Iambic pentameter

Peter Paul Rubens painted “Garden of Love” in 1633 with the Baroque style. While Jean-Antoine Watteau painted “Pilgrimage to Cythera” in 1720 with the Early Rococo style. Both are made in an illuminating colored style and are brightly colored. When in fact they are 100 years apart and have distinct differences. These 100 years was what helped shape the Early Rococo style and later change the style as a whole. Now, let’s start with the “Garden of Love” and move up in the timeline. Ruben painted…

Articles of Criticism Slam poetry, like other art forms, is subject to criticism. Sarah Kay is no exception. Kay’s poetry has most commonly been analyzed for college classes, as the newer form of poetry is not as widely recognized or studied. The first article I studied was written by Hayden J, and explored the facets of Sarah’s theme throughout the poem, as well as concentrating on the tone of the poem. Hayden starts by talking of the impact of Kay’s performance. Kay’s performance shows the…

Often referred to a "found" poem, William Carlos Williams's piece, “This Is Just To Say,” is said to be an apologetic note left for a loved one. Williams tries to disguise the incident within the poem as something minuscule and nonchalant but deeper analysis reveals this poem is an apology for a graver adulterous crime rather than just eating some plums. It’s title and overall structure sets the initial aura of nonchalance and casualness. Although simple, the diction allows the reader to…

Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton which tells the story of the fall of man as written in the first chapters of Genesis. Milton uses the poem to clarify what he thinks are part of the story in the first three chapters of Genesis. The Bible gives short accounts of the creation, the birth of man and woman, the temptation and the fall of man but Milton tells the story from his own perspective to add to the Biblical version. Satan is an…

The Tone of Religious Devotion in Hopkins’ PIED BEAUTY Being a sensuous poet and a Roman Catholic priest at the same time, Hopkins’ poetry bears the stamp of his sensibility( as a poet) and his devotional spirit ( as a priest). These two often trigger a conflict and generate a lot of tension in his poems. Nevertheless ,this contradiction seems to be resolved and both, the poet and the priest , seem to be in harmony in ”Pied Beauty”. The poem opens with the poet’s…

Suppressing senses in John Keats’s Ode to a Nightingale and Ode on a Grecian Urn Abstract: John Keats, as a pursuer of beauty, is well-known for his beautiful sensory language in his odes, but many of the odes intentionally limit the senses they inhabit. With particular references to Ode to a Nightingale and Ode on a Grecian Urn, this paper focuses on the reasons for suppressing senses and the methods of creating an abundance of believable sensation with limited senses. Key words: Ode to a…

In Charles Bukowski's poem, "A Definition" he pushes the limits on the conventional definition of love by acknowledging the harsh reality, that it isn't all hearts and butterflies. When describing love, we tend to quickly jump into a world where problems cease to exist and revel in complete and total infatuation with our partner. This may be so, but as you and I both know love isn't as one-sided as just that. It doesn't come out of the blue, it's a desired commodity that comes with a world of…

Love is a universal poetic theme. William Shakespeare and Elizabeth Barrett Browning are two poets from different times, and they present their own views of love. They have written two sonnets to express love, which are 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?' and 'How do I love thee?'. Love is demonstrated in many ways in their poems, but the way in how they express love is different from each other. Shakespeare uses imagery of summer to compare it to a woman, who is his lover to demonstrate…

Robert Frost Essay. “Why not have it imply everything?” Explain how this comment is reflected in Frost’s poems. Throughout history, all poetry has said something and implied the rest. Robert Frost is famous for writing (in regard to writing poems) “why not have it imply everything”. This is reflected throughout his poems, most notably Mowing and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening as they both have deeper meanings hidden below what is most commonly deduced from an analysis of them. Frost…

This assignment will be considering whether the two poets from the restoration period Sir John Suckling and Richard Lovelace’s poetry contribute to the sense of the ‘cavalier’ and looking closely at Corn’s assessments of both poets and their perhaps royalist connection. Looking at whether their work fit into the tradition of sex and seduction within poetry, in particular, focusing on Suckling’s Encouragement to a lover and Lovelace’s Song to Aramantha. Looking at Corn’s comments of the two…