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…London and the Chimney Sweeper The poems London and the Chimney Sweeper were both written by William Blake. Both poems were written around the same time and were written to show the cruelty of city life. Blake wanted to give us a strong visual…

…Fern Hill Everyone wants to be a child forever. If that were possible, there would be no worry of growing old or dying. In his poem, “Fern Hill”, Dylan Thomas portrays the desire for infinite youth through the use of symbolism and imagery. It’s…

…and sadness, some rejoice it as beginning of the afterlife, but no matter how we deal with death, we all come to accept it. In Richard Wilbur's poem "The Death of a Toad," the speaker expresses his acceptance and respect towards death as he witnesses a toad…

…Thesis: The “poor body,” Jenny, mentioned in Robert Burns’ poem, “Comin Thro the Rye,” is Holden. Where does the title come from in the novel by J.D Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye ? The title comes from Holden’s explanation to his sister, Phoebe…

…poem we can see this in is "CHILD ON TOP OF A GREENHOUSE (1948)." "The wind billowing out the seat of my britches, My feet crackling splinters of glass and dried putty The half-grown chrysanthemums staring up like accusers, Up through the streaked…

…Waxwings: Robert Francis The overall theme of Robert Francis’ Waxwings is the belief of Taoism. This idea obviously is stated in the first line of the first stanza and then subtly throughout the rest of the poem. The title of the poem can also…

…Walking Around Pablo Neruda gives us a good example of Vanguard Literature in his poem Walking Around. We can see the influence of surrealism in the poem because it does not rhyme at all, instead is an effort to express feelings and emotions in a free…

…The Merchant’s Wife, A Letter In “The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter”, the author Li Po uses the Dramatic Poem style to show the character. He takes on the persona of the young girl who marries the River-Merchant. Throughout the poem, the girl…

…Beowulf 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. Is Beowulf…

…                 The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam presents an interesting challenge to any reader trying to sort through its heavy symbolism and not-so-obvious theme. Not only does the poem provide us with a compelling surface story…