Essays and Research Papers on Poetry

A 12 page research paper that contrasts and compares Emily Dickinson's "The Soul selects her own Society" and Whitman's "A Woman Waits for Me." The writer looks at the similarities between their poetic form and their differences in their decorum, i.e. the context of their work. Annotated bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 7 page paper which compares and contrasts the portrayal of heroes, their origins, values and cultures. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the perspectives of war presented in Carol Ann Duffy’s “The War Photographer” and Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” No additional sources cited.

This 7 page paper examines two articles on the topic of narcissism and then analyzes them. Furthermore, these articles are then exmined in light of the poetry of Emily Dickinson, and examples are provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page essay that discusses three elements of Romantic poetry and how these elements are represented in Keats' "Ode to a Grecian Urn." No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper discusses the romantic elements inherent in Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Examples are given throughout the paper with supportive quotes from the text.Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 10 page paper which compares stories concerning the passing of King Arthur. The texts examined are Tennyson’s “Idylls of the King” and Malory’s “Le Morte Darthur.” Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the relationship between words and images in William Blake’s “Illuminated Songs of Innocence and Experience.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the poetry of Paul Celan as it relates to the Holocaust. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 9 page paper which outlines the composition of Homer’s epics, “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey.” Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the structure and form of Emily Dickinson’s poetry. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page paper which examines the themes of democratic freedom, diversity, the celebration of individual and the common man, and considers the language Whitman uses to convey his message. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the theme of nature in “To Autumn” by John Keats, “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” by William Wordsworth, and “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which compares and contrast the heroes from each epic work. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page essay that analyzes John Keats' "Ode to a Nightingale." In this work, Keats describes how the bird's song inspires him both philosophically and creatively. It is a lyric meditation that concerns itself just as much with the poet's inner turmoil as it does with the nightingale's musicality. Keats wishes to escape ...

A 9 page paper which examines poetry from Walt Whitman and Robert Frost. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines how these primary theological issues affect Milton’s poetry. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the literary elements in the epic poem, Beowulf. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the character of the lonely hero in Thomas Mann’s “Death in Venice” and TS. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” No additional sources cited.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the themes and settings used within the poetical works of American poets Robert Frost and Hart Crane. American poets Robert Frost and Hart Crane both used settings and environments which were relevant to them to depict the emotions and central themes in their work. Frost during his days ...

A 5 page paper which examines lines 340-434 in T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” and discusses it relationship to modern poetry. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

A 4 page paper which examines how this is often called the anti-heroic age and how it has been in the making for some time. Individuals discussed in this discussion are D.H. Lawrence, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and William Butler Yeats. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 4 page paper comparing the roles of women and the relationships between men and women in Victorian and early 20th century poetry. A comparison of the Victorian poets Alfred Lord Tennyson and Matthew Arnold with the slightly more modern early 20th century poets Thomas Hardy and William Butler Yeats shows the slowly ...

A 10 page paper which examines the Italian poet and specifically considers how women are portrayed in his masterpiece, “Gerusalemme Liberata.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page research paper that summarizes various points in Tasso's sixteenth century Christian epic poem "Gerusalemme Liberata" (Jerusalem Delivered). This epic dramatizes the successes of the First Crusade in wresting control of Jerusalem away from Muslim rule. Tasso's protagonist is Godfrey of Bouillon, who is depicted primarily as a general and a strategist. Additionally, ...