“Escape”- by Nina Cassian Essay
“Escape” is a poem addressing the age-old, yet somehow more modern, issue of unhappy and detrimental yet addictive relationships. The form, showing the effects of this relationship and her awakeni...
“Goblin Market” and “The Lady of Shallot” Essay
Christina Rosseti and Alfred Lord Tennyson, both notorious poets of the Victorian era (1830-1901) were heir to the poets Romantic era, which employed an interest in personal experience, everyday thing...
“Mariana” and “Long Distance” Essay
“Mariana” is a poem written by Alfred Lord Tennyson, based on a Shakespeare play. In the play, the character Mariana is in love with a man called Angelo. He then leaves her. This poem is about her...
“My Box” by Gillian Clarke Essay
The poem “My Box” written by Gillian Clarke is about a gift of a box from a man to a woman. The writer thinks that a box is a much better gift than any thing. Here I am trying to explain why she t...
“My Papa’s Waltz” and “Bitch” by Theodore Roethke and Carolyn Kizer Essay
It is said that it is the disorder in life that makes living real. Therefore as writing is a mirror of life; the conflict – disorder – in writing creates the feeling of reality and making the poem...
“Porphyria’s Lover” and “Lord Walter’s Wife” Essay
These dramatic monologues explore the character of both narrators. The intense issues of adultery and murder bare the real traits of the narrators and possibly the relationship between Mr and Mrs Brow...
“Song’s From the Portuguese XLIII” and “O What is That Sound” Essay
The two poems “Song’s From the Portuguese XLIII” By Elizabeth Browning and W. H. Auden’s “O What is That Sound? ” are both examples of the best words in the best order. Each poem conveys s...
“Song” “Song” written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson consists of a simple structure of a quatrain, three couplets and finishes with another quatrain. It has a similar form to a sonnet but does not q...
“Storm on the Island” by Seamus Heaney and “Hurricane hits England” by Grace Nichols Essay
The poems “Storm on the Island” by Seamus Heaney and “Hurricane hits England” by Grace Nichols explore the force of nature. Seamus Heaney and Grace Nichols both had experiences of the power of...
“Valentine” and “I Wouldn’t Thank You for a Valentine” Essay
Red roses. Chocolates. Paper hearts. All of these things are usually linked to Valentine’s Day, and love in general. Metaphysical poets used to compare their love to such things, in order to charm w...