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“I dwell in Possibility,” begins Emily Dickinson’s poem of the same name: “A fairer House than Prose” (1-2). That poetry is as beautiful and as powerful as its possibilities are unbounded is, in fact, intimated throughout the entirety of Dickinson’s poem; indeed, Dickinson almost seems to have written “I dwell in Possibility” entirely in response to a personal and remarkably fervent desire to see poetry being celebrated for its “numerous” merits and virtues (3). It is interesting to note that…

Walt Whitman wrote a poem about making connections from the perspective of a spider and his soul. Using both literal and figurative observations he shows the conflicts each face and how both overcome their difficulties. Why would his soul struggle to make connections? How will observing a spider help with this challenge when both are so different? What has impelled the poet to have an observer watch the spider? What significance does writing in the literal and then the figurative tense have on…

In Marilyn Chin’s “Elegy for Chloe Nguyen (1955-1988),” she speaks about the life of her friend that has passed away at the age of 33. She compares their lives side by side, with Chin growing up poor and Nguyen growing up wealthy. Both women grew up in a similar cultural background, but a different class background. It’s almost as if Chin admired how intelligent and well-rounded Nguyen appeared to be, despite Nguyen experiencing moods of emptiness throughout her life. As the poem progresses,…

In many of Emily Dickinson’s poetry, disruptions of conventional literary standards frequently occur. While this includes different aspects of poetry, such as theme, perspective, diction, and other poetic devices, her experimental syntactic constructions are particularly notable. One of Dickinson’s poems, “A Day,” provides an example of her prolific usage of punctuations and syntax, and this contributes to successfully conveying the theme of the poem. The poetry portrays a vivid, detailed…

called villanelle. Villanelle is a verse of french origin containing five tercets and a quatrain with two rhymes and particular part that is repeated. (VILLANELLE, 2016) As previously mentioned in the thesis, when describing Thomas´ poetry, he uses sound and words combination to master something complex. As opposed to Barker´s "To My Mother", this poem refers to author´s father. The form of villanelle is observed by constant repetition of the title and opening line of the poem. A motif of…

The period of modernism in the literature has brought the new forms and the new ways of expressing the ideas. With the development of the imagist movement in the poetry, the free verse and the clarity of expression as well as clear language came to the foreground. The poem “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams is one of the best examples of true imagist poem since it places value on the simplicity of the created image and on the imagery in general, instead of prioritizing some…

I have selected two poems. First poem is “Reality” and other poem is “Die before you die”. These poems are written by Rabia Al Basri. First I will talk about the poem “Reality”. Rabia al-Basri lived in the eighth century in Basra, Iraq, and is generally thought to be the first female Sufi saint. There are numerous fascinating myths surrounding her life, however there doesn't appear to be any definitive story for her. What does appear to be certain is that she never married, and that she instead…

In the poem “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins, the speaker of the poem is in a sort of teaching role as he/she speaks to what is assumed to be a class. The speaker gives instructions using imagery on how to enjoy and correctly examine a poem, but the class only wants to determine the meaning. The multiple uses of imagery describe how those being spoken to in the poem (and those reading the poem) are to explore, understand, and enjoy all poetry. Without the imagery that Collins applies in…

common idea of women cheating. A genre that I do not care for is soul music and the song that falls in this genre is “A Woman Needs Love”. This song was released in 1981. Soul music borrows heavily from rhythm and blues and jazz. This type of sound does not appeal to me. I prefer music that is fast paced and has catchy lyrics. This song meets none of these desired requirements. As mentioned previously, love is a common notion in 1980’s soul music. This song tells the story of a woman…

How does a study of Donne’s poetry enrich your understanding of human connections and mortality in W;t? The role of humility in the human experience, primarily in relation to mortality and human connections, is clearly exhibited throughout John Donne’s poetry and the play W;t by Margaret Edson. The intertextual parallels further enrich one’s understanding of how suffering facilitates the development of demureness through the process of discarding intellect and embracing emotional response.…