Essays and Research Papers on Poetry

A 3 page research paper that explores the mean and purpose behind metaphors having to do with the body, such as "from the heart" and "head to head." Bibliography listss 3 sources.

An 8 page research paper that explores the relationship between Byron and his fictional creation, the Byronic hero. The writer examines Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Manfred. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper analyzes the romantic elements in Daniel Quinn's novel, Ishmael. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper addresses the main theme of the poem, citing examples and quotes from the text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper which explicates William Butler Yeats’ poem “Sailing to Byzantium.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the use of metaphors in the work of Ezra Pound and Jean Toomer. Examples cited from texts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the struggle between doubt and faith apparent in Tennyson's poem, In Memorium. Examples and quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the personalities and world views of the protagonists in Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ulysses” and T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the life and times of British poet, Philip Arthur Larkin. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 6 page paper which analyzes and discusses Walt Whitman's poem "When Lilacs Last in Dooryard Bloom'd". Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the Enlightenment era, which relied on thought, and the Romantic era, which relied on nature. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses Wallace Stevens' poem, The Idea of Order in Key West. In particular the song of the woman is analyzed. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper gives an indepth analysis of William Blake's perception and definition of evil. Poems used to support the thesis include: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, The Lamb, and Garden of Love. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which analyzes the poem Anonymous (A Ballad) by Sir Patrick Spence. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines the language in Emily Dickinson’s poem “My Life Had Stood-A Loaded Gun.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page essay that examines the early American poetry of Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor. The writer argues that each poet recorded their reactions to colonial life in their verse, leaving a poetic legacy that offers a glimpse of what life was like in a seventeenth century early American colony. The picture of colonial ...

A 4 page paper that considers this poem by examining the concepts of humanism, sprezzatura, virtue, shame and guilt based culture and literary theory. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the poem I Dwell in Possibility by Emily Dickinson. Symbolic analysis, interpretation, quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper discusses and analyzes Whitman's A Backward Glance over Traveled Roads. Quotes cited from the text. Bibliographpy lists 2 sources.

This 10 page paper analyzes the Preface to Whitman's Leaves of Grass, the first edition. Examples are cited from the text as well as a discussion on the use of ellipses, language, and exclamation points. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page analysis of the concluding book, Book 24, of Homer's epic poem the Iliad. The writer argues that Achilles' relinquishing of Hector's body to his father signals his maturation as a human being. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page essay that analyzes the relationship between Helen and Paris. In Homer's ancient epic poem The Iliad, which depicts the Trojan War, the abduction of Helen, the wife of a Greek ruler, Menelaos, by the Trojan Paris (also known as Alexandros) is the event that causes the war. The writer argues that ...

A 5 page paper which examines Plato and Aristotle’s criticism as it applies to Andrew Marvell’s poem “The Garden.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines how the depiction of women in terms of roles and lifestyles are so different in the two poems that some people believe the epics were written by two different authors. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper examines how nature is employed in Milton's famous "L'Allegro". Nature is a very important component to this work, and therefore this paper seeks to analyze why Milton used nature in the way he did and to what end. Bibliography lists 1 source.