Category: Poetry

The time old cliché “It is better to have loved and lost to have never loved at all” is the foundation for Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Love,” as the narrator tells a tale within a tale about the perplexing idea of love’s ever changing emotions that range from either extreme of joy and sorrow. The format…

Table of contents Themes of Conformity and Rebellion Imagery and Symbolism Implications and Broader Significance Conclusion Bibliography Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem “A Song in the Front Yard” is a powerful and thought-provoking piece that explores themes of conformity, rebellion, and self-discovery. Through the use of vivid imagery and evocative language, Brooks presents a complex and nuanced…

How does one, as an individual, cope with one’s life being completely different from what one, at one point, imagined? Especially when there is a pronounced yearning for more than what they can currently satisfy themselves with? This is the nature of the poem, “Living in Sin” by Adrienne Rich, whose narrator’s reality is far…

In the first stanza, through the portrayal of the growing trees as both cheerful and melancholy, the speaker purposefully reveals the meaninglessness of life. Larkin illustrates the trees as “coming into leaf”. He uses the “leaf” as a symbol of life and conveys a connotation of hope and life. Through this, he establishes an image…

Robert Frost is admired not only for his world-renowned poem, “Road Not Taken,” but also for his incredible symbolism and deep interpretation of life through nature. Written in the 1920s, “Road Not Taken” and “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening” focus on the images of our natural environment. In addition, they capture the reader’s…

Addonizio’s poem “What do women want?”, she demonstrates what do women want, women definitely want some equality, justice and freedom to be who they want to be in their lives. In the beginning of the poem, Addonizio address her views of the red dress, “I want a red dress. / I want it flimsy and…

Allusion In The Raven The use of allusion in literature is a powerful tool that allows writers to evoke deeper meanings, create connections between different works, and enrich the reader’s understanding of the text. One such example of the skillful use of allusion can be found in Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem, “The Raven.” In…

Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem “Sadie and Maud” is a powerful exploration of the choices and paths taken by two sisters, and the consequences of those choices on their lives. The poem delves into themes of societal expectations, independence, and the pursuit of happiness. In this essay, I will analyze the poem “Sadie and Maud” and explore…

Table of contents Introduction Transparent Iconography in Landscape with the Fall of Icarus Auden’s Dualism in Landscape with the Fall of Icarus Navigating Political Engagement through Ekphrasis Conclusion References Introduction ‘What kind of guy inhabits this poem? What is his notion of the good life or the good place? What does he conceal from the…

Have you ever asked yourself ‘Did I make the right choice?’. Most of us have faced a situation in which we have to choose important decision in our life. The poem, “The Road Not Taken” by states that in life we come upon many decisions, and we have to take the right one by letting…