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…ecstasy Pure ecstasy like I've never known before or shall ever know again is the gift I receive each time you fall asleep in my arms, your soft breath dancing gently up This is a poem that generates excitement but slowly comes…

…Everyone is given the opportunity to take the odyssey that is "life, however it is important to make the journey as memorable as one possibly can. The poem "Ithaca" by C.P. Cavafy suggests that what is most important in life is the experience…

…character; And He acts as wise men ought, But lives - as saints have died - A martyr. /George Gordon Byron/ Great romantic poet George Gorgon Byron has written this poem "the Spell is Broke, the Charm is Flown" at the age of 22. Then he was visiting…

…World War 1 poems by Wilfred Owen The pity of war, the pity war distilled. Wilfred Owen, 1918 Wilfred Owen wrote a draft for a war poem shortly after war broke out entitled 'the Ballad of Peace and War'. It is ironic because it greatly contrasts…

…perception If you cut out my imperfections and make me Part of this god forsaken race, then Yes! I will conform. This poem is a response to Marge Piercy's "Barbie Doll" which describes a girl growing up never being accepted. She struggles…

…William Wordsworth's poem about England and how great it used to be. The writer actually explains how it had a natural endowment of wealth and power and how it changed into a country full of selfish men. He goes even further, begging the deceased…

…Analyzing the poem by discovering how the author used literary elements usually is very essential to understanding the poem's theme. As one of the significant elements, extended metaphor may convey one of key ideas in poetry. Depending on the poem…

…We Grow Accustomed to the Dark Analysis By ***** ****** In the poem We Grow Accustomed to the Dark, by Emily Dickinson, a loss is described in detail using a metaphor of darkness and light. Dickinson uses metaphors, strong imagery, and the way the poem…

…The overall tone of the poem "The Human Cry" by Irving Layton is euphemistic and implicit. Layton describes his feeling and emotions about the cycle of life in a special way by comparing two different attitudes facing the death. Throughout the poem he…

…The poem we are analyzing is called "To Autumn" by a poet named John Keats. The poem is an Ode to autumn. It's a very serious, thoughtful poem that praises the season autumn. From the language and words Keats uses, we can tell this poem was written some…