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…Grendle’s lair is associated with death and darkness in many ways. In the poem it states “They lived in secret places, windy cliffs,” cliffs in general are associated with death because cliffs are usually danger zones, cliffs are normally where people…

…Imagery of Young Lover in Edmund Spenser’s “Sonnet 75” Edmund Spenser’s poem “Sonnet 75” creates lots of sound images and emotional feelings. The Sonnet describes a man and his lover at the oceanfront “strand,” and he writes her name into the sand…

…' poem, “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”. The ironically titled poem depicts the gruesome truth of engaging battle in war. The poem is a far cry from the glorifying propaganda that a nation uses to lure young men into fighting for their nation…

…The poem created a new way of looking at the widely accepted and rarely questioned fairy tale, Snow White. Keating presents the situation as if the stepmother is not evil, but rather, just looking for some needed attention from her husband. I have had…

…Beowulf And Christianity The epic poem Beowulf, one of the sources for a Western paradigm portrays Christ as a warrior. The Anglo-Saxon tradions emphasises Christainity as a herioc code, yet sometimes contradicting to traditional Christain values…

…or gender. But to others, words are much more than that. This is extremely apparent in Adrienne Rich’s poetry. Her first poem, to some people, appears to be random paragraphs placed together. But to me, this poem means something more. It means something…

…in various works of literature stemming from our freedoms is individuality. Individuality allows us to express our inner most feelings. In the poem, “The Road Not Taken,” by Robert Frost, is an insightful and idealistic attempt to illustrate the paradox…

…Emily Dickinson In the poem “I died for beauty- but was scarce” Emily Dickinson communicates that beauty and truth are one in the same. They prove falsely to the authority of God and create artificial hopes. The author’s diction puts emphasis on certain…

…“Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,” was written specifically for Thomas’s dying father it is even more poignant in the emotional weight the words convey. This poem radiates with intensity, in particular, the verse beginning: “wild men who caught…

…Langston Hughes’ “Mother to Son” is a poem that has inspired me ever since I read it in my eighth grade English class. It is something that everyone should understand, that although there might be many obstacles in life, one should never give up…