they contrast the difference between one speaker being confused, and not knowing what’s happening, to a very loosely structured ballad. Within the poem “Belfast Confetti”, Ciaran Carson does […]

Ode on a Grecian Urn was inspired by a collection of Greek sculpture which Keats saw in the museum. Partly, perhaps, the inspiration for the poem was derived from a marble urn which belonged to Lord Holland. In giving us the imagery of the carvings on the urn, Keats was not thinking of a single […]

Langston Hughes shares a part of himself on his poem entitled “Harlem. ” It reflects his insight during the period when he wrote the poem which discusses racial issues that is rampant in the United States between 1920 and 1930 (Grimes). It focuses more on the conditions and limitations that hinder the Black people from […]

Winds – takes a twisting route “to have many bends and twist” Aches – to hurt with a dull pain “to feel a continuous dull pain” Belch – to burp noisily “to let air come up noisily from your stomach and out through your nose” Strummed – to sweep fingers over a stringed instrument “to […]

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 […]