Spenserian stanza

traditionally women's work, is able to voice a longing for a stronger, prouder self. The tigers, in stark contrast to Jennifer, allows her to explore her need for freedom. In my view, even the rhythm gives the reader a hint that this is a battle cry as every stanza ends in heroic couplets, luring the reader to think of great epic tales. It is my belief, that this poem wishes to make the public aware of the patriarchal structures in the world and perhaps mostly this; that we should beware of the…

Aldrich, Thomas Bailey. “Identity.” PoemHunter.com, PoemHunter, www.poemhunter.com/poems/identity/page-1/524149/. Loss of identity is shown in a unique way in this poem by Thomas Aldrich. His poem entitled "Identity" briefly describes his interpretation of identity after death. An extreme loss for the deceased. The subject of spirituality and its connection to identity is difficult to communicate in writing but as a poet, Aldrich produces profound ideas that are open for interpretation to…

genuine agony caused by the bloodshed of warfare. The structure of the poem is written in the present tense, as if it is happening now, to make the events more real and more shocking. The rhyme scheme is laid out in four regular six-line stanzas, with each stanza ending…

Upon first reading, Yeats’ poetry can be challenging but it’s incredibly rewarding when deciphered. Despite complex language and abstract metaphors, Yeats employs many stylistic devices to make his poetry more accessible. The area I found most rewarding was his subject matter. The philosophical nature was very demanding but offered us a different perspective on both life and Irish history. On a technical level, Yeats’ poems are superb. In my opinion however, the simple things, executed…

William Wordsworth once wrote “There neither is, not can be, any essential difference between the language and metrical composition” (147). In his book, “Preface to Lyrical Ballads”, Wordsworth argues for a poetry in which the poet puts an emphasis on emotions, rather than intellect, and on resemblance to common life. He uses these ideas about poetry to claim that prose is essentially no different from poetry. However, many readers might find this idea troublesome; certainly short stories differ…

Question 1 Explain the ways in which the title of this poem is unusual, and comment on whether or not it is effective in relation to the poem’s contents. The title of the poem by Finuala Dowling, to the doctor who treated the raped baby and felt such despair, gives an indication of the subject, tone and contents of the poem. It also suggests to whom the poem is addressed, “to the doctor…” The title is unusual because it refers to the doctor, “… who treated the raped baby.” In other words, it…

Book 1: What is the theme expressed in the first line of the poem? What request does Chryses make of Agamemnon? What is the reaction of the Achaeans, also known as the Greeks, the Danaans, and the Argives? What is Agamemnon’s response? Why does Chrses pray to Apollo and what prayer does he make? How does Apollo answer his prayer? What advice does Achilleus give to Agamemnon in the midst of the plague? What does Kalchas fear? What effect will Achilleus’s promise to protect Kalchas have on…

Death As Inevitability In ‘Totem’ Plath once described this poem as “a pile of interconnected images like a totem pole” (Padel, 2013). Even the title resounds a spiritual significance. A totem is kinship related, and the interconnected images that compose the poetic totem explore an almost ritual, visceral blood relationship to death in which all life forms are implicated. Life, thus, is adopted as an emblem for death. Plath’s Totem is in fact a culmination of her fatalistic attitude, the…

The Beauty of Death From a young we learn to fear death, or more to stir clear of the unknown, we put ourselves in a box and turn our minds from the thought of one day passing away to drift off to a place no one truly knows about. Yet fortunately some poets managed to write some beautiful poems to best try to give us a little bit of a new feeling to this topic of death, three poems in particular that really help us overcome the fear of death that of “I heard a Fly buzz” and “Because I…

that is just ones interpretation of the first stanza. The second stanza is rather straight forward in the eyes of the writer. According to Mr. Arrindell, “Mellay” is pure and utter nonsense; it holds no value it is also a bother. This intense rejection of “Mellay” can make you wonder if it is something that lurked in his household that he had to use poetry as a medium to ease the constant foolishness he experienced on a daily basis. The third stanza of his work is very metaphorical he states the…