... had an incredibly powerful mind and deep emotions. When he left the East in 1861 Emily was scarred and expressed her deep sorrow in three successive poems in the following years. They were never romantically involved but their relationship was apparently so profound that Emily's feelings for him she sealed herself from ... only because of her poetry but because she was one of the first female pioneers into the field of poetry. Emily often speaks of love in her poems, but she did it in such a way that would make people not want to fall in love. She writes of parting, separation and loss. ...

• Word Count: 1079
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... that Mrs. Mallard appreciates her husband's death rather than mourning over it. As the story begins, it informs the reader that Mrs. Mallard suffers from some sort of heart problem. Knowing this, her sister Josephine attempts to report the news that her husband has died to Mrs. Mallard as gently as she could. For example, Josephine ... tells her "in broken sentences, veiled hints that revealed in half concealing"(360). Obviously Mrs. Mallard's sister thinks that she will be utterly devastated, as most people would be if their ... excited that her husband was actually alive. Although, I...

• Word Count: 1059
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Mid-Term Break As most people would think by reading this poems title, it is not about a joyous mid-term break of happy children enjoying their holidays. Indeed when I at first heard of the poem from my teacher I had the same thoughts. ... talking cheerfully to him. There is an old saying that says "Men do not cry". However as the boy entered his house he met his father crying. The death had broken his heart, showing the dead had been someone close to him. The poem is memorable because I have read this same line, time and time again and so it has left a clear ... ...

• Word Count: 771
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School