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…William Blake, artist and poet of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, lived in a time when there were no child labor or abuse laws in London. William Blake wrote his poems on Chimneysweepers, or in other terms, child slaves, who were forced up…

…reservations about the unknown. She is not afraid of change or getting old. To her, the process by which one ages and goes through life is beautiful. This is portrayed in her poem titled Age and Light, in the lines: "...yet I love refinement, and beauty and light…

…To attempt to summarize "Daddy" would be an injustice to its many layers of meaning. However, in short, it is a poem in which the speaker tells of her father's early death in her life and the lingering effects it had on her, resulting in an unhealthy…

…, acknowledges Bishop's respect for the fish. The poet, struck by the otherworldly beauty w/ which ordinary objects sometimes appear, as if cast in a color not their own, releases her concentrated gaze, & gives up both the poem & the fish…

…        In Byron's poem, "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" the main character is portrayed as a dark brooding man, who doesn't like society and wants to escape from the world because of his discontent with it. Through the poem we see the strong…

…Daddy, a poem written by Sylvia Plath, describes her true feelings about her deceased father. Throughout the poem, I found many instances that illustrate a great feeling of hatred toward the author's father. She begins by expressing her fears…

…The Poem, "Students," by Tom Wayman talks about four theories of learning. The first theory presented in this poem is, "The Vaccination Theory of Education," (line 12). This theory speaks about students who feel that once they have completed a subject…

…Live Twice, a poem, "Espionage of a Moon", or novel, "A Game of Spies" they can have similar ingredients but they can be different where it really counts; the plot. <Tab/>You Only Live Twice, Espionage of a Moon and A Game of Spies have…

…The Challangers Quest The world today can be a dangerous place, causing people to be precautions. To be a risk taker in today’s society involves courage and a willingness to be vulnerable. In the poem“Swimming alone,” author Patricia Keeney uses…

…"To His Coy Mistress" is primarily the author, Andrew Marvell, trying to convince and seduce "his coy mistress", into having intimate relations with him. The poem has three stanzas; each with a different purpose: the first stanza gently and subtly…