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…Kimberly A. Samuels When comparing two poems, several aspects need to be considered. Speaker and tone, subject, figurative language, and imagery are these aspects. When comparing and contrasting Ben Jonson’s two poems: “on my first daughter…

…The Critical Analysis & Summarization of "To An Athlete Dying Young", by A.E Housman This poem is telling the reader that you can not wait to win to enjoy your sports life. Life is not based on how much you win, but how hard you play. One…

…This poem is about a church band that plays better than usual when they see this woman, and the man playing the viol really takes a shine to her so he belows a strong note at her. Thomas Hardy’s father and grand father used to play in a church band…

…This review is about Pritchard’s view towards Frost’s life, his thinking and the connection with the poem The Road Not Taken. Robert Frost read The Road Not Taken in front of Amherst College students on the invitation of Alexander Meiklejohn…

…to be the first great English dramatist before Shakespeare. He wrote the poem "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" in which the character expresses his true affection through his loving words, actions he will take, and complete dedication. Sir Walter Raleigh…

…People can be very imaginative and picture the wildest scenes in their heads. A poem that supports this is "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," by William Wordsworth. This poem is written from the first person view of the person lying on a couch…

…Live, Living Life At first glance, Emily Dickinson’s poem #470 seems to be written by a depressed and apathetical person. However, upon further examination, it is clear this is not the case. Dickinson’s consistent and constant use of the same forms…

…Emily Dickinson’s Theme of Death Emily Dickinson's poems "Because I Could Not Stop for Death", "I Heard A Fly Buzz-When I Died", and "I Felt A Funeral In My Brain" all deal with one of life's few certainties, death. Dickinson's intense curiosity…

…Paradise Lost Milton writes Paradise Lost in the tradition of a classic epic poem. All epic poems contain some common features. Milton follows this outline with great precision and style. His poem uses the guidelines of an epic poem…

…A poem in which an incident is vividly described is the poem “Glasgow 5th March 1971” by Edwin Morgan. The incident is described using a variety of techniques such as imagery and word choice. The poem shows a number of points including that life today…