Essays and Research Papers on Poetry

This 5 page paper discusses and analyzes the Robert Frost poem, The Telephone. Line by line analysis included. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 2.5 page paper which examines the role and status of women in these literary classics. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the Armenian aspect integral to Diana Der-Hovanessian's poetry. Quotes cited from texts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page essay/research paper that offers background on Whitman's life and then a brief explication of two poems in which Whitman expressed his grief over Lincoln's death. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses various works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The various influences on his work are explored and exampled from his works, including his views on America, slavery, war, mythology, and the human condition. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which analyzes one of Frost’s most popular and enduring poems. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the perspective of Walt Whitman regarding Native Americans as evidenced through his poetry. This paper examines "Song of Myself" specifically in order to illustrate the compassion and respect that Whitman had for the Native Americans. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which analyzes Robert Frost’s poem “Fire and Ice.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

A paper which compares and contrasts the voices of the lovers in these two poems, with particular reference to the use of persuasion and rationality, and the different audiences for which the rhetoric is intended. Bibliography lists 2 sources

This 3 page paper analyzes Linda Pastan's poem: Sometimes in Winter. Particular images are discussed and exampled. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper discusses the poem, Publication is the Auction by Emily Dickinson. Quotes cited from text. Line by line analysis. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which argues that there is a woman’s voice in poetry. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the relevance this classical Greek epic has for the twenty-first century student. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the life and works of Walt Whitman. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines how the epic of Gilgamesh is similar to Homeric heroes and heroic tales. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 10 page paper which discusses and compares the classic Beowulf with W.B. Yeats’ poem “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death” and Rupert Brooke’s “The Soldier.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page explication of African American poet Claude McKay's poem "America." Examination of this work shows how the nature of American society in the first half of the twentieth century evoked emotional opposites in the McKay, as his frustration and bitterness are mixed with admiration. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts two of Beowulf’s opponents and analyzes their symbolic significance. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines how epic and romance are featured in what are ‘essentially celebrations of bygone worlds.’ Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the poetry of Emily Dickinson for tenets of Transcendentalism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts "To S.M. a Young African Painter on Seeing His Work" by Phillis Wheatley and "An Address to Miss Phillis Wheatley" by Jupiter Hammon. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page analytical paper that examines one of the most influential poets of the late-twentieth century. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines Chaucer’s view of the clergy as reflected in the work. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the life and works of Walt Whitman. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page essay that discusses the poetry of Rilke. There are certain questions that have haunted humanity from antiquity. Questions that ask what, precisely, is the soul? What is human? What constitutes the physical world and where does it begin to blend into the spiritual? Frequently, it has been the world's poets who have ...