Essays and Research Papers on Poetry

A 7 page paper which compares and contrasts the feelings of professional depression expressed in each poem, comparing and contrasting such elements as word choice, word order, tone, imagery, figures of speech, and sound. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page essay exploring the meaning of Shakespeare's Sonnet #116. Through the use of metaphors, Shakespeare shares his conviction that love weathers all storms.

A 5 page paper which examines the Elizabethan sonnets in detail, then compares and contrasts the nature of love in each. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how the outsider status of Othello and Satan affected each character very differently, with Othello easily manipulated and destroyed by his insecurities and Satan becoming empowered and more determined. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses Sonnet 130 by Shakespeare and Robert Frost’s “Fire and Ice.” Bibliography lists 6 sources

There's a secret to presentations: have fun and the audience will have fun with you. This 5 page paper presents information for a presentation on John Milton's On Shakespeare, Robert Herrick's Upon Julia's Clothes, Sonnet Number 10 by John Donne and To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell. No additional sources are listed. KTptyprs.wps

This 8 page paper discusses, compares and contrasts t.s. eliot's work, The Wasteland, to Shakespeare's Sonnet 154 as examples of poetic forms. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page research paper that examines poetic meter and looks at the mechanics of rhythm, how this is analyzed, and how rhythm and meter can add to the poetic purpose of the work. This information is then applied to scanning and interpreting how poetic meter aids Shakespeare's intent in his "Sonnet 18." Bibliography ...

The sonnet is a type of poetic form that was extremely popular in Elizabethan and Victorian England. Sir Phillip Sidney was a courtier just prior to Shakespeare who was one of the first to popularize the sonnet. He was an instigator in form and a master of metaphor. This 5 page paper explores number 31 in ...

A 3 page paper which examines various stories and pieces of literature as they all seem to illustrate the search for identity, an identity that is perhaps unique and misunderstood at times. The stories/poems examined are Hamlet by Shakespeare, August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot, “The ...

A 12 page paper which examines the evolution of the sonnet during the Renaissance times. The authors discussed are Sir Thomas Wyatt, Henry Howard Earl of Surrey, Philip Sidney, Mary Wroth, and William Shakespeare. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses the role of men as depicted in Keats, Indian Woman's Death Song, Tennyson's Lady of Shallot, and Browning's Porphyria's Lover. Examples cited from texts. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 6 page paper that provides an overview of Alexie's "How to Write the Great American Indian Novel". A post-colonial critique of the text is carried out. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 10 page paper examines the post-colonial theories of Edward Said, Homi Bhabha, Frantz Fanon and G. Spivak and then discusses the poetry of Sujata Bhatt and Kamala Das through this perspective. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A five page paper explaining the way this seventeenth-century poet uses both the structure of the Elizabethan sonnet and a very dense metaphoric language to show the relationship of the Christian story of sin and redemption to the act of prayer. Bibliography lists two sources.

A 3 page paper that provides a brief overview of the elements of the poetry of these three women poets and their impact in terms of feminism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper on the strange mixture of violence and sexuality in the autobiographical novel by Sylvia Plath. The paper asserts that Plath was haunted all her life by the fantasy of rejoining her dead father, and unfortunately, it would take violence to do this. Bibliography lists six sources.

25 pages in length. Poetry is the expression of one's very soul. It encompasses a great many emotions, feelings, and desires that can range from one spectrum to the other. Often represented in poetry are rage, love, happiness, sorrow and despair. Poetry is an avenue for the author to release the ...

4 page paper that describes the essence and development of poetry. This paper presents considerations in regards to poetic themes, styles, and similar development that is present in this vastly diverse literary format. The writer stresses the concise nature of poetic structures and presents two poets, Emily Dickinson and Ogden Nash, as examples ...

In 6 pages, the writer analyzes, 'The Haunted Palace' by Edgar Allan Poe as a poetic tragedy of grotesque implications. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page essay discusses how the deaths of Poe's mother, stepmother, and wife affected him and were all reflected in his poetry. Specific examples from 'To Helen,' 'Annabel Lee,' 'The Raven,' and 'Lenore' are provided to illustrate this thesis. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

The use of a mirror as illusion/allusion in poetry is compelling, to say the least. The most obvious use of the imagery of the mirror is that it is a reflection of the author. A search in a mirror is ultimately a search for the self. The image that is important is that of the ...

A 6 page paper discussing the common dichotomy of the illusion appearance can cause compared to the deeply felt pain of some of those whose appearance would indicate that they could have no care in the world. Richard Cory exuded the successful appearance that today cloaks so many people who tirelessly pursue the trappings ...

This 5 page paper explores the life and work of poet Robert Frost, and how one influenced the other. Also provided is a critical analysis the setting, form and structure of his most memorable poems. Works cited page lists 5 sources. Free outline included.

A 9 page paper on the poetry of Robert Frost. The paper argues that the pervasive sense of divisiveness in Frost's poems reflects the poet's lack of 'fit' in his own world. Bibliography lists four sources.