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…In the poem "Design" written by Robert Frost, the classic use of the color white, generally referring to innocence and purity, is representatively contradicted. Instead of giving this color to wholesome, pure objects, he gives them to objects…

…" I thought you were my victory /though you cut me like a knife" (Stevenson 1-2) The opening lines of Anne Stevenson's poem The Victory set a tone of conflict. This poem, at its surface, expresses a mother's thoughts on giving birth…

…at how the Academy of American Poets has to say of Mr. Frost. With all the evidence in, I am sure you will agree that Robert Frost is the greatest American Poet. Mr. Frost had his first poem published in his school paper, in 1890. He went on to be published…

…as a product of the society and compare fundamental questions about human aspirations and the nature of the civilized society. Both Eliot's poem, and Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness have particular tendencies in imagery and organization that portray a common theme…

…have intended. To many, this is what makes poetry so much more beautiful and meaningful than other forms of literature. To others, though, these characteristics contribute to poetry's tediousness and source of confusion. As with many poems, E. E. Cummings…

…William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience William Blake finds many ways to lead the reader of his poems to an understanding of what he, as an artist, is trying to convey through his words. Blake frequently uses distinguished words…

…was an English poet and classical scholar. He is known best for his poetry of simple diction, and gentle, ironic pessimism. He died in 1936 after writing many poems which continued to turn up even after his death (Encarta,2000). Housman, the speaker of the poem…

…was a symbolist poet, he was also French and referred to as the "Prince of Poets". Both these poets touch on nature in their poems. It was in Baudelaire's Song of Autumn I and Verlaine's Autumn Song that similarities and differences were most evident. Their views…

…sometimes have a choice, often death is sudden and miserable and can end a life with little or no grace. I think Randall Jarrell would agree with me on this point. In his poem "The Death of a Ball Turret Gunner" Jarrell explicates upon a situation…

…sometimes have a choice, often death is sudden and miserable and can end a life with little or no grace. I think Randall Jarrell would agree with me on this point. In his poem "The Death of a Ball Turret Gunner" Jarrell explicates upon a situation…