Essays and Research Papers on Poetry

A 6 page paper which examines the theme of poverty in Wordsworth’s “The Old Cumberland Beggar” and Blake’s “Holy Thursday” poems. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

A 6 page paper which analyzes why, in Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” the angels followed Satan despite the fact they knew they would be cast out of heaven. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

This 9 page report discusses John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” (1667) and how he shows his readers a world in which human beings found the eloquence and deceptions of Satan are far more interesting or stimulating than anything that relates to the regal and impenetrable silence of the heavens. Why didn’t God take action to stop ...

An 8 page paper which analyzes the experiences that Emily Dickinson wrote about (her thematic preoccupations); the techniques she employed to make these experiences vivid; the relationship between the content of the works to poetic form to determine whether form follows function; to what extent she is an “idea” poet as opposed to being primarily ...

A 10 page research paper that offers a one page critique of ten British poets. These are: Thomas Gray, Robert Burns, William Wordsworth, William Blake, John Keats, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning, Thomas Hardy, A.E. Houseman, and Robert Louis Stevenson. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the philoosphy of carpe diem in the poetry of Marvell, Brooks, Olds, Ackerman, to name a few. Examples cited from text and quoted. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper which compares the message in the poems “Portrait of a Lady” and “My Last Duchess.” Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses similarities and differences in the theme of childhood in the poetry of William Blake and William Wordsworth. The poems examined are “Auguries of Innocence” and “Introduction (To The Songs of Innocence)” by William Blake and “Ode: Intimiations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood” and “Three Years She Grew” by William Wordsworth. Bibliography lists ...

This 5 page paper dicusses Edgar Allen Poe's "A Valentine". This paper analyzes the meaning and format of the poem. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines how the theme of self-knowledge is presented in each of these ancient Greek works. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the poetry and writing style of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. This paper specifically analyzes "Sonnets From the Portuguese" and "Aurora Leigh". Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines who is responsible for the death of Patroklos in “The Iliad.” Bibliography lists 11 additional sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the Canterbury Tales and how they offer an understanding of Chaucer and his times. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the influence of Thoreau and Bryant on later poets and writers, especially Frost, Oliver and Stevens. Examples of this are given from the text of each and compared to Thoreau and Bryant. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the development and significance of the three battles from the epic Beowulf. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

A 5 page paper which examines why Eliot pits the concept of poetic emotion against the concept of personality in his essay “Tradition and the Individual Talent.” No additional sources cited.

5 pages in length. Poetry has long been a much-appreciated art form, in that it allows a person to express a collage of innermost feelings. That it has thrived throughout the centuries, entertaining the likes of kings and rulers, peasants and the general populace, speaks to its perpetual appeal in all arenas. ...

A 7 page paper which examines the concept of love in the poetry of the Spanish writer Garcilaso de la Vega. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

An 11 page paper which examines how the theme of death is prevalent in Dickinson’s poetic works, which reflects her interest in death and what it represents, and considers how, through her poetry, she attempts to gain a greater understanding and acceptance of death. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines Homer’s Iliad in terms of it presenting us with both a tragic and miraculous look at the condition of man and at life itself. The events of September 11, 2001 are also incorporated into the examination. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

This 5 page paper contemplates the poet's role in society and looks at the works of William Butler Yeats, Wallace Stevens and William Carlos Williams. Some poetry is quoted, but the paper focuses on what it means to be a poet and his or her influence on society. Bibliography lists 5 ...

A 5 page research paper/essay that offers an overview of the poetry of Emily Dickinson. The writer argues that through her use of poetic devices, Dickinson channels the readers' reactions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines what Adam and Eve learned before and after the fall, and considers their differences in the ways in which they receive their education. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

6 pages in length. To appreciate Sylvia Plath is to recognize the various elements and components that make up her distinctive poetry, which serves to broaden one's appreciation of the written art form. That Plath incorporated her own personal problems into the literary prose for which she is so well known speaks volumes ...

A 12 page paper which examines the elements of love in “Love in Fantastick Triumph Sat” and “The Disappointment” by Aphra Behn, and “Porphyria's Lover and My last Duchess” by Robert Browning. No additional sources cited.