... of strong stanzas and rhythmic patterns to allow the flow of the poem. The poem, "The Road Not Taken" is an example of good poetry as it deals the everyday situation of making choices which people can relate to. The use of metaphors through symbolism and imagery has reinforced the idea ... the barriers which humans build and how they are continually isolating themselves from one another and having the need to set these barriers to keep others at arms length to create emotional distance. As illustrated by "And on a day we meet to walk the line / And set the wall between us once again ......

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• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The poem I choose to read and analyze is "My Expression," by Mignonette. The poem has an alternating rhyme scheme; it alternates between positive thoughts of love and negative thoughts of fear. "My Expression" is about the fear of finding out the truth of an undefined relationship and wondering "what if". The main character is a woman, or a lady. I think it is very possible for the main character to be a young lady instead of woman, only because young ladies often get involved in one night stands that turn into to undefined relationships. I definitely know the main character is a girl because ...

• Word Count: 600
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... , but when one is caught up in superficiality then truth does not receive the attention and glory that it should. This is why Socrates feels that the arts, such as poetry, should be censored; it would help decrease the digression of society's intellect. In today's world television and movies are complications that only hinder the thought processes in society. When people ... " but rather, of the emptiness and shallowness of life. The allegory of the cave illustrates the difference between the materialistic world and the intelligible world. Socrates describes a man with his arms and legs c...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... 't really want to do anything destructive either. Chris is a type all of his own. He doesn't really talk to anyone about his feelings, instead he pours it into his writing-poetry in particular. He is an only child, like Lee, and is really into drugs and alcohol, both of which he was well known for at school. "He was also known ... for writing poetry and using more illegal substances then you"d find in the average police laboratory. His motto was "If it grows-smoke it." Ninety per cent of the school thought he was ... " hands and saying "Well played" quite strange really." P13. Corrie and...

• Word Count: 2918
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... me. I was feeling better than I"d remembered feeling since I was a kid, when everything was good and the land was still singing kid's poetry to me." Chief begins to see himself as a bigger person, someone strong and sturdy. He notices his arms and chest becoming large again, and his shoulders broadening, just the way they used to be. It seems as though the stronger ... ...

• Word Count: 1176
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School