In analyzing the poetry of William Butler Yeats, my interpretation of his work has been strongly enhanced by his innovative use of textual forms, structures and features, especially in light of his response to change. Ultimately, the poetry of Yeats demonstrates a response to modernity and reveals that he has reconciled himself to the inevitability of change in a modern world. ...
The sexual instinct has been a staple in lyric poetry since its early stages in the work of Greek poets, leading all the way to the contemporary and modern lyricists of today. ... Lyric poetry in the western tradition originates approximately in the 17th century B.C.E. ... Although epic poetry and lyric poetry were cohabitants of ancient literature, epic poetry had a public dominance with its emphasis on legend, myth, and masculine adventure. In a predominantly male society, such active verse was often preferred to the soft lines associated with lyrical poetry. Shifts in popular poetry come to...
Demonstrating a strong interest in poetry and art from an early age, Cummings enjoyed the full support and encouragement of his parents. ... He also began incorporating elements of these styles into his own poetry and paintings. ... In 1917 Cummings moved to New York, was employed very briefly at a mail-order book company, and soon began working full-time on his poetry and art. ... He continued to write prolifically and received the Shelley Memorial Award for poetry in 1944, the Charles Eliot Norton Professorship at Harvard for the academic year 1952-53, and the Bollingen Prize for Poetry in 1...
POETRY Question: Poets use figurative or descriptive language in a deliberate attempt to help the reader to see things in a new way. ... Poetry allows the reader to become oblivious to the obvious, thus allowing them to see things in a much simpler and yet extraordinary way. ... Poetry enraptures people's passion, thus allowing them to understand that everything has a moral. ... Poetry allows the reader to step away from the haste of everyday life, so that to take time to embrace in nature. ... When all these elements are considered, it becomes apparent that through the use of tec...
Different authors use various figures of speech to present their characters in plays or poems. For actors, figures of speech usually help to determine the most prominent traits of characters. The first part one of this paper analyzes the character of Doctor Faustus who is the protagonist of Marlowe's play who was overwhelmed with the desire to possess power and the presentation of the character as a pure villain in the play. This will be compared with the character and the figure of Richard III in the eponymous play by William Shakespeare, while identifying the significance of his figure...
To the poet it is just that as it is a true representation of "real" love and real-life problems that come with it, it is not a fairytale as depicted by traditional poetry. ... In his poem "Sonnet 130" he demonstrates a clear manipulation of the idea of love, mocking the unrealistic comparisons made such as "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun" and presenting us with a warped view on the nature of love poetry. ...
In "Sonnet 20," Shakespeare grapples with paradoxes, centering his poem on a man both masculine and feminine, powerful and powerless-the impossible object of a homosexual love that should not be. Through images of eyes and wealth veiled in double meanings, penned in the freeing and restricting form ...
The Essence of Man In William Wordsworth's sonnet "The World Is Too Much with Us," the author's techniques enhance a feeling of not only hopeless despondency, but also forlorn dejection. Wordsworth presents first humankind's existing botched relationship to nature and quickly follows with his nosta...
