Poem Analysis Essay

Introduction Nissim Ezekiel is a foundational figure amongst the most famous Indian artists, writing in English. The most unmistakable part of his verse is the certainties that even while voicing general human concerns, he remains basically and quintessentially an Indian artist. While he voices like different artists writing in different parts of the world, sentiments like, affection, dissatisfaction, amazement ,jealousy, yearning, aspiration, seek, and so forth, he provides for these emotions…

FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF “TIP DRILL” Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. popularly known in the American music industry as Nelly came out with “Tip Drill” on his 2003 remix album Da Dertty Versions, he featured the St. Lunatics on this song. The expression tip drill is a slang vulgar expression, describing a well-known ugly girl with a nice body, hefty breast and backside. The lyrics of “Tip Drill” describe a girl who can only attract the opposite sex with her body and not her face, she is cheap and ready to…

major section of the poem is written in iambic tetrameter, with the words flowing as smooth as an incantation from the mouth of a sorcerer. It is, along with Rime of The Ancient Mariner, one of Coleridge's most famous and enduring pieces of work. The first three stanzas, penned in rich language, possess the easy, flowing quality characteristic of an uninterrupted train of thought directly jotted down on paper. This was exactly what happened, for Coleridge, who after dreaming the poem up began…

yet utilizing wood for making flame and clothesline on the tops of the houses. Alternately, notwithstanding, these images bring out the poet's preparation to yield himself for his country's autonomy for the occupation forced on them. In the poem, "To My Father" Darwish portrays another picture of interconnected resistance when he says: He lowered his eyes from the moon And bent low to take a handful of the soil And prayed. Darwish portrays his father's passionate…

been transformed; every single poem contains a theme that readers can analyze. Authors will use different methods to make sure that their themes are understood. For example, authors could use a variety of imagery, repetition, structure, and history to achieve their theme. One author who exhaustively uses devices to reach her goal is Dolores Kendrick. Kendrick’s renown book of poetry, The Women of Plums: Poems in the Voices of Slave Women, contains a multitude of poems that encapsulate exactly…

for you lost all of your money as if someone took all of the money you used to have and set it ablaze. This was the feeling that the people that lived through the Great Depression felt. The story Digging In by Robert Hansing, The New Deal, and the poem Debts Karen Hesse, all tell how the Great Depression affected many families…

1. The first and second line in the poem Foul Shot effectively portrays the situation because it sets the scene by telling the reader it is a tie game with very little time left and anyone who has witnessed this happen can recognize that it is very suspenseful, “With two 60’s stuck on the scoreboard and two seconds hanging on the clock.” Another line that is very effective at portraying the situation is line 14, “Waits,” because it is the last of three single worded lines which contain only…

in love with my favorite poem. “Cinderella's Diary” by Ron Koertge. I have learned so much about poetry through this special collection of words and phrases. While the the title of the poem seems unimaginative the content of the poem speaks in a personal way. I just really love this poem “Cinderella’s Diary”. Cinderella's Diary has taught me that poetry can be created out of any content, the author just needs to be a little creative with word choice and the have a poem! The author adapts the…

What is the significance of age? “Rite of Passage” reveals it determines one's strength and dominance within boys. The poem is set at a young boy’s birthday party with many other boys his age around the age of 6 or 7, who are in first grade. As mentioned in the poem “short men, men in first grade” (3), a “stereotypical man lies within the youngest boy” because the tough and competitive attitude is present. Furthermore, these boys at the birthday party begin to intimidate each other by using…

many poets have used their voice to depict the equality struggle. Such poems as “Incident” written by Countee Cullin in 1925 and “Fredrick Douglas” by Robert Hayden in 1946 bring to light the raw emotions and ideals of what it was like for African Americans during times of harsh prejudice and slavery segregation prior to Civil Rights movement. The effects of prejudice can make a huge impact on someone's life. Cullin's poem, “Incident”, depicts the lasting impression of what it was like to be…