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…of contemporary poetry. Williams unlike Pound and other Imagists did not go abroad but remained at home and became one of the strongest supporters of the American Nativist movement. In fact it was Pound who published Williamss' first collection of poems (Poems) in 1909…

…Colony, where she spent the rest of her life. Although Bradstreet wrote many poems on familiar British themes and produced skilled imitations of British forms, her most remarkable works responded directly to her experiences in colonial New England. They reveal…

…Picture of Death In the poem "This Is a Photograph of Me", Margaret Atwood attempts to depict the parallels between a picture slowly developing and the narrators realization of her death. This poem is divided into two parts with the second half…

…Anne Stevenson is trying to portray a mother's feelings of pain and anguish of giving birth to a child in the poem The Victory: "I thought you were my victory / though you cut me like a knife" (Lines 1-2). Although she must endure such pain, it is also…

…these poets have lived and vivid styles of languages have contributed to their poems, which makes it easy to compare and contrast the two. As you will see, the poetry by Robert Frost takes on a more traditional role while the poetry of Dylan Thomas has a more…

…One of the most outstanding poets of the Romantic period was William Wordsworth. Wordsworth wrote many interesting poems, and one of his finest was "She was a Phantom of Delight". Wordsworth had relations with many women and so it wasn't known for whom…

…with the study of the causes and laws of all things. In Gwen Harwood's poems The Glass Jar an At Mornington, she uses spiritual or philosophical beliefs to show life, death and our place in the world. 'The Glass Jar' deals with recurrent philosophical themes…

…"Dover Beach" <Tab/>"Dover Beach" a poem about a sea and a beach that is truly beautiful, but hold much deeper meaning than what meets the eye. The poem is written in free verse with no particular meter or rhyme scheme, although some…

…A folk epic is a long narrative poem, which has distinct elements written by an unknown author. Those elements include telling of a complete story, the inclusion of magic versus reality and heroes that seem super-human, yet are mortal. There are seven…

…Beowulf: The hero An epic is a long narrative poem on a serious subject. It usually is about the adventurers of a hero. The hero is usually a figure of high social status and one who is often of great historical or legendary importance…