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…War Photographer By Carol Ann Duffy (Poem Analysis) "In his darkroom he is finally alone with spools…

…The poems title "Lovers of the poor" is talking about the women from the ladies betterment league. Brooks calls them lovers of the poor because the rich ladies want to help the poor. If they weren't poor I don't think the rich ladies would like them…

…In his poem A Message From The Fish, Philip Hobshawm describes the destruction that humans cause to the earth, particularly to the ocean and all of its residents. Hobshawm's poem is so effective because he has written it as if he himself were a fish…

…"The loner" is a poem revolving around the experiences of one boy's isolation in a school playground. Written by Julie Holder, the poetic techniques within this poem such as alliteration, rhythm, similes and metaphors exemplify its slow and doleful tone…

…There Is a Garden in Her Face Thomas Campion describes the woman's beautiful perfections in his poem. He uses similes and metaphors throughout to describe the beauty that beholds this magnificent woman. But the woman cannot be as perfect…

…The poem, "Memories", by Jerry Ham illustrates the importance of memories by describing his own good and bad experiences in life. He recounts about his love and their happy memories together and then of her untimely death which causes him pain and sorrow…

…Frequently, when a poet wishes to criticize a value, person, or characteristic of society, he will write a poem that mocks or pokes fun at that value, person, or characteristic. A good example of such writing is John Betjeman's poem "In Westminster Abbey…

…Wilfred Owen's poem, Dulce et decorum est accurately describes the horrors of the war rather than the glory that is associated with it. This is conveyed by Owen, through a variety of language techniques. It reveals an attitude towards war…

…It's the Style That Counts Among the vast variety of poems that exist, only a few stand out. The same is true about poets, in that readers may sometimes identify a poem to its poet. The measure of a poet's consistency in his poems is measured by how…

…. Her family had become Christians and she alone decided to rebel against that and reject the church. This theme of religion along with death was expressed in her poem "Safe in Their Alabaster Chambers", lines 1-5 Safe in their Alabaster Chambers…