Essays and Research Papers on Poetry

This 7 page paper examines the similarities and differences in mood in the poetry of Elliot and Frost. More specifically, this paper highlights Elliot's, "The Wasteland", and "The Love Song of Alfred Prufrock" as well as Frost's, "Oven Bird" and "After Apple Picking". Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the historical significance in the following poems: Anne Sexton’s “Her Kind” and Audre Lorde’s “Coal.” No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper discusses the works of Langston Hughes as he portrays and explains the Black Experience in America. Specific poems analyzed are: The Negro sings of Rivers, I, Too, Sing America, and Harlem: A dream deferred. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 12 page research paper/essay that examines the beginning of Dante's Inferno, with particular focus on Canto II and how Dante uses the symbolism of three as a unifying device that serves to emphasize the religious message that forms the main thrust of the poem. The writer discusses the symbolism of the three beasts ...

This 3page paper discusses four of the poems in Billy Collins' book, Nine Horses. More than a Woman, Ave Ataque, The Literary Life, and Writing in the Afterlife. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which compares Emily Dickinson’s “I Like to see it lap the miles” and Richard Wilbur’s “A Fire Truck.” No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper discusses the poem God's Grandeur by Gerald Manley Hopkins. Quotes cited from text. Literary elements analyzed. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper analyzes the Robert Phillips poem, Running on Empty. Quotes cited from text. Line by line analysis offered. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which examines and analyzes Robert Browning’s poem “My Last Duchess.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper which analyzes the symbolism in Emily Dickinson’s poem “I am ashamed-I hide.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

Daily routines are the salt and flowers of life, according to Tom Wayman’s philosophy, and his poem “Routines,” focuses on the “salt,” or negative side of that daily existence. Wayman uses the experience of performing manual labour to make a point in his academic work, so that everyone knows the difference between what is academic ...

A 7 page paper which examines his life and his poetry. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper analyzes The Wilde Swans of Coole by Yeats. Symbolism, quotes cited, explanations, biographical tie-ins,given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the characteristics of the modern world that T.S. Eliot believes comprises the “Wasteland” in his poem of the same name. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the spiritual messages in John Keats' works. Examples given. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page paper which examines the use of dramatic monologue in “Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Duchess,” both by Robert Browning. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page essay that focuses on two principal influences on the poetry of W.B. Yeats -- romanticism and his long relationship with Irish political activist Maude Gonne. The writer also discusses how the "Wild Swans at Coole" reflects Yeats' romanticism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines Robert Blake’s use of nature in his poems of Songs of Innocence and Experience. The paper also examines the importance of Blake’s poetry and its position as romantic poetry. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the divergent religious influences in Emily Dickinson's life and how those influences are expressed within her poetry. This paper specifically highlights the combatting Puritan and transcendental beliefs that pervaded her work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines how the matter of love is explored in these poetic works and what it may have been in the authors’ own personal experiences that may have inspired these works. No additional sources are used.

This 3 page paper examines Walt Whitman's, "A Noiseless Patient Spider", and Robert Frost's, "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" in order to discern how these poets employ the use of nature in their work. This paper provides specific examples of how these authors heighten the impact of their themes through their ...

A 3 page paper which analyses dangerous teenage behavior using the poem “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks as a foundation for the discussion. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.

An 18 page paper which examines how the concepts of neo-Platonism are portrayed in these four classic English poems. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the spirituality inherent within the works of such Victorian authors as: Tennyson, Clare, Ruskin, Fitzgerald, and Mill.Bibliography lists 2 sources.

5 pages in length. Conveyed within the very brief yet very weighty poetic boundaries of William Carlos Williams' "The Great Figure" is a collection of images that reaches from one end of the social spectrum to the other. Touching upon the aspects of technology, futurism and the modern age just to name a ...