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… D. H. Lawrence is proud to be a full grown man, yet he loves remembering his happy childhood; his nostalgic attitude causes him to feel guilty as if he had betrayed his present state of being. Through effective imagery, Lawrence is able (to describe…

… work with a variety of interpretations and meanings. One of the many angles from which we can attempt to understand the poem is the meta-poetic level. Meta-poetics is quite a wide range of ideas, which generally can be described as dealing with authorshi…

… Heaney's "Scaffolding" and Robert Frost's "Mending Wall" use walls as a metaphor of relationships however have different overall themes. Heaney uses "scaffolding" to exemplify the foundation relationships are built on whereas Frost uses a wall…

… in every sense. Not only was he a brilliant poet who addressed important social and political views during his time, Blake's writings hold value during our own times as well. In addition to his talents as a writer, Blake was an accomplished painter…

… the poem works to enhance the reader's interpretation. The poem dwells within a sonnet form, extolling all the virtues of "sleep." Falling within the general bounds of the sonnet, the poem is the obligatory fourteen lines of iambic pentameter coupled…

… into the "Leningrad Cemetery" to see the "icy winter" with its "dead" that "could not be buried." Sharon Olds paints dramatic pictures, using powerful imagery that forces the reader to see the despair of having to use "coffin wood for fuel." The poem…

… the poem works to enhance the reader's interpretation. The poem dwells within a sonnet form, extolling all the virtues of "sleep." Falling within the general bounds of the sonnet, the poem is the obligatory fourteen lines of iambic pentameter coupled…

… Whitman talks about the death of Abraham Lincoln. He died during the Civil War, which is represented by the voyage the ship has undergone. It shows how the battle was won but the leader or president was lost. Although he won, he will reap none of the…

… or shall ever know again is the gift I receive each time you fall asleep in my arms, your soft breath dancing gently up This is a poem that generates excitement but slowly comes down, as the feeling of the mood shifts from excitement…

… have not been As others were; I have not seen As others saw; I could not bring My passions from a common spring. From the same source I have not taken My sorrow; I could not awaken My heart to joy at the same tone; And all I loved, I loved alone. …