Coleridge apparently wrote this poem while temporarily confined under a Lime tree as a result of an accident, and while his friends were out walking in the surrounding area. ... The poem begins on a depressing note, "Well, they are gone, and here must I remain, this lime-tree bower my prison!... He even goes so far as to claim that traveling in one's imagination is better than actually walking in the following quote. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Blake achieves these images and this emotion with the line: "The children walking two and two, in red, and blue, and green." ... An example of this is found in the first stanza which is a beautiful description of the opening scene: "As market-days are wearing late An' folk begin to tak the gate." ... The farmer seems to regret what has happened and then upon reflection he begins to admire the mouse for his communion with the earth especially when he compares it with man's relationship with nature: "An' cozie here, beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell-". ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The poem begins with what appears to be a couple walking along during a nice summer day, and there they saw the object that was the dead animal that was laying belly up on the side of the road with its legs spread like a prostitute. ... The entire poem is littered with references to nature and it begins by talking about a bead of water that dissipates and dies into a stream, bringing about a sort of pain as the bead of water is changed into the whole of the stream. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Frost begins this poem by saying: "Something there is that doesn't love a wall". ... In any case, there is something about "walking the line" and building it, mending it, balancing each stone with equal parts skill and spell that made Frost write this, kind of, mysterious poem. ...

• Word Count: 1699
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• Grade Level: High School

The poetry of Robert Frost is often tinged with sadness; a poet with a deep appreciation for the natural scene, yet duly aware of the harsh realties of life. This line from "Acquainted with the Night" highlights Frost's isolation and his sense of alienation – sentiments which are expressed through...

• Word Count: 2104
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School