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… Coleridge. It has been known that Coleridge was addicted to opium and that he actually saw a vision while he was "high" on opium. And out of this opium-induced dream the poem "Kubla Khan" was created. Coleridge uses a lot of poetic devices in this…

… between reliving the past and forging the future." This quote means that, in life, people must deal with problems of the past at the same time that they move on in life; the past is an integral part of our future. Basically, we repeat past experiences…

… girl learns about racial inequality through an event in her life. Realizing that being black is different than being white, she must change her way of thinking and acting in order to survive. The author, Toni Cade Bambara, wants to explain how…

… receives new armor. Among the new items is a shield, made by Hephaistos. This shield held everything valued in Greek life. The center of five concentric circles was the Earth. Surrounding that were stars, the sun, and the moon. After that, there…

… of a hill was the first poem that I chose 2 read of him. It was great. I loved it and I just about got the meaning of it. Were supposed to analyze it and analyze is what I'm going to attempt to do. When people reach the top of the hill it is usually…

… Why do we study it?  Types of poetry - Poetic forms - Stanza - Closed Form # Italian Sonnet # English Sonnet - Villanelle - Haiku WHAT IS POETRY? Is it the best words in the best order? Or a place where thinking and…

… of love, but a lack of trust that makes an unhappy marriage." Would a man kill his wife if he didn't trust her? Narrating his own tale of possessiveness, jealousy, and murder, the husband in Robert Browning's poem "My Last Duchess" unintentionally…

… poets were perceived with the same respect as magicians and priests. It was also believed that poems could only be written with supernatural assistance. (Literature p.739) Today, poetry is often overlooked or not enjoyed to the fullest extent due to…

… to passively persuade the reader into believing the message within the poem: -God and all that is heavenly exists through obeying Christianity and the church. This narration was conspired with writing techniques, used to indirectly pass along the…

… Waltz" written by Theodore Roethke, the interpretation of the poem depends on the readers'perspective. The title itself, the word choices, and the rhythm in the poem gave me the impression that the father is not abusive but drunk. The interpretation…