Iambic tetrameter

“She Walks in Beauty” by Lord Byron is a poem consisting of a mere eighteen lines which in those eighteen line manages to reveal a form of beauty that many people living in the fast track miss during their lifetimes. It is a form of beauty that is shown in this poem through a woman but it is also a form of beauty that requires one to perceive it a certain way to enjoy the immenseness of the beauty. This poem is divided into three different stanzas each of which describes the nameless women in…

Growing up in the 1800’s Emily Dickinson lived in her hometown of Amherst, Massachusetts her whole life. She was educated at Amherst Academy, which is now known as Amherst College, for six years. She soon enrolled in the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary where she studied for a year. She would then drop out because she thought of herself as one of the “lingering bad ones” (Dickinson, 1190). Emily Dickinson never married; she stayed locked away in her homestead with her sister who also never wedded…

Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening by Robert Frost Frost’s “Stopping by Woods” is a classic worshipped for it’s perfect structure of iambic tetrameter and lead rhymes, telling a tale of a horseback traveler trotting through an awe-inspiring wood at night on his way to a destination far away. However, this simple interpretation can be only derived from a first glance of the poem; after constant read through in trying to discover a deeper meaning, complexity is discovered in the story as…

William Blake (1757-1827) was an English artist and poet whose works “The Divine Image” and “A Divine Image” were created during the Romantics Era. The political, cultural and historical events of this era molded the focus and perception of human nature in his poems towards God and religion. The titles are inherently influenced by teachings of the Bible, which state “so God created man in the divine image, in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them.” (New International…

the human mind within this poem, as its meaning is highly symbolic within the layers of meaning presented. This construction of the poem renders it open to personal interpretation, which in itself is an element of philosophical analysis. The iambic tetrameter pace of the poem induces a state of dream-like subconscious as each second word throughout the piece is stressed, mimicking…

Emily Dickinson is currently regarded as one of the greatest American poets, even though she kept her work a secret during her life. Although she had a normal childhood, Dickinson became increasingly isolated as she became an adult. Despite this, Dickinson created her best works during this time. One such work was her short poem, I heard a Fly buzz – when I died - . Many of Dickinson 's poems focus on death, so when I heard a Fly buzz – when I died – does so as well, it does not come as a…

without direction, uncontrollable. Blake’s melodic style, use of figurative language, and inversion delivers layers of syntax, bold imagery, and a musical tune that accentuates the spiraling growth of wrath. The poem is composed in trochaic tetrameter--with a few iambic exceptions--delivering a bouncy melody with rebounding beats; this should give the reader a sense of conflicting ideas. The first stanza is arranged by simple sentences, easily navigated and straightforward. This stanza lacks…

Bearing the loss of a child weighs heavily on a person but in Jonson’s comparative poems, “On My First Daughter” and “On My First Son”, one loss burdens a father’s soul more. Ben Jonson uses his talent for poem writing to portray the difficult feelings of a parent losing not one but two of their children. These two poems compare the differences and showcase the similarities when it comes to parents losing children. Using perfectly placed devices the author is able to set the mood and make a…

Christopher Marlowe’ poem titled “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” is a pastoral melodic, a manner of poetry that's illustrated in a peaceful and perfect way. Marlowe’s poem us written in a typical iambic tetrameter. The majority of the lines comprise eight syllables, easily elided syllables, and four substantial stresses. However, Lines 3 and 4, do not have eight syllables; which produces a particular effect. Though the 24th line, this regular meter continued, never making its way to…

He tried his best to till the land―to plant his seeds, but he was always tripping over himself, and ending up sprawled atop the Irish soil. This was the childhood of Seamus Heaney, an Irish poet who descended from a line of farmers. Heaney’s work reflects his history. He sees poetry as not just an outlet for discussing emotions and fictional stories, but also as a powerful platform for sharing the experiences of his life. Because of this, many of his poems pertain to events in his life told…