Essays and Research Papers on Poetry

This 7 page paper addresses the themes explored by Robert Frost and Carl Sandburg through their use of voice, imagery, meter, form and symbolism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" and William Stafford's "Traveling Through the Dark." The writer argues that Frost's focus is more personal, as he talks about a major decision that set the direction for his life. Stafford, on the other hand, takes a more general approach, as ...

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of Frost's "The Road Not Taken." The traditional interpretation is eschewed in favor of one emphasizing the identical nature of the paths. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of Thomas Gray's "Elegy". Discussion questions are answered to analyze the poem in depth. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

A 3 pages essay that summarizes and analyzes "On the Beach at Night" by Walt Whitman. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a paper of 3 pages that provides an overview of Blake's The Chimney Sweeper. Both versions of the poem are contrasted. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This is a 1 page paper that provides an overview of Wordsworth's Tintern Abbey. Different aspects of the poem are briefly explained. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This 3 page essay discusses "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est" as poems that take opposite perspectives on war. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the way in which death is portrayed in poetry. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page essay that draws on outside research to support the argument that the work of poet, essayist and educator Nikki Giovanni should be included in the American literary canon. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts poetic elements within John Forbes’ Anzac Day and John Keats’ On the Sonnet. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Isabella Southern's "Of Pruning and Production". An inductive analysis shows how the theme begins as a dichotomy but gradually becomes synthesized. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This 7 page paper compares and contrasts the poetry of Robert Frost and Carl Sandburg, two American poets with deceptively simple styles. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses and analyzes elements of Gwendolyn Brooks’ To the Diaspora and Paul Laurence Dunbar’s Sympathy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page essay compares "Design" by Robert Frost and the "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes. No additional sources cited.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Spenser's "Sonnet XXX". The writer analyzes the mechanical devices used by Spenser to emphasis the theme of the poem. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of "The Dream of the Rood". The use of poetic devices to appeal to a Pagan audience is explored. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This is an 8 page paper that provides an overview of the works of Langston Hughes. The evolution of his concept of identity from primitivism to revolutionary Marxism is explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 7 page paper that provides an overview of found poetry. A found poem is constructed from Rossetti's "Goblin Market". Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page essay that focuses on the theme of modernity in T.S. Eliot's "The Long Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and its affect on the narrator. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 1 page overview of Rossetti's Goblin Market. A brief argument is given for a religious and feminist interpretation. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 3 page paper which provides an overview of Eliot's "Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock". Comparisons are made to Joyce's "Dubliners". Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 10 page paper that provides an overview of Hebrew poetry. Definitions and short essay answers are given. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7 page essay offers a comprehensive, analytical overview of Frost's "Home Burial." Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of the White Man's Burden by Kipling. It explores the historical realities behind the poem. Bibliography lists 1 source.