British poems

There were many rumors surrounding the royal families after the revolutions. In Russia, the people believed that Anastasia survived the brutal murder of her family by sewing jewels into her dresses. People claiming to be Anastasia, the Lost Tsarevna, of the Romanov family, kept this rumor alive. Of these imposters, the most famous was Anna Anderson. She, in 1920, came out from a canal in Berlin and claimed that she was Anastasia. The visual similarities between the two women were so uncanny that…

“Alone” is a poem, written by Edgar Allan Poe, about the loneliness of a child's life, which can be devolved using the theme and mood of the poem. First of all, the theme, or main idea, of the poem is loneliness, for example the poem states, “and all I lov'd -- I lov'd alone” (8). The main point that the poem is trying to get across it how lonely the life of the narrator’s childhood was. This is a good representation of loneliness, because the author gives an example of what the narrator had to…

Edgar Allan Poe lived a very eventful life filled with sadness, isolation, and alcohol. His sudden death at the age of 40 led to controversy surrounding the cause of his death. Poe led a tough life from when he was born to his death. His father deserted him when he was born, and his mother died when he was just three years old. Being a foster child affected him throughout his life. There are many theories as to how Edgar Allan Poe died. Some say that he was beaten to death, he suffered from…

The death of Edgar Allan Poe has always been debated, but sources believe it is because of alcoholism. Poe was very well known for all of his famous poetry such as The Raven, My Tell Tale Heart, and Annabel Lee. He started out his life with a terrible childhood, which may have an effect on his vast drinking disorder. Once he left his home, he had an even worse adulthood, and was very depressed. The theory of alcoholism is the cause behind Edgar Allan Poe’s death. The website…

“Ruins of a Great House” is a symbolic poem written by Derek Walcott that tries to explain the British Imperialism system by referring an abandoned house as a colony under the British Empire. He describes the poor condition of an abandoned house, its surroundings and tries to visualize the effect of British imperialism in the then society. Walcott talks about the effect of British Imperialism to establish colonial slavery, the awful treatment of slaves, and the gradual destruction of the…

conveys its important themes. Consequently, in the aftermath of the Great War, it is clear that this conflict affected British society significantly in several ways, as evidenced in the time period’s poetry and the lives of the poets. In T.S. Eliot’s The Wasteland, a poem on Europe after the Great War, there are themes present of a general discontentment in and decline of British society due to the events of the…

heritage, inspiring her to write about her country. As Deirdre O 'Byrne, a literary analyst said about Boland, “Her poems speak with a voice which is defiantly female and defiantly Irish,” (O’Byrne). Eavan Boland’s works such as “Quarantine” and “My Country in Darkness” greatly reflect the hardships Ireland has faced. The harsh, cold tone Eavan Boland uses throughout the poem mirrors the tone of Ireland during the time of The Great Famine. Because potato crops ceased to flourish, much of…

“Paul Revere’s Ride,” a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, describes an event that made a lasting effect on the history of America as a country. However, the effects are not just limited to the borders of America, for example, Britain was defeated by the American army, so Americans were no longer subject to the British crown. Inside the borders of the United States, the effects were much different. Some of them are obvious, like the fact that America was liberated from the British, and that the…

S. Eliot, the final poet, was born in 1888 and was an American Poet that believed a poem was organic and the poet no longer had control over it once it was finished. He also believed that life was chaotic and poetry should reflect that chaos. Eliot expressed love through modern life and how nothing was perfect about life. In one of Eliot’s most famous poems “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, the speaker wrestles with the fear of rejection and making up excuses for…

between Britain and the colonies. The more the colonies try to fight back the more the British increased taxes (p99). The British basic wanted to control and dictate the colonies lives. In 1765 the colonies boycotted British goods hoping that would put a stop to it. (p101) The native Americans were taking the British side thinking it will stop them from taking their land (p101). The African-American sided with British thinking if they won it might set them free (p106). Many black women found…