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…, the poets and their works shed light on people's universal natures. In Charlotte Smith's 'Sonnet XII - Written on the Sea Shore,' the speaker of the poem embodies two important aspects of Romantic work in relating his or her personal feelings and emotions…

…Dulce Et Decorum Est: Reality "Dulce et Decorum Est," an anti-war poem by Wilfred Owen, ( ) conveys a strong meaning and persuasive argument. The anti-war theme and serious tone is extremely effective at portraying war as horrid and devastating. Upon my…

…Amerícans, happy in their new home. "Child of the Americas", a poem by Aurora Levins Morales describes the perspective of a Puerto Rican woman that has a very diverse ancestral background who has immigrated to the United States. "Amer&…

…meet: "Love seeketh only Self to please, To bind another to its delight; Joys in another's loss of ease, And builds a Hell in Heaven's despite." William Blake (1757-1827) The above truly unique and abundant in imagery love poem belongs to the sequence…

…Emily Dickinson’s "Because I could not stop for Death" is a remarkable masterpiece that exercises thought between the known and the unknown. Critics call Emily Dickinson’s poem a masterpiece with strange "haunting power." In Dickinson’s poem, "Because…

…"--but are also ominous and dark in other portions of the poem. Images of conversion are also both positive and negative, as they are intended to convey a sense of hope and uncertainty--just as conversion had left an enigmatic feeling in Eliot's own life. Sean Lucy…

…This poem struck me with its vivid description of the hard life that people during the Depression suffered. This is not just a story of the burial of a child. This is a window into the hardships of a generation of people. The landscape is drawn…

…can be clearly seen in the poems “To his Coy Mistress” by Marvell and Donne’s “Flea.” By using clever metaphors and meter, the poems not only are symbolic, but have almost a physical aspect to them. Though both poems take a similar approach…

…Erica Spiezio “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Coleridge is a poem about the magnificent power of the creative mind. Using vivid images and mystery, Coleridge is able to show how an inspired poet has the ability to create new worlds with his imagination…

…that includes the rest of civilization--not to mention a more modern, minimalist style. Adorned with vivid language and lush imagery, Yeats' early poems are characterized by a sort of fearful tunnel vision that focuses on only his own emotional life and Irish…