Essays and Research Papers on Poetry

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Betjeman's "A Subaltern's Love Song". The poem is analyzed for its post-colonial symbols hidden within the narrative. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page essay discusses Langston Hughes's perspective in "Theme for English B" and "Let America Be America Again." The writer argues that the theme in "America" builds on the perspective first expressed in "Theme." Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 2 page paper that provides an overview of the poem "Tithonus". Themes of immortality are explored. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of "Goblin Market". Biblical and social interpretations are offered. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is an 8 page paper that provides an overview of Dylan Thomas and John Updike. The poet's respective treatments of death are analyzed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of Spera's "My Ex-Husband". New Criticism is used to analyze the themes of the work. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Bradstreet and Taylor's poetry. The presence of Puritan values within their works is analyzed. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Wilde's "Helas". Themes of Victorian hypocrisy are illuminated. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Carew's "Celia Bleeding, to the Surgeon". The use of conceit and paradox is analyzed in terms of the theme. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page essay pertains to a journal entry on these poets. 1 page focuses on Dickinson, 1 on Norris and the final page discusses insights from both texts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Milton's poetry. "When I Consider How My Light is Spent" is analyzed in terms of theme. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In three pages this paper analyzes the poem’s imagery, human characteristics, considers theories on the end of the world evoked from the first two lines, and examines how the speaker’s use of understatement and rhyme affect its tone. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.

This 3 page paper presents 2 blog posts to a discussion board that describes T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and Sharon Olds' "Sex without Love." The writer then provides responses to the posts of the students' classmates. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page essay discusses humor and irony in the poems of Robert Frost, focusing on "Mending Wall" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Irony is discussed in reference to "The Road Not Taken." Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 3 page essay that compares Jessie L. Weston's From Ritual to Romance with T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, discussing the fact that Eliot drew on Weston's work in creating his masterpiece. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page essay that compares Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" with "Darkness" by George Gordon, Lord Byron. No additional sources are cited.

A 4 page essay that explicates the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page essay discusses and analyzes "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Eliot. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 3 page analysis of a poem by C Day Lewis. Poetic devices such as symbolism and metaphor are examined. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This 4-page paper examines whether individuals should be willing to give up their civil liberties with the hopes of trying to prevent future terrorist attacks. There are 4 sources cited.

This 5 page paper explores the way in which Homer weaves the theme of death throughout his work The Iliad. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page essay highlights 2 Frost poems, "The Road Not Taken" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In a paper of four pages, the author writes about the poem “To his Excellency General Washington” by Phillis Wheatley. The author of this paper describes how this poem reflects the liberty sought by those who created America. There is one source cited in this paper.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of Blake's "London" and "The Chimney Sweeper". The theme of corruption is explored and emphasized. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page essay summarizes and analyzes "Daddy" by Sylvia Plath. Bibliography lists 1 source.