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…is a stark; it is a bright color, distinct, man-made. The chickens are white, vague, weak and auxiliary. To me this poem suggests a sense of rebirth, or new life. In this poem the reader also picks up the four small, distinct stanzas, with four words each. Each…

…“The Picture of little T.C. in a Prospect of Flowers” depicts several seemingly unrelated events, which are drawn together by an underlying allegory. In the beginning of the poem T.C., a beautiful young woman, is found at the morning of her life…

…, turbulent life. In 1817 Shelley and his friend Horace Smith had a contest to see who could write the best poem about Egypt. Percy Shelley’s “Ozymandias” was a direct result of this contest, and it soon became a popular work in Romantic literature. When…

…William Cullen Bryant's "To a Waterfowl" Analysis: By the title of this poem one can only come to the conclusion that the poem is about nature. Bryant loved nature as a young boy. The beginning of this particular poem starts out by describing…

…. Because of traveling overseas and living in Harlem, Langston Hughes used illustrative words and different musical rhythms in his poems and stories to show the life of Negroes. Born in Joplin, Missouri, in 1902, Langston Hughes life begun. In high school, he…

…Faith can be interpreted in various ways. One may rely on fate to help them succeed in life and to help them find true love. Yet one may have faith in God and let that faith bring them success in life. In the Poems “Bloody Men” by Wendy Cope and “Easter…

…Tulips Sylvia Plath’s poem “Tulips” is a hazy, inner observation of the speaker’s experiences fighting for death in a world full of life. Plath uses poetic devices to effectively illuminate…

…There are probably three things that account for Robert Frost’s poetry. In his poems, he uses familiar subjects, like nature, people doing everyday things and simple language to express his thought. His poems may be easy to read, but not necessarily…

…Recurring Images and Motifs in “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” In the poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry”, by Walt Whitman, there are many recurring images and motifs that can be seen. Whitman develops these images throughout the course of the poem…

…On The Subway The poem that I have chosen to write and analyze is "On The Subway" by Sharon Olds. It was written in 1987 and is in one of Olds three books that she has had published called "The Gold Cell." The other books that Olds has written…