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  • The Eagle Poem

    The Eagle Poem

    In Tennysons essay, The Eagle, he depicts a descriptive scene but denoted it has a different meaning that is underlying. The poem could have several different interpretations. The interpretation that our group discussed in class was that he was a suicidal but powerful yet lonely man. In line one the words, crooked hands, could mean that the guy was powerful but because he did shady dealings in business and that it was psychologically messing with

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    Essay Length: 449 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Fatih
  • An In-Depth Look at Sapphire’s "poem for Jennifer, Marla, Tawana and Me"

    An In-Depth Look at Sapphire’s "poem for Jennifer, Marla, Tawana and Me"

    A Poem for jennifer, marla, tawana, and me written by Sapphire, shows how she believes society judges and scrutinizes the lives of women who claim to be victimized by men. These women are made to relive the horrible ordeal over and over in order to convince the public that they are the real victims. She shows how the public and the media believe that if a woman is victimized there must have been a

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    Essay Length: 995 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Woodchucks Poem Essay

    Woodchucks Poem Essay

    “Eliminating the Pest” In the poem “Woodchucks” by Maxine Kumin, the speaker is in her garden and is annoyed with some woodchucks that are eating and destroying the produce in the garden. The speaker in turn tries to remove the woodchucks by using humane gas to kill them and when that is unsuccessful, she resorts to more violent means. This poem uses the annoying woodchucks to signify the Jewish people during the Holocaust by

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    Essay Length: 673 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Cortes

    Cortes

    Hernan Cortes was born in 1485 in a town called Medellin in Extremadura. It talks about little of his child hood and little about his young life except that he studied law at the University of Salamanca. His law school years were cut short in 1501 when he decided to try his luck in the New World. He sailed from Santo Domingo in the Spring of 1504. After he had got there in 1511 he

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    Essay Length: 1,091 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Anna
  • Cortes’ and Bernal Diaz’s Motives for Writing Their Accounts of the Conquest

    Cortes’ and Bernal Diaz’s Motives for Writing Their Accounts of the Conquest

    Q: What were Cortes' and Bernal Diaz's motives for writing their accounts of the conquest? How did these motives color their narratives of the conquest? Record keeping has been around since the beginning of time. Even before humans existed, the planet earth keeps detailed records of itself in rocks, trees, and ice. Writing of events has been very important in the process of capturing, storing, and sharing information. Writing also allows the document to be

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    Essay Length: 810 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: Stenly
  • The Analysis of the Profane and Sacred in John Donne's Poems “the Flea” and “holy Sonnet 14”

    The Analysis of the Profane and Sacred in John Donne's Poems “the Flea” and “holy Sonnet 14”

    John Donne who is considered to be one of the wittiest poets of the seventeenth century writes the metaphysical poem “The Flea” and the religious poem “Holy Sonnet 14”. In both poems, Donne explores the two opposing themes of physical and sacred love; in his love poem “The Flea,” he depicts the speaker as an immoral human being who is solely concerned with pleasing himself, where as in his sacred poem “Holy Sonnet 14” Donne

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    Essay Length: 1,874 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Comparing the Two Poems: When We Two Parted and La Belle Dame Sans Mer

    Comparing the Two Poems: When We Two Parted and La Belle Dame Sans Mer

    GCSE English coursework: comparison of poems. There are many similarities and differences between the two poems: “When We Two Parted”, written by Lord Bryon, and “La Belle Dames Sans Merci”, written by John Keats. I shall be exploring these poems and seeing connections and differences between them, so that I am able to compare them. The storyline of both poems is based around love, and so they are similar in that respect, however I think

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    Essay Length: 1,476 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: regina
  • Poem - Betrayal

    Poem - Betrayal

    May Sara Teasdale The wind is tossing the lilacs, The new leaves laugh in the sun, And the petals fall on the orchard wall, But for me the spring is done. Beneath the apple blossoms I go a wintry way, For love that smiled in April Is false to me in May. La Belle Dame sans Merci John Keats Oh what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, Alone and palely loitering? The sedge has withered from the

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    Essay Length: 1,494 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Jack
  • Comparison of Two Poems Written by Federico Garcнa Lorca

    Comparison of Two Poems Written by Federico Garcнa Lorca

    Comparison of two poems written by Federico Garcнa Lorca. BIOGRAPHY Federico Garcнa Lorca was born into an educated bourgeois family in Fuente Vaqueros, in Andalusia, Spain, in 1898. His mother was a teacher and his father a rich farm labourer. He read literature and music at Granada University and in 1919, at the age of 21, he published his first book, Impresiones y Paisaijes, that was inspired by a trip around Spain that he took

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    Essay Length: 6,457 Words / 26 Pages
    Submitted: April 9, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Discuss Slessor's Use of Imagery I at Least Three Poems

    Discuss Slessor's Use of Imagery I at Least Three Poems

    Essay Question: Discuss Slessor's use of imagery i at least three poems. Slessor's complex poems use many types of imagery, his imagery is one of his artistic techniques which defines him from other poets in Australia. One could say that his powerful words paint a picture for the reader but as they say, seeing is believing. Slessor uses many types of imagery however death, time and water are the main ones. He uses these in

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    Essay Length: 677 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 9, 2010 By: Monika
  • Laura Esqivel

    Laura Esqivel

    Life before and life after the 1973 military coup-d’йtat in Chile marks the stark divide in Isabel Allende’s life. Allende is a world-renowned Latin American writer, known for the passion and folk-tale eloquence with which she shares her country with the world. She uses the power of the word as a tool to express her pain, anger, and love. Isabelle Allende was born in Lima, Peru on August 2, 1942. Her father, Tomas Allende, was

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    Essay Length: 1,721 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 10, 2010 By: Edward
  • Compare Two Poems by Wilfed Owen

    Compare Two Poems by Wilfed Owen

    Compare two poems by Wilfred Owen, showing how they reflected contemporary attitudes to the ‘Great War’. Refer closely to language and poetic techniques. World War 1 broke out in 1914. At the beginning of the war, there was a great feeling of patriotism and enthusiasm. Young men were eager to join the armed forces, as they thought the glory and heroism of war would be enjoyable. Fighting in France was expected to be an exciting

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    Essay Length: 1,522 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 12, 2010 By: Mike
  • An Poem Analysis of Hearing That His Friend Was Coming Back from the War by Wang Chien

    An Poem Analysis of Hearing That His Friend Was Coming Back from the War by Wang Chien

    In this poem, the poet describes a contemporary war which was more intense than those in the old days and the hopelessness for soldiers to come back from the war. When the speaker got the news that his friend, who saw service in that war, was coming back, he was then in an emotional conflict between the eagerness to see his friend returning from the war and the worry about if his friend was still

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    Essay Length: 1,452 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 12, 2010 By: Monika
  • Comparing Poems from Different Cultures

    Comparing Poems from Different Cultures

    Comparing Poems I am going to be talking about their methods that the poets use to explore the connection between people and the places in which they live in. The poems that I am comparing are Hurricane hits England and Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan. In Hurricane Hits England the techniques used are personification, she says “Talk to me oya” here referring to the hurricane as a person, she is doing this to try

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    Submitted: April 13, 2010 By: Artur
  • Compare and Contrast Wordsworth's Poem Composed upon Westminster Bridge with God's Grandeur

    Compare and Contrast Wordsworth's Poem Composed upon Westminster Bridge with God's Grandeur

    Ў®Composed Upon Westminster BridgeЎЇ and Ў®GodЎЇs GrandeurЎЇ are both traditional poems written in the romantic era which looks upon changes that need to happen and looks away from those to the places which havenЎЇt been affected by the misery of the world. Ў®Composed Upon Westminster BridgeЎЇ is a typical romantic sonnet expressing WordsworthЎЇs love for the beauty and amazement of London. This is in much contrast to Ў®GodЎЇs GrandeurЎЇ in which Hopkins expresses his feelings

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    Submitted: April 14, 2010 By: Janna
  • September 1913 and Easter 1916 Poem

    September 1913 and Easter 1916 Poem

    September 1913 and Easter 1916 Poem Throughout many of his poems, W.B Yeats portrayed important aspects of Ireland’s history especially around the 1900’s when Ireland was fighting for independence. During this time, Ireland was going through an agonizing time of struggle. The Employers’ Federation decided to lock out their workers in order to break their resistance. By the end of September, 25,000 workers were said to have been affected. Although the employers’ actions were widely

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    Essay Length: 316 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 18, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Explication of Poem for Black Boys

    Explication of Poem for Black Boys

    Nikki Giovanni’s “Poem for Black Boys” is a poignant literary work that addresses several issues concerning the young black male in America and the conflicting views taken by members of the African-American community during the Civil Rights Movement with an inclination towards the peaceful movement perpetuated by the likes of Dr. Martin Luther king, Jr. and his non-violent contemporaries. Giovanni’s use of allusion, imagery and the sardonic humor of the speaker blend effortlessly to denounce

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    Essay Length: 803 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 20, 2010 By: Yan
  • Loneliness

    Loneliness

    Loneliness affects everyone at one time or another. Loneliness changes the way a person thinks and behaves. Seclusion can have various effects on a person, for example, the person may become bitter and suffer from denial of the friendships that he/she needs. Loneliness can also develop from several places within an individual. A person will isolate themselves away from others because that person thinks they will be hurt. This situation is similar to Crooks’ situation

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    Submitted: April 20, 2010 By: Steve
  • Poetry Explanation on Wordsworth’s Poem I Wandered as Lonely as a Cloud

    Poetry Explanation on Wordsworth’s Poem I Wandered as Lonely as a Cloud

    "I gazed-and gazed-but little thought" Alex Nelson's Poetry Explanation on Wordsworth's poem "I Wandered As Lonely As A Cloud" Imagine walking through a field in early summer, around an aqua blue lake that is in the shape of a giant egg. You discover a field of daffodils that is flowing in motion like a grand "dance" full of elegance. This area is full of sublime that can only be fully appreciated by a poet. William

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    Essay Length: 838 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 21, 2010 By: Monika
  • “to What Extent Is “of Mice and Men” More Effective Than Rainman in Giving Us Understandings of Loneliness and Friendship?”

    “to What Extent Is “of Mice and Men” More Effective Than Rainman in Giving Us Understandings of Loneliness and Friendship?”

    Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men" cannot accurately be compared in effectiveness of its themes with the movie Rainman. The importance of each theme differs in both- in Steinbeck’s novel, loneliness is the most dominant theme, and in Rainman the major theme is friendship. Levinson and Steinbeck both do a brilliant job at showing the major themes in both materials to the greatest of their potential, and the minor themes are somewhat overpowered because of

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    Submitted: April 21, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Poem

    Poem

    Underneath her bracelets, Her arm tells a tale. Of all the bloody nightmares, Inside a girl so frail. Everyday she wishes, For her pain like scars to fade. And everyday she wishes, Her life will turn a brighter shade. God must keep those wishes, Locked in an impossible cage. Wishes impossible to grant, She is impossible to save. All the days she lives, She wishes them away. Hating the life she leads, Dying more every

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    Essay Length: 348 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 24, 2010 By: Anna
  • Pieces of Adrienne Rich: She Lived Throughout Her Poems and Changed Her Writing to Express Herself

    Pieces of Adrienne Rich: She Lived Throughout Her Poems and Changed Her Writing to Express Herself

    Pieces of Adrienne Rich: She lived throughout her poems and changed her writing to express herself. Adrienne Rich is a writer that decides that she doesn’t want to be another victim of the stereotype that is put on women (of her time.) In her writing days, the only method used to write was the “man’s” method. Though in the beginning of her career she wrote in that style, she changed her method of writing

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    Essay Length: 563 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 25, 2010 By: Mike
  • Robert Frost Poems

    Robert Frost Poems

    Compare and contrast ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ and ‘Birches’. The poetry of Robert Frost often embraces themes of nature. ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ and ‘Birches’ are not exceptions. Frost shows the relationship between nature and humans in both poems. In the poem ‘Birches’, the narrator sees trees whose branches have been bent by ice storms. However, he favors a vision of branches that are bent as a result of

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    Submitted: April 26, 2010 By: Monika
  • Poem

    Poem

    The poem consists of three stanzas and it is formed on quatrains. In the first stanza the black man talks about the fear that he would not have a good harvest because the wind or birds could take the seed away. Actually the action of “planting” is metaphorical and means that this black man has fears for the future, which seems disappointing to him. That is he “plants” his labor for a better future. In

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    Essay Length: 705 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 29, 2010 By: Mike
  • Grammarwocky Poem

    Grammarwocky Poem

    The Nightmare Down in the cragsap, one gloupy night, A hooterling rose drorp and loud. Stampedes of beasts arose in fright, And hoof beats shook the ground. A nymphetic man took a brisk night stroll Into the cragsap of darkest bane. Worphling melodificously unbeknownst That his life would soon be slain. The winzze, it roared, The trees were maimed. Death bringers soared. As appeared the drunne untamed. With daggerstings of blood, hooves of steel,

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    Essay Length: 303 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 1, 2010 By: Jessica

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