"Dylan Thomas's poems are exuberant, often florid and occasionally obscure". ... Dylan Thomas's "Selected Poems" offers a wide magnitude of poetry, ranging from poems that are filled with exuberant, elaborate, florid words to poems that offer obscure, mysterious insights into metaphor and imagery. ... Thomas's use of the life cycle and the virtues of life mainly show the affluence of exuberance in his poems. ... By close analysis the poet appears to be talking about the dead, relating back to the "no sun shines" part of the title. ... After studying Dylan Thomas's Selec...

• Word Count: 2553
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Rita Frances Dove was born August 28, 1952 in Akron, Ohio (Biographical Information-Rita Dove 1). Little did she know that as she grew up, she would become a nationally recognized poet. As a child Dove was always interested in literature, "...the young Dove had a particular fondness and passion fo...

• Word Count: 1934
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

B.Z.K has been living in the UK from October 2013 so approximately 1 month She states that she was born in Canada and lived there until the age of 3 years old, when she moved back to Pakistan She has previously visited the UK on holiday but informs me that she has moved to the UK on a permanent basis with her mother and siblings due to the level of violence in her province. ...

• Word Count: 8475
• Approx Pages: 34
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School