Question: Discuss two poets" treatment of similar and different theme(s) in the poems you have studied in the course. ... This essay will analyse the treatment of language and style by both poets in conveying theme for each poem. Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost are two Modern American Poets who consistently wrote about the theme of death. ... The rhythm exaggerates the seriousness of the poem. ... From the discussion, we can see few similarities and differences between both poets" perspectives and writing style in conveying the theme. ...

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In a thorough analysis, one can clearly justify that the poem " To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell is a work which delivers a clear theme of carpe diem... The footnote from the poem refers to "him" as time. ... Though Andrew Marvell works with the theme of carpe diem, his modifications to it are well considered. ... After so much repetition on the theme, it becomes easy to say "death is coming, so we should love". ... By rethinking the carpe diem theme, Andrew Marvell makes his point more effectively than many other poets working with the same ideas. ...

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EXPLANATION OF "VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS" BY KENNETH KOCH After reading "Variations on a Theme by William Carlos Williams", it seems that Kenneth Koch is doing poetry for the fun of it. ... It is not like most poems. While most poems are deep in meaning or sad, "Variations on a theme- is all about fun. It's funny how Koch's poem comes off. ... I never knew people did parodies of poems. ...

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In the epic poem Beowulf, the governments are based on religious beliefs of the leaders and the citizens. The poem Beowulf displays the similarities and differences between different governments due to the relations between the two religions of Christianity and paganism. ... While the two religions of Christianity and paganism are totally different concepts, at times in the poem Beowulf the two beliefs are intertwined. ... The themes of Christianity and Paganism are very apparent through out the poem Beowulf. The poem shows how religion is appearent in governments throughout time. ...

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The theme of each poem is linked by the central idea that childhood (youth) is an amazing experience and when one grows up, one loses some of the better qualities and opportunities that are available to a child. In five different styles the poets portray this theme very powerfully. ... The whole poem is a metaphor. ... The theme of this poem is to live life to the fullest and not take opportunities for granted because later in life these "unicorns" will not be around and one may regret it. ... The theme of this poem links very well with all the other poems because it explains how no matter...

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During the Romantic period writers shared common themes which they used in their stories and poems. ... Many of the poems written during the Romantic period showed how nature is good and is in control. ... In the short story, "The Big Bear of Arkansas," many themes are explored. ... From the aforementioned examples the themes of Romanticism and how they are illustrated in some short stories and poems become more visible. Most of the literature written during the Romantic period usually had more than one theme, and one of those themes would be how nature is related and treasured in ...

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Poems are a way to express people's ideas and reflect on their feeling. They have many different depths and themes. ... Many of the poems that I had looked at on this website had no depth, no hidden meaning, not saying this was an extremely deep poem. ... Both poems were definitely different yet enjoyable. ... These poems both showed how different poetry can be used....

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Both of the poems were short and very descriptive. ... When reading each of these poems it's easy to figure out that the poems were written from a son's perspective of his father. ... Roethke's poem on the other hand suggest the father disciplines throughout the whole poem. ... But all in all the poems were much alike. They had a strong start and finish and stuck to a main theme. ...

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The poem, "Blues-, by Derek Walcott illustrates the close-mindedness of people: they cannot accept others unlike themselves. Through the poet's inventive and monosyllabic word choice, the poem's intense themes regarding the appalling truths of racism, the struggle of inner peace, and the innocence of youth emerge. ... In the poem the closest we come to knowing the race of the individual occurs when he labels himself as a "yellow nigger-. ... Poetry expresses many ideas, emotions, and themes, through the words of the poet. The title of the poem, "Blues-, binds these powerful the...

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This essay will demonstrate these themes in four of Angelou's poems. ... There are some pretty universal themes in this poem, isolation, suffering, spirituality, and classes of society. ... An imprisoned soul in need of release is another theme that is seen in many of Angelou's works. ... Her poem, "Caged Bird," clearly expresses this theme. ... In this, we may find Angelou's motivation for the themes of hope, courage, and triumph in her poems. ...

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The intention of both William Blake and William Wordsworth is to portray their own deeply felt views in their poems. ... In addition, he prefers to depict London at night so that he can emphasize the theme of London's murkiness, which represents a gloomy, dreary city that is full of desolation. ... The poem is written in the mood of contentment and bliss. ... His style is rather hyperbolic and this tends to reinforce the concept of social coercion in the poem. ... Wordsworth's poems are in conflict between nature and humanity. ...

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The eighth stanza of Baudelaire's poem kind of sticks out like a thorn, it doesn't seem to fit in with the rest of the poem. ... The next two lines talk of how water turns into air, and once again the change is compared to utter sadness and here we can see the theme of melancholy. ... This seems to be a shift in tone at the end of the poem. ... This poem is kind of a reflection on how Keats feels about art, and in this poem, the art on a Grecian Urn. ... This in a way shows the sadness in this poem. ...

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Critical analysis on American literature I analyzed a selected poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson titled "Bacchus" written in 1847. ... Emerson starts out the poem with "Bring me wine, but wine which never grew". ... Truth is a reoccurring theme in many of Emerson's literary works. ... He continues the poem with "Let its grapes the morn salute from a nocturnal root, which feels the acrid juice of Styx and Erebus". ... He attached to this poem a note, which read, "The man who is his own master knocks in vain at the doors of poetry". ...

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Most of the time authors use the poem for telling their problems and tensions. Also the author use the theme and literature to define their poems. ... Miss Rosie and Mother to son are alike but different in vernacular, author is life time & tone, metaphor, Theme and Genre, etc? ... The Theme of this poems are same in Miss Rosie the theme is the life is hard and if you didn't do it you will not get to station that you won't {16-17}. and in the poem of Mother to son is to never give up and try again and again tell you get their {15-17}. The Genre of these two poems are showing the ...

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The information within those two lines establishes the theme for the entire poem. ... In the second stanza, the poet, Teasdale further goes in depth with her theme. ... The two lines not only compliment each other very well but also ties back into her theme. The two lines also very shrewdly ends her poem on a positive outlook. Throughout Teasdale's poem there two recurring themes: the longing for a harmonic unison of two individuals blinded by love and the comparison of love to nature. ...

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Earth's Bounty Analysis In this poem, on the first line they say they are stating an overall theme that will set the tone for the rest of the poem. ... Dealing with the different lands all over the world, this poem relates to many people. ... I think that this poem can totally relate to the people of today in the United States and how bad our pollution is and how dirty our land can get. ... This poem also triggers the cycle of life in my brain, the never ending cycle that each species partakes in. ...

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I like it much better than I like the poem. They both have the same theme of living your life to the fullest. ... Both the Nike Commercial and the poem have the same theme of living life to the fullest. ... The poem tells us to "be not coy, but use your time." ... The poem gives off the same impression. ...

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The poem uses many different literacy devices. ... Rhythm is the beat to the poem. ... The use of imagery is shown throughout this poem as well. ... Although a few inconsistencies between Housmans theme and the aforementioned saying, both share an emphasis on the present day, almost to the point where it seems we should focus on none other. ... Housmans theme lives on. ...

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Comparing poems Different poems appeal in different ways and some are not really comparable. ... But examiners love to make people 'compare', and so I suppose it is a valid exercise to look in a critical way at two different poet's rendering of the same general theme. ... What is the poem about? ... Rhyme Do the poems rhyme? ... Dylan Thomas The poem's voice Lastly, you need to think about each poem's voice. ...

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In poetry, love is the theme of a poem, which is a common use of a device for all poetry. This method allows us a sense of the speaker perception while writing these poems. ... Both poems though describe love as unconditional and passed up. ... Although both poems have their difference, they do have similarities too. ... " As I compared the two writing pieces, I showed that the theme of love was written clearly and well understood. ...

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Theme for English B "Theme for English B- is a poem by Langston Hughes in which a black student in a predominantly white college takes a seemingly simple assignment as an opportunity to inspect the complicated issue of race relations in America. ... The poem takes place at his desk in his home and follows his train of thought to the end, where he decides that his brainstorming is as honest an opinion as he was ever going to get. ... Langston Hughes provides plenty of information about himself in the first half of the poem, for example, that he was "born in Winston Salem- (7) and his school...

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The actual meaning of this poem expresses human intervention in nature, which then allows for this poem to be seen in an artificial way. ... " Many comparisons can be made between this poem and Christopher Marlowe's poem 'The Passionate Shepherd to his Love'. Marlowe romanticizes the Nymph in his poem. ... Reoccurring themes of the pastoral include love and death and this emphasis is placed upon nature's role and is evidently present in each stanza. ... Using realistic descriptions of animals like, "panting hounds," and, "gentle deer," the natural ...

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The poem "I, Too" by Langston Hughes is an excellent representation of a theme that runs throughout Hughes' writing, a theme of dual identity. ... This is key to the understanding of the whole poem. ... Two different perspectives on the same theme, looking at each other face to face. ... It is a dualistic theme of simultaneous belonging and outsider-ship. ... This theme of dualism is common throughout Hughes' work. ...

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A Synopsis of Lasting Themes Found in "The Child by Tiger" In Thomas Wolfe's carefully constructed short story, "The Child by Tiger," excerpts from William Blake's poem "Tiger" and the King James Bible enrich the central themes of the plot. ... The vivid words of Blake's poem are put to work as underlying themes in "The Child by Tiger," including images of darkness, shadows, fear, and the fire-like burn of the tiger's eye that haunts the rest of the plot. ... It can thus be gathered that the tiger illustrated in Blake's poem is symbolic of Dick. ... Night, darkn...

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In each poem the child has to or has lived through something horrible. ... As far as the tone of these four poems is concerned, all are very serious poems and that can be sensed in the under layer of the poems. ... Blake and Hayden make use of similes and metaphors in their poems. ... I believe that the poem of these four that best illustrates the theme of childhood is "My Papa's Waltz." ... All of the poems have a strong sense of the childhood theme and do a magnificent job of communicating the theme through different children's situations. ...

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