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…"The Bystander" - Rosemary Dobson "The Bystander" describes the significance of the insignificant characters in paintings. The speaker in the poem is that figure painted behind/beside the subjects of artworks, where he/it speaks out of its existence…

…In Tayel Salih's "the wedding of Zein", Judith Wright's poem "The precipice" and Gwen Harwood's "The spelling prize", all three texts describe an individual's uniqueness and difference, both physical and mental - Zein's physical awkwardness; the woman…

…Hopkins wrote three poems specifically about the beauty of God's creation and mostly about the aspects of everyday life. This is clearly seen in "God's Grandeur", "Pied Beauty" and "Peace" as Hopkins describes uniqueness of God's creations, the thoughts…

…Film Based on "A Martian Sends a Postcard Home" In Craig Raine's poem "A Martian Sends a Postcard Home" the very literal in essence it is a Martian writing to his people back home. The theme of difference and alienation (no pun intended…

…The two poems that I am going to compare are 'Strange Fruit' and 'Telephone conversation' which both feature racial prejudice. The first of the two poems that I will study is 'Strange Fruit'. This is a very simple and meaningful poem…

…The Similar Differences Between Two Greats Many interpretations have been derived from Sri Aurobindo's poems, "The Mother of Dreams" and "Invitation". These two poems depict a man in a suppressed mental state with a classical sense of imagination…

…Form is an integral part of poetry. The form used by E. E. Cummings is quite unique, and is different in each of his poems. His poems, "nobody loses all the time," "pity this busy monster,manunkind," and "r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r" illustrate this fact…

…        In the poem Dover Beach, the poet uses conflicting imagery to give meaning to the poem. The differences in the way that the poet sees the relationship between the beach and the sea and the way that most people would see it become more…

…, their writing styles are quite different. These distinct differences are evident in both the form, and the choice of words in these poems. The poem "Because I Could Not Stop For Death" is one of Emily Dickinson's most intriguing pieces due to the relaxed…

…Emily Dickinson's poem "I Like to see it lap the Miles-" ostensibly is a poem depicting two modes of transportation; a train as characterized by a horse. While this is conclusive Dickinson also appears to be using the poem to state another mode…