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The Road Not Taken - An Analyis

... however, this poem clearly demonstrates Frost's belief that it is the road that one chooses that makes him the man who he is. "And sorry I could not travel both..." It is always difficult to make a decision because it is impossible not to wonder about the opportunity cost, what will be missed out on. There is a strong sense of regret before the choice is even made and it lies in the knowledge that in one lifetime, it is impossible to travel down every path. In an attempt to make a decision, the traveler "looks down one as far as I coul ...

Number of words: 787 | Number of pages: 3

William Blake's The Chimney Sweeper

... soon after, trading him into the life of a chimney sweep. The line that guilelessly lets the reader know exactly what the life of a chimney sweep entails is not told to induce pity; just a simple statement of fact that tells much more than is said, "So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep."(4) The end-result, however, of this line is quite the opposite: the reader is quickly initiated into the dreadful life of being a chimney sweep and all that it entails. The tale goes on, describing "little Tom Dacre"(5) who cried when his blonde head ...

Number of words: 1134 | Number of pages: 5

A Culture Destroyed

... or doing anything to make anyone hate them. They are just treated like animals. For example, Rose starts the poem by writing “I expected my skin and my blood to ripen not be ripped from my bones”(569). When I read this I immediately thought that she was implying that she expected to die of old age and not die from a gunshot. She did not expect for someone to come and rip her clothing from her frozen body like she was a dead animal on the side of the side of the beach. The Native Americans were already here and the whites treated them ...

Number of words: 895 | Number of pages: 4

Mr. Flood’s Party: A Cry For Help

... symbols, allows for a more dramatic and meaningful understanding of his character, Old Eben Flood. In the first stanza (lines 3-5) Robinson refers to a barren, isolated place where Flood could be alone with himself. This symbolizes Flood’s apparent isolation from friends and society. In the third stanza (line 1) Robinson’s reference to the harvest moon and the bird on the wing are both symbolic references to the passage of time. At this point Flood appears near the end of his rope. The jug Robinson refers to in line 14, “The jug that he ...

Number of words: 597 | Number of pages: 3

Dylan Thomas's Use Of Language

... When one reviews his work, one can see that he changes his style of language, such as using metaphors and imagery, to fit each poem accordingly. In Thomas' poems, "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night," "Fern Hill," and "The Force that Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower," he uses different techniques and language to make each poem more effective to the reader. Thomas' poem "Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night" is addressed to Thomas' father, giving him advice on how he should die. The poem is a villanelle, which is a type of French ...

Number of words: 1955 | Number of pages: 8

"Life Is A Series Of Tests And Challenges": A Critical Analysis Of Sir Gawain And The Green Knight

... stays in en route to the chapel. This story is emblematic of life; how it issues tests and challenges and the consequences rendered as a result of failing or succeeding these challenges. Sir Gawain is a very symbolic character; symbolic in the sense that he represents innocence in life. He was not afraid to accept a challenge because it meant saving the kingdom from the affects of anarchy as a result of not having a king. Sir Gawain accepting the challenge from the Green Knight instantly represented one of the things that knighthood represen ...

Number of words: 812 | Number of pages: 3

Emily Dickenson And The Theme Of Death

... poem is written in the third person, and informs the reader as to the actions and thoughts of the mourners through an omniscient narration. In contrast, most of Dickenson's other death related poems show the reader the perspective of the dead. The vivid imagery in this poem functions to enhance the reader's perception of the poem. The following passage conveys a resplendent physical sense of coldness as someone is frozen to death: "This is the Hour of Lead-- Remembered, if outlived, As Freezing persons, recollect the Snow-- First--Chil ...

Number of words: 621 | Number of pages: 3

Phillis Wheatley: Black Or White Poet?

... In general, critics do not deny that she was a genius, but they are divided on the issue of whether or not she was race conscious and a protestor of slavery. Most believe she was not while very few believe she was. It is a matter of interpretation. Two prime examples that elicit contradictory views on this issue are “ On Being Brought from Africa to America” and “ To the Right Honorable William, Earl of Dartmouth.” In this paper, I will compare these views and express my own interpretation. In the poem “On Being Brought from Afri ...

Number of words: 1239 | Number of pages: 5

Churchgoing: Poetry Analysis

... the church, nothing more. If you break apart the word churchgoing you will find that church is defined as a public place to worship. And going is a departure. By definition the title literally mean leaving the church. Or, the way I see it, it can mean the act of going to church. The meaning of church has left. The young people are there only because their parents taught them that this was the right thing to do. And, the older people are there out of a sense of duty. Belief is not a factor or consideration. The title is trying to por ...

Number of words: 536 | Number of pages: 2

Maxine Kumin And Her Poetry

... by describing details of animals; such as, “eel-thin belly”, “life as loose as frogs”, “slag heaps stand like sentries shot dead”, and “I'm going home with the light hand on the reins”. Next in her poem, “How It is”, she puts on a blue jacket that belonged to her recently deceased friend, whom played a major role in her life. By putting on the jacket, she tries to relive the past by, “...unwind(ing) it, paste it together in a different collage...”. In this poem, Maxine Kumin, uses plants to describe her feelings, as in ...

Number of words: 484 | Number of pages: 2

Frost's Narrow Individualism In Two Tramps In Mud Time

... having no apparent connection to the whole poem. The poem as a whole also does not appear to have a single definable theme. At one point, the narrator seems wholly narcissistic, and then turns to the power and beauty of nature. It is, however, in the final third of the poem where the narrator reveals his true thoughts to the reader, bringing resolution to the poem as a single entity, not merely a disharmonious collection of words. At the outset of the poem, the narrator gives a very superficial view of himself, almost seeming ange ...

Number of words: 561 | Number of pages: 3

“The Birds” By John Updike

... anticipation. Also in the second stanza the author separates to lines to illustrate the great difference between those two ideals: “As if out of the Bible or science fiction[.]” Updike intentionally does this to depict the vast difference between the two. The Bible is a religious book that millions read and tend to believe in. It is religious dogma which church officials expect one to believe as the truth. Science fiction is an eerie subject in which there is no proof and which many also believe. The two are very separated in th ...

Number of words: 539 | Number of pages: 2

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