Essays and Research Papers on Poetry

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.

A 5 page paper which analyzes some of Dickinson’s greatest works, particularly as they feature her favorite themes of nature and death. Specifically considered are poems 280, 288, 465, 579, 601 and 712. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page research paper/essay that discusses and explicates several Holocaust poems from William Heyen's texts, Erika and Shoah Train. The writer argues that Heyen's poetry not only illuminates the nature of the evil that was the Holocaust, but also relates this experience to today's world and the continuing legacy left by this world-altering ...

A 3 page paper which discusses the imagery in Emily Dickinson’s poem “The Soul Selects Her Own Society.” No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines the theme and imagery in Jane Kenyon’s poem “Depression in Winter.” No additional sources cited.

A 3.5 page (3 pp. + 1/2 pg. outline) paper which examines the literal scene and situation, the mood of the speaker at the poem’s end, the metaphorical implications, and considers what the title emphasizes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines how Emily Dickinson employed the hymns and sermons that were very much a part of her New England upbringing to construct a truly unique style of poetry that enabled her to express deeply personal thoughts about religion, nature, and death. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the presentation of Satan in John Milton’s “Paradise Lost.” No additional sources cited.

A 7 page paper which examines the Songs of Experience and the Songs of Innocence of William Blake. The poems examined are The Lamb (Innocence), The Tyger (Experience), Holy Thursday (Innocence), and Holy Thursday (Experience). Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses the significance of freedom and obedience in Milton’s “Paradise Lost.” No additional sources cited.

A 6 page paper which examines the poems of Wordsworth and Coleridge, analyzing the meaning and significance of “seeing into the life of things.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines a common theme or issue in Lord Byron’s “Prometheus,” Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstien,” and Keats’ “Ode on Melancholy.” The theme examined is despair. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper analyzes the poem by AJM Smith, called, The Lonely Land. In particular, the use of the word 'dissonance' is examined and exampled. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 4 sources.