Essays on Poems Page 8

The poem Dream Boogie by Langston Hughes is an extraordinary piece of art which is taken from his book Montage of a dream deferred. The poem generally takes the format of bebop jazz, which was popular at the time of the Harlem Renaissance. It is characterized by sudden changes in the rhythm and the use…

During medieval times, men were always known to have power over women, especially within their marriages. However, the depiction of power and marriage is challenged through Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, which is a collection of stories told by pilgrims traveling to Canterbury on a religious pilgrimage. One of the stories, The Merchant’s Tale, follows…

I refer to Walt Whitman as a beacon of hope and democracy. In the poem Song of Myself, he introduces himself to the world and celebrates himself in arguably the most renown manifesto of his poetic masterpiece. Like Emily Dickinson, Whitman is a master when it comes to describing nature. He Begins by observing the…

The first New World poet to publish in English was Anne Bradstreet, although her work was not published by her or with her knowledge in England. It was indeed her brother-in-law who took a collection of her work and had it published, whilst she was oblivious until the volume was finally released. Bradstreet’s poetry became…

The fact is that in an unusual sense, Homer’s use of divine plants affect the way characters are portrayed in The Iliad. Using methods such as these creates a system of wins and losses. Many times, God’s must interfere in order to justify the actions of the mortals and their own. In order to accommodate…

The passage of time can stimulate individual’s personal values and choices whether or not one will belong or segregate from the normal. This highlights Dickinson’s ambiguous relationship by upholding a strong sense of spiritual connectedness towards nature as she begins to move away from the hurtful society but also feels that she does not belong…

The epic hero is an archaic character that is attached to many illustrious stories throughout history. “Beowulf” is the oldest text that can be found today, Dating back to 1000 AD, Beowulf is the epic poem of a supernaturally gifted warrior who defeats surreal opponents feats and is ultimately defeated by his own flaw. The…

During the fourteenth-century, Europeans lived in a place where everything was governed and influenced by the church. In Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, he has clearly used some of these religious views his stories. The factors that made a huge impact on Chaucer’s life and would later dominate some characters in his tales are, the Great Schism,…

“When grief is deepest, words are fewest”, a quote by Anne Voskamp, perfectly describes the message portrayed in the poem, “Home Burial”. The author, Robert Frost, effectively uses the language and lifestyle of people who have gone through a tragedy in their life to convey a realist encounter to his readers. With the help of…

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson is regarded as one of America’s greatest and most original poets. In her lifetime, she challenged people’s beliefs about poetry. She freed this medium from it conventional restraints by experimenting with figurative language and pushing the limits of expressions. She connected to readers through her creation of limitless escapes and challenged society’s…