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…of what autumn really is. "This is the way that autumn came to the trees," is how Faiz starts the poem. This line already gives away the time the narration takes place - the end of autumn or the start of winter - through the shift of tenses, from present…

…. / When bombs smashed those mirrors there was only time to scream"(2823). In this poem the questioner is portrayed as an innocent and the answerer as wise and knowing. The questions, in contrast to the answer, lack any use of details to create imagery…

…represents an overall division between two genders. The poem begins with the husband looking up a flight of stairs at his wife. She, however, is looking to her son?s gravesite through a window behind her. This opening scene epitomizes each of their outlooks…

…offers optimism with changes and new opportunities. A major aspect of 'The Long March' is how the soldiers continually over come adversity in many situations along their journey, such as crossing the damaged bridge. Although in Peter Skrzynecki's poem's…

…All people in the world live their entire lives to become something greater than they actually are. The quest for success in life is never-ending and people are never satisfied with what they have. In the poem "Kindly Unhitch that Star, Buddy" Nash warns…

…" it is a "gift" to weep because it brings peace. People are shown as being so obsessed with fitting in the unfeeling social mainstream that they have become afraid of change. The poem points out that people have become less dignified because they no longer openly…

…E. E. Cummings, an author known for his various poems and other forms of artwork, wrote numerous works of poetry over a vast amount of subjects. While the subject matter of the poems differ, a few elements of Cummings' style stays the same in virtually…

…, pseudo-liberal, emotionally controlled inhabittants of Cambridge, Massachusetts He experiments with a different rhyme scheme from the schemes of the two traditional sonnet forms. The poem, in an octave and a sestet, rhyme abcd dcba eeffee. Perhaps…

…of the individual. Robert Frost relates his poem "The Road Not Taken" to the every day struggle humans make to find the way to their destination in life. One should be very careful, thoughtful, and aware of consequences when choosing the roads taken in the journey called…

…lamps he passes, and these sights evoke images, feelings and recollections. From the sights revealed by the lamps, and the responses they induce, a portrait of the city life is painted. The poem begins by establishing the scene. A man is wandering "Along…