… is a remarkable masterpiece that exercises thought between the known and the unknown. Critics call Emily Dickinson’s poem a masterpiece with strange “haunting power.” In Dickinson’s poem, “Because I could not stop for Death,” there is much impression…

… Mize Herrick vs. Marvell “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” by Rober Herrick and Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” have many similarities and differences. The tone of the speakers, the audience each poem is directed to, and the theme…

… as sad or morose, the poetess did use humor and irony in many of her poems. This essay will address the humor and/ or irony found in five of Dickinson's poems: "Faith" is a Fine Invention, I'm Nobody! Who are you?, Some keep the Sabbath Going…

… Words and phrases such as fire and ice, flowers in bloom, apple orchards and rolling hills, are all important elements of Frost's work. Remove them and something more than symbols are taken away. These ‘benign' objects provide an alternative way…

… embrace, I see my freedom as a whole new face. Wanting to be with him before he’s gone, is lingering in all my thoughts and dreams. Wanting to be with him before he’s gone, is lingering in all my thoughts and dreams. I’d only loose the freedo…

… named Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote the poem called “Kubla Khan”. In his preface, he stated that he had dreamt the poem, and wrote it down just as it was “preserved”. The speaker also stated that the poem is merely a fragment, it is not complete.…

… Donne¡¯s ¡°Batter my heart, three-personed God; for You,¡± the moral and religious qualms of the speaker are manifest in a sonnet which seems at first almost like an avowal between lovers. These convictions of guilt, which stem from his sexual emotion,…

… Era. He wrote poetry of great sensual beauty and had a unique passion for details. In his lifetime he was not recognized with the senior poets. He didn’t receive the respect he deserved. He didn’t fit into the respected group because of his…

… named Holden Caufield struggles with the fact that everyone has to grow up. The book gets its title from Holden's constant concern with the loss of innocence. He did not want children to grow up because he felt that adults are corrupt. This is…

… and points out the harsh and pacific realities of life. The river teaches us to let go of regret and move foward in one direction. The more constricted a river is the more violently out of control it becomes. Growth. Give the river credit. Every…