The poem "To Be of Use" is about Marge Piercey's need to surround herself with people who work hard at everything they do. People who work together for a common goal, but cry out for work that's real. When I first read this piece, it made sense to me, but I could tell there was a hidden meani...
Robert Lee Frost was born in San Francisco, Mar. 26, 1874. He was one of America's leading poets and a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Being known very well in rural England, he wrote his poems with meaning and dimensions. As being a master in rhythm and meter, his writings seemed to be ...
The poem, "Fog," by Carl Sandburg, and the poem, "Dusting," by Julia Alvarez, show literary elements including imagery, figurative language, sound, rhythm. "Fog" by Carl Sandburg starts off right with a metaphor, he says, "The fog comes on little cat feet," it is also imagery because he wants us to...
Maya Angelou: Still I Rise Maya Angelo was quoted in an article in Essence: African American Politicians Interviews, as saying " The power that I have first comes directly from being a descendent of people whose powerful history makes me humble. I would like to think that if I had been born anyth...
Walt Whitman Through the history of the United States there have been many poets; with them came an equal number of writing styles. Walt Whitman is certainly one of the most unique American poets. Greatly criticized for his view of the world, his works of literature has left a lasting impression o...
To be or not to be Shakespeare? In my many years of schooling, I have had to write many stories, papers, and essays. One of the hardest things about writing one of these works is coming up with a topic. When you write, you want to be able to convey the true meaning of your work very clearly an...
Ernest Hemingway In the sixty two years of Ernest Hemingway's life he produced a literary reputation that went unmatched in the twentieth century. He was looked at from many different respects from writers and critics alike: "an old wise man, a brilliant stylist, a "culture hero," a fraud and a p...
