Free essays on poems refer to essays that are available online for free and focus on analyzing and interpreting different poems. These essays cover a range of poets, styles, and themes, and are written by students, academics, and experts. The purpose of these essays is to offer readers a deeper understanding and appreciation of the art and craft of poetry, including its use of language, form, symbolism, and imagery. Some free essays on poems may also offer critical perspectives on issues such as gender, race, and society. These essays can be a valuable resource for students and poetry enthusiasts who seek to deepen their understanding of this art form.
Christina Rossetti’s Views on Life, Death and Love in Her Poems
Three main topics, life, death and love link all Christina Rossetti's well-known poems. Each of her poems contains one or more of these themes. In this essay I have used the following poems "Life and Death", "Up-hill" and "One day". I believe that "Life and Death" reflects Rossetti's views on life, as she quotes ""life is not sweet". The use of a caesura in the first line to create a pause should make the reader reflect on their life. Then…...
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“Valentine”, “Romeo and Juliet” and “Sonnet #18”
William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘Sonnet #18’ and Caroline Duffy’s ‘Valetine’ all address love and death hand in hand. Caroline Duffy’s ‘Valetine’ addresses love as a temporary, yet possesive love and death as an emotional death in which love turns to hate. Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ addresses love as a youthful, consuming and almost possesive love and death as an emotional and physical death in which without the ‘love of their lives’ they have no reason to be alive.…...
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Poetic love comparisons
The Elizabethan era was a time one links with the reign of Queen Elizabeth. It was a time known as the 'Golden Age', and allowed for a great expanse in English literature, poetry and music. It was the epitome of the English renaissance, and with it came many great artists, including William Shakespeare who changed Elizabethan theatre more than anyone of that era.Like Shakespeare, many English writers were influenced by the Italian sonnet, and these became heavily incorporated into the…...
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The poetry of Wordsworth and Blake
The poetry of Wordsworth and Blake differ greatly in the style in which they are written, in particular the poetic structure, such as the length of lines and the rhyme schemes. The William Wordsworth poem 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge, Sept. 3, 1802' was a sonnet written mainly to convey a sense of happiness and good-nature in reference to both London at the moment in time, as well as his mood and outlook on the world and its beauty at the…...
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View of London in ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ and Blake’s poem ‘London’
In the late 18th century and the early 19th century there were two poets named William Blake and William Wordsworth, who came from different backgrounds, but had similar ideas. They were both classed as Romantics. Romanticism means revolting against established social and political structures and against the scientific rationalism of nature and literature. However the late 18th century and early 19th century was a time of historical and social change. It was the time of Revolution. These events had an…...
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The Glass Jar by Gwen Harwood
'The Glass Jar', dedicated to Vivian Smith, is a narrative poem about a child's fear of the dark, and reflects, as many of her poems do, Gwen Harwood's knowledge and understanding of children. The poem can be read at a number of levels. At one level it is a story; at another it explores fears and taboos common to humankind, expressed in the language of myth or childhood fantasy; at a third level it addresses the struggle between good and…...
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Poems “How to Die” and “Aftermath”
Candace Sims English 200 November 24, 2010 Poetry can be compared and contrasted in many ways. I have chosen to compare and contrast two poems by Siegfried Sassoon. “His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches, and satirized the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's view, were responsible for the pointless deaths of millions” (Wikipedia). His poems contains a deep meaning and an important message, his poetry has a passionate expression of outrage at the horrors of war…...
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British Literature: Quiz 3 (16th Century)
Utopia (n) no place (literally); a fantastical vision of a New World free from society vices and ills Renaissance (n) the rebirth of art, culture, and intellect started in Italy after the Middle Ages Bastion (n) a fortified place, stronghold Comedy (n) a play that is primarily humorous Immoral (adj) not following accepted moral standards Erudite (adj) learned; scholarly; bookish Sacraments (n) the sacred rituals of the Church, such as communion, baptism, and marriage Conceit (n) an elaborate comparison used…...
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literature unite review 7
poetry artfully compressed thought resulting in the elevated expression of ideas sestet a stanza of six lines stanza divisions of a poem based on thought, meter, or rhyme and usually recognized by the number of lines they contain rhythm a regular pace or beat rhyme scheme the pattern of rhyme sounds in a poem or in a stanza of poetry rhymed verse verse having end rhyme and regular meter quatrain a stanza or poem of four lines octave a stanza…...
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Comparison of Love Poetry
The following example essay on "Comparison of Love Poetry" be examining 3 poems of affection, of which will inclusively talk about the themes of the love and also describe the views that have been used. The poems going to unravel to you are When We Two Parted by Lord Byron, A Woman To Her Lover by Christina Walsh and finally Villegiature by Edith Nesbit. Love can mean different things to different people. There are also different types of love such…...
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Types of Poems (AP Literature)
Aubade A love lyric expressing complaint that dawn means the speaker must part from his lover. Ballad A popular type of narrative poetry. Elegy A lament for the dead. Epic A long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero whose exploits are important to the history of a nation. Epigram A brief witty poem that is often satirical. Folk Ballad Extra-ordinary events evoked in direct, simple language, and scant characterization that contain repeated lines and stanza in refrain,…...
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“England in 1819”
The following example essay on "England in 1819" is an analysis of a literary work by Percy Bysshe Shelley. The essay reveals the plot of the poem, which calls for democracy. A Critical analysis of 'England in 181 9' At the beginning of the 1 9th century England became a place of both social and political unrest. The King, George Ill, was slowly dying, leaving the country in the hands of his ministers. With this, the idea of liberty began…...
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Those Winter Sundays – Robert Hayden
Context Get this: Robert Hayden was the first African American to be named Poet Laureate of the ol' US of A (in 1976). Yep, it took until 1976 for an African American to be named Poet Laureate, and the office had been around since 1937. That's a pretty big deal. Despite the significance of this breakthrough, Hayden didn't want to be defined by his race. He wanted to be known as an "American poet," not a "black poet." Sound revolutionary…...
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Poetry Terms Crossword "Down"
Sonnet A poem that consists of 14 lines with the rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG Simile Comparison of two unlike things using like or as Stanza A grouped set of lines in a poem Personification Bestows human characteristics on anything non human Iambic pentameter Five pairs of iambs making up one line Ballad A poem that recounts a story Meter The pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in poetry Lyrics The words of a lyrical poem such as a…...
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POETRY: THE BLAZON, THE ENGLISH SONNET, AND CONTEMPORARY SONG LYRICS
Read the poem below and complete the instruction that follows. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" by William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's…...
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Themes in the Poetry of Keats
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter; therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd, Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone: Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave Thy song, nor ever can those trees be bare; Bold Lover, never, never canst thou kiss, Though winning near the goal—yet, do not grieve; She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, For ever wilt thou love, and she…...
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Poems – Love and Relationships
When We Two Parted - Summary About a betrayal from a passed lover, however, their relationship was a secret When We Two Parted - Context *Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)* > Romantic poet > Thought to be about his affair with Lady Webster - doesn't mention her name > Broke off affair to save her reputation but she had another affair with the Duke of Wellington later > Written in jealousy and hurt When we Two Parted - Idea's, attitudes…...
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assessment poetry
To which part of the poem does the moment when Ellen and Lochinvar mount his charger belong? climax What action leads to the conflict in Scott's "Lochinvar"? Ellen's father rejects Lochinvar's request to marry Ellen. What goal drives Lochinvar to come uninvited to Ellen's wedding? his intent to marry her himself What is the function of words like dreary, weary, and bleak at the beginning of "The Raven"? They establish the poem's mood. How do the speaker's interactions with the…...
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Postmodern Poetry Packet
Billy Collins author of "Introduction to Poetry" Billy Collins author of "Marginalia" Langston Hughes author of "Theme for English B" Amiri Baraka author of "A Poem for Half-White College Students" Amiri Baraka author of "Biography" Gwendolyn Brooks author of "We Real Cool" Langston Hughes author of "Dream Boogie" Langston Hughes author of "Harlem" Gwendolyn Brooks author of "The Mother" Sylvia Plath author of "Daddy" Elizabeth Bishop author of "In the Waiting Room" Langston Hughes author of "Note on Commercial Theatre"…...
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Chivalry in the Middle Ages: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
christian church a powerful institution that influenced people's lives feudalism a type of government in which nobles controlled land warfare the violent result of nobles trying to gain land What are the features of a medieval romance? Check all that apply. -a hero's adventure -poetry or prose -fantastical elements -a focus on chivalry code of chivalry -morality -faithfulness -loyalty not the code of chivalry -cowardice -arrogance -studiousness Sir Gawain one of king arthur's knights Camelot King Arthur's castle the Green…...
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Ozymandias – KEY QUOTES AND IDEAS
The sculptor could see the cruelty/meanness in Ozymandias' face and chiselled it into the statue. (SHOWS HIS ARROGANCE) "Whose frown and wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command," Ozymandias is so arrogant and cocky, he thinks he is above everyone, including God. "Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Shelley uses imagery to get the point that nothing of Ozymandias' is left. And even if it is, it's in thousands of pieces. "colossal wreck" Shelley uses the letter "b"…...
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Renaissance Was Golden Age for Drama and Poetry
Elizabethan Poetry I Drama dominates our syllabus but the Renaissance was a Golden Age not just for English drama, but also for English poetry. But what was English poetry? George Puttenham’s The Arte of English Poesie (1589) and Sir Philip Sidney’s The Defense of Poesie (1595): early attempts to think about English poetry as a distinct national tradition. Puttenham and Sidney were concerned to build a canon and help shape English poetry into a tradition capable of rivalling more prestigious…...
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The Enclosure Acts and the Deserted Village.
In The Deserted Village, the villagers are driven from their homes because the Enclosure Acts have enabled a wealthy landowner to buy the public property. True or False True In The Deserted Village, the poet says that the villagers will either go to America or to crowded, corrupted charity homes. True or False False In Gulliver's Travels, the king of Brobdingnag observes that most men are morally qualified for their careers. True or False False Goldsmith wrote a novel entitled…...
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Chapter 1 Test Review Questions and Answers
True All sonnets follow the same rhythm pattern. T?F T The subjects of morality plays are usually abstractions. T Elizabethan costumes were elaborate. F Tragedy is intended to be depressing. F The only difference between an Elizabethan theater and today's theater is that the stage of the former jutted into the audience. F Shakespeare's English is classified as Middle English because it so closely resembles the English of the medieval period. Anne Hathaway Shakespeare's wife William Caxton introduced the printing…...
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Themes in the Poetry of Keats, The Enlightmnt and Romanticism…
The Ode A lyric poem expresses the thoughts or emotions of a single speaker. An ode is a kind of lyric poem tht: - explores a serious topic - is written in a formal style - is often addressed to someone or something Diction means "word choice" By analyzing diction, readers can better understand a poem's: - meaning - tone, or attitude 2wards its subject John Keats (1795 - 1821) - studied medicine but decided to bcome a poet -…...
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Grade 11 Poetic Devices and Figurative Language Terms
Alliteration the repetition of one or more initial sounds, usually consonants and vowels at the beginning of each word in a series Assonance repetition of two or more vowel sounds within a line Consonance repetition of two or more consonant sounds within a line Onomatopoeia the us of a word whose sound suggests its meaning; imitative harmony. Certain words, such as hiss, bang, meow, imitate the sounds they represent Euphony the use of compatible, harmonious sounds to produce a pleasing…...
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Medieval Epic Poetry
Who poems were combined to create Gilgamesh? Five Sumerian poems Who wrote The Iliad? Homer Who wrote The Odyssey? Homer The Mahabharata is an epic narrative of what war? Kurukshetra War What is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana? The Mahabharata Who wrote Metamorphoses? Ovid What is the French epic poem based on the Battle of Roncevaux? The Song of Roland Who wrote The Divine Comedy? Dante Alighieri This epic poem…...
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Literary Terminology A-Z (Poetry Words)
Metaphor A comparison or analogy stated in such a way as to imply that one object is another one, figuratively speaking. Metaphysical Poetry Highly intellectual poetry often focusing on a dramatic event, such as damnation, salvation, death, or love. Meter A recognizable though varying pattern of stressed syllables alternating with syllables of less stress. Metonymy Using a vaguely suggestive, physical object to embody a more general idea. Mock epic A long, heroicomical poem that merely imitates features of the classical…...
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Fixed Form Poetry Vocabulary
poetry written in lines; also called VERSE Ex: to be, not not to be.. prose Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure. Ex: "the woods look lovely against the setting darkness..." meter An arranged pattern of rhythm in a line of verse or the pattern of beats that combine to form the rhythm in a line; type of beat in a line of poetry Ex: Whose woods I think I know; can be classified into iambic…...
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Poetry Terms Quizlet
Ballad Narrative poem that uses refrain and is often set to music. Second and fourth lines in the stanzas rhyme. They are often about lurid love gone wrong, or about an important historical event. These poems became popular as protest songs in the 20th century. Villanelle A poem with five tercets and a quatrain that repeats the lines from the first stanza throughout the poem. The Dylan Thomas poem "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" is an example…...
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Poetry Test (questions and answers)
The person talking in a poem, which is not always the poet, is called the _______________ . speaker The attitude the author conveys in a poem is known as _______________ . tone Traditional pattern applied to an entire poem is a/an _______________ . ... The arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables creates_______________ . Rhythm The repetition of vowel sounds in a poem _______________ . assonance Rhymes which occur at the end of lines of poetry _______________ . end ryme Pattern…...
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WJEC 2017 Poetry Anthology Comparisons
Death The Manhunt, The Soldier, A Wide in London, Dulce et Decorum Est, Mametz Wood. Location London, Living Space, Hawk Roosting, The Prelude. War The Manhunt, The Soldier, A Wife in London, Dulce et Docurm Est, Mametz Wood. Relationships The Manhunt, Sonnet 43, Cozy Apologia, Valentine, A Wife in London, Afternoons. Grief The Soldier, As Imperceptibly as Grief, A Wife in London. Nature As Imperceptibly as Grief, Death of a Naturalist, Hawk Roosting, To Autumn, The Prelude. Power Hawk Roosting,…...
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"Sound and Sense" Poetry Terms – Duple meter – Irony
Duple meter a meter in which a majority of the feet contain two syllables. Iambic and trochaic are both this End rhyme rhymes that occur at the ends of the lines End-stopped line A line that ends with a natural speech pause, usually marked by punctuation English (Shakespearean) sonnet A sonnet rhyming ababcdcdefefgg. Its content or structure ideally parallels the rhyme scheme, falling into three coordinate quatrains and a concluding couplet; but it is often structured, like the Italian sonnet,…...
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Sonnets and metaphysical poetry
Sonnet a poem usually of 14 lines in which the poet examines two usually contrasting ideas, emotions, states of mind, beliefs, actions, events, images, etc., by juxtaposing the two against each other, and possibly resolving or just revealing the tensions created and operative between the two 3 types of sonnets • Italian • Spenserian and English Italian (Pertrarchrain) sonnet ID • Divided into two sections by two different groups of rhyming sounds • The first 8 lines is called the…...
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Bright star! would I were steadfast as thou art by John Keats
What is the poem alluding to? The North Star (a.k.a. Polaris) Why does the author want to be like the star? The star is never changing Who wrote "Bright star! would I were steadfast as thou art" John Keats You can infer that the narrator in the poem is a what, because he is referring to the North Star? A traveler (one who may be lost or adrift) What type of figurative language is in lines 1-2 of the poem?…...
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Literary Terms (Examples)
Alliteration the repetition of similar sounds, usually consonants, in a group of words ("whose heart hung humble" -The Open Boat by Stephen Crane) Allusion a reference to a person, a place, an even, or a literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize ("He dreamed of Thebes and Camelot and Priam's Neighbors"-Miniver Cheevy by Edwin Arlington Robinson) Apostrophe a figure of speech where something inanimate or nonhuman is addressed directly ("Sleep sweetly in your humble graves"-Ode on the…...
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English 4 From the middle ages
In the Middle Ages, Christians were expected to visit a priest yearly to offer confessions Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales. "God's arms!" exclaimed one of these debauchees, "Is the fellow then so dangerous to meet? In highways and in byways, street by street, I'll seek him out, I vow it on God's bones. Now listen, fellows: let us three be one, Each of us hold his hand up to the other, And each of us become the other's…...
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The Seduction by Eileen McAuley vs “Cousin Kate” by Christina Rossetti
In my essay I will be comparing two narrative poems: "The Seduction" by Eileen McAuley and "Cousin Kate" by Christina Rossetti. The poems are two contrasting views of love, although they share similar themes and both present a women's perspective of love from a personal viewpoint. I will also be analysing their differences and similarities in devices, structure and story. "The Seduction" was set, next to a river, in 1980's Merseyside which is near Liverpool, and tells the story of…...
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Madness at Havisham in the Sisters and Lover of Porfiria
The following is a sample essay on the exploration of madness in Havisham by Carol Ann Duffy, The Sisters by Alfred Lord Tennyson, and Porfiria's Lover by Robert Browning. To read the introduction, body, and conclusion of the essay, scroll down. 'Havisham' by Carol Anne Duffy, 'The Sisters' by Alfred Lord Tennyson and 'Porphyria's Lover' by Robert Browning, are all studies of madness. Within each poem the main theme is presented in different ways such as using dramatic monologue, free…...
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Book “The Road” by Corm McCarthy
Throughout The Road, Corm McCarthy draws a very heavy line in the sand between giving up and persevering. Very often, this line in the sand adheres to strict gender lines: while women are shown to "give up" in one form or another, the father and son who struggle down the post-Apocalyptic road tell themselves, "This is what the good guys do. They keep trying. They don't give up". After closer reading of the text, reveals that "not giving up" is…...
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