Essays and Research Papers on Poetry

A 5 page analysis of John Milton’s Paradise Lost. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper explores the use of circular poetic structure in Robyn Sarah's "Bounty." The paper argues that a change in meter and other techniques creates a spiraling and choking effect. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page essay/research paper that discusses and analyzes 2 Harlem Renaissance poets, Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen. The writer briefly discusses the historical context and background of each poet and analyzes Hughes' "Mother to Son" and Cullen's "Saturday's Child." Bibliography lists 3 sources that were drawn from the Norton Anthology of African American Literature. ...

A 4 page paper which compares and contrasts the poetry of Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3-page paper analyzes the theme of "Chaos" through visualization, sound and the analysis of the foot. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page analysis of the poem Acquainted with the Night by Robert Frost. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the poetry of Williams and argues that Williams has made a statement about place, but he has also managed to connect it with a general sense about humanity and human life. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines how Huckleberry Finn could be seen as a poet. Bibliography lists 1 source.

3 pages in length. Langston Hughes' poem "Mother to Son" is a short yet powerful message of courage and persistence in the face of constant adversity. The mother sees her son faltering in his desire to push forward to the future when he has already endured so much struggle. She uses a ...

This 3-page paper compares and contrasts two essays by Emerson and Frank while giving special attention to what they say about ideas like: rebellion, imitation, authenticity, originality, conformity and other related concepts. There are 3 sources cited.

This 3 page paper uses Studs Terkel’s interview with Stephen Cruz to illustrate how the American Dream fails many people, and as examination of the idea that money is poetry. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper discusses Langston Hughes’ poem “I, Too, Sing America” and argues that it presents two view of the black experience: the past and the future. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper contrasts Achilles in “The Iliad” with Socrates as he is presented in Plato’s “Apology.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper examines the way the word “love” is defined/used in ten different sources, and why it should have so many variations. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page research paper/essay that discusses how Georg Lukacs perceived the understanding of Novalis relative to the meaning and nature of poetry. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

In six pages this paper examines three works from two genres (poetry and short story) in a consideration of how each employs the literary element of allegory. Two sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 3 page report on Paradise Lost by John Milton. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which looks at the historical elements of Dante’s writing of the Inferno. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines William Wordsworth’s Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper that analyzes and discusses the poem titled The Host by William Heyen. No additional sources cited.

In five pages this paper presents a comparative poetic analysis of how each poet examines the theme of death in their respective poems. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 7 page paper explores the life and poetry of Robert Frost and the impact his life had on his work. The paper touches on some of his poems including “Mending Wall,” “Birches,” “Design,” “After Apple Picking” and “Acquainted with the Night.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper examines the way poet William Wordsworth uses natural imagery in his work, and argues that for him, it was an escape from the city into a nature he loved. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper that examines the theme of intrusion, and exclusion, in Gwendolyn Brooks’ The Ballad of Rudolph Reed and We’re the Only Colored People Here. No additional sources.

In three pages this paper examines how hell or the underworld is depicted by Virgil in Book VI of ‘The Aeneid’ and also compares it with Homer’s portrayal in Book IX of ‘The Odyssey.’ Two sources are cited in the bibliography.