Poetry Essays
Poetry is a form of literature that uses descriptive words to describe somebody, a situation, or something in a particular lyrical arrangement. Poems are popular in this day and most poetry essays will dwell on the different types of poems, different writing styles, and what the forms of poetry are. Poetry essay examples discuss poems and what form of literary forms were used. Expressive and descriptive words are what most poems will use in their body and this form of literature has grown popular over the years.
College essays about poetry dwell on forms of poetry and writing styles where students can practice poetry skills and utilize the tools learned to construct their poems. Poetry is not a language everyone understands especially with particular forms of writing, therefore anyone interested in poetry has to consult plenty of essays to understand. Among the most common types are romantic poems, love poems, friendship poems, among others.
This essay will be based upon the four poems “First Love” by John Clare, “Remember” by Christina Rossetti, “When We Two Parted” by Lord Byron and “A Woman to Her Lover” by Christina Walsh. Love and loss will be widely explored and compared in this essay, and we will be shown how the authors use […]
In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting ‘Cousin Kate’, a first person narrative poem written by Christina Rossetti written during the 19th century (1830-1894) and ‘The Seduction’, a third person narrative poem written by Eileen McAuley during the late 20th century (1980).The narrator in ‘Cousin Kate’ is a cottage maiden who chronologically narrates […]
Both poems were written in the seventeenth century, though their subject matters differ. The Sonnet’s subject matter is intended to be an ode of love to a woman, saying how he will love her even when she is old. Contrastingly, To His Coy Mistress is more about lust. It is quite crude, with the poet […]
The sonnet is a type of poem that consists of 14 lines and follows a strict, yet modifiable, pattern of rhyming. Often, the themes within these poems are centered around love and/or loss. Since the 16th century, the sonnet form has held a significant role in English poetry. Particularly during the Elizabethan era, thousands of […]
n this essay I will be trying to answer the question, “How do the poets William Blake and William Wordsworth present children in their poems, “The Schoolboy” and “The Prelude (1): The boat stealing episode”. Both Blake and Wordsworth talk about poems in many of their poems and talk about them in many ways. Blake […]
‘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 âRememberâ, by Christina Rossetti, and âOn the Life of Manâ 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 âSonnet LXXVâ by Edmund Spencer links to Romeo and Julietâs 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. âLondon 1802â by William Wordsworth âOde to a Nightingaleâ 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 […]
