Rhyme Essay Examples

“The Ballad of Billy Rose” by Leslie Norris is a thought-provoking poem where the poet reminisces about a particular incident in his childhood. Throughout the poem the poet employs a variety of poetic techniques to enhance the imagery such as rhyme, enjambement, figurative language and alliteration.The poem “The Ballad of Billy Rose” begins with the […]

The title of the poem ‘Medallion’ automatically conjures up the image of a gold medal with a picture on it, usually awarded to commemorate an achievement. The first stanza, comprising of three lines, sets the scene for the rest of the poem. There is a gate with a moon and a star carved into the […]

The first poem is seen from the viewpoint of the poet, it’s his feelings and what he hears that is important, “I know”, “I hear” and “I love.” In the second poem the viewpoint is hidden, the poet doesn’t make it obvious that he’s watching these women, and this makes you forget that he’s describing […]

In all three of these poems the two authors are obviously going through extremely tough times in there lives. Therefore we would expect a theme of loss and isolation through out all of these poems. The first factor I am going to look at is the meaning in all the poems which should be fairly […]

The poet and writer I am studying is Thomas hardy (1840-1928). His first successful novel was called ‘Far From the Madding Crowd’. His poem that I am studying is called ‘A Wife in London’ (December 1899). It is a bout a woman in London who is waiting for her husband to come back from the […]

Charge and Exposure of the Light Brigade Differences   These two war poems, although written about the same subject, are very different. The Charge of the Light Brigade is about honouring the brave soldiers that were brave enough to go to war, whereas Exposure almost tells the story of these soldiers that went to war, […]

The ballad form is one of the most ancient ways known of expressing feelings, events, myths, etc.; even before writing was discovered, the possibility of transmitting these things from one generation to the next existed. Ballads are a form of oral poetry known worldwide and traditional to many countries; although at first glance no apparent […]

The Tyger wrote in 1974. is one of both simpleness and enigma. Within this verse form written by old English William Blake. there are 13 full inquiries within this short 24 line work. Though many literary analysts have attempted to hammer a significance from this work. non one subject has a more right stance than […]

The poet Edgar Allen Poe, in his poem “The Raven,” uses various literary devices such as alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeia, vowel rhyme, and repetition to create a gloomy atmosphere. These techniques contribute to the musical nature of the work and visually depict his Gothic scene. Poe is a skilled writer who effectively utilizes these techniques, making […]

In this essay, my goal is to analyze two poems: “Sparrow” by Thom Gunn and “Rose” by Walter de la Mare. I will examine the tone, treatment, subject, and verse technique of each poem. Additionally, I will compare the two poems to identify any significant similarities or differences. It is important to mention that both […]

“Sunt Leones” This poem shows some of the most representative stylistic features that characterise Stevie Smith’s poetry. Economy of expression and verbal eclecticism are two of the most remarkable aspects of her poetry, but maybe the originality of Smith’s work lies especially in the way she combines her poetic comic voice with the seriousness of […]

Checking Out Me History alternates between two structures, marked by two different fonts. The first uses the repeated phrase “Dem tell me” to indicate the white version of history, mostly written in rhyming couplets, triplets or quatrains. Interspersed are the stories of three black historical figures: Toussaint L’Overture, Nanny de Maroon and Mary Seacole, told […]

How does Judith Wright use particular technical features to explore ideas and emotions? Judith Wright is one of the greatest poets that Australia has ever produced. Most of her poems are based on social issues. Throughout her poetry Wright uses various techniques that explore different ideas and emotions. This can then be easily deciphered by […]

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 […]

‘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 […]

As the speaker labors in his farm field on a quiet, hot day, he can’t help but notice that his scythe seems to be whispering as it works. He can’t exactly hear what the scythe is saying, and he admits that there is a chance that the whispering sound is simply in his own mind […]

Despite my initial frustration with being given an essay to write after the midterm, I saw it as an opportunity to prove myself. I did extensive research on famous writers like Maya Angelo and also explored the works of lesser-known poets who often named their poems “Untitled”. In the end, I decided on a small […]

The “Ballad of Wordly Wealth” is a depiction of how money can bring pride and corruption into our society. This explication will review the many rhetoric forms and patterns of this such poem. The form of this poem is a ballad. A ballad’s contents include 3 stanzas, at least 8 lines in each stanza, and […]

This Be the Verse is a lyric poem in three verses of four iambic tetrameter on an alternating rhyme scheme, by the English poet Philip Larkin (1922–1985). It was written around April 1971, first published in the August 1971 issue of New Humanist, and appeared in the 1974 collection High Windows. The title also ironically […]

Can the poem beif necessary? Yes, it can. The poem depicts an individual reflecting on their various past occupations and asserts that the one job they would not repeat is being a telemarketer due to the discomfort caused by disappointing the people on the receiving end of their calls. Who is the speaker in the […]

In the poem Anyone Lived in a Pretty how Town E. E. Cummings plays with jumbled syntax, a seemingly random rhyme scheme, and the paradox of non-identical repetition to convey his message about the ordinariness of daily life, the passing of time, and the inclusive anonymity of people we encounter in our lives. Anyone Lived […]

The two poems I have chosen to compare are The Daffodils and Darkling Thrush. Both poems are about nature and convey the poet’s feelings about nature. William Wordsworth the poet of The Daffodils talks about flowers and has a happy and joyous feeling throughout meanwhile Thomas Hardy talks about a bird and the landscape and […]