Category: Poetry

In many of his poems, W.B. Yeats portrays delusion and civilization. Yeats was once significantly enthused with the aid of the attraction of delusion and civilization and used it in several poems to reveal his complex philosophical understandings. Yeats used to be keen to change regular Greek and Roman mythological figures and civilization with figures…

In this poem, Yeats talks about the Irish war of Independence. Basically, this poem is created around the idea of Irish nationalism and revolution. In 1916 Irish had a great war against Great Britain. But in this war, they were not able to get their freedom and they lost a lot of their heroes. But…

When you hear the name Shakespeare what do you think of? Do you think he was overrated or do you think he was a great established writer? At first, I thought he was overrated and didnt want to study him and his work. Only after studying have I realized that he is very important to…

Summary of Sonnet 116 This is a true Shakespearean sonnet, also referred to as an Elizabethan or English sonnet. This type of sonnet contains fourteen lines, which are separated into three quatrains (four lines) and end with a rhyming couplet (two lines). The rhyme scheme of this sonnet is abab cdcd efef gg. Like most…

‘In oak terrace’ tells the routine life of an isolated elderly woman whilst bringing sympathy to her situation from the reader and making them reflect. The poem begins with the blunt statement ‘Old and alone’ which perfectly introduces the protagonist. Clearly, it is evident that this woman is isolated and at the age where death…

No Second Troy is a poem by William Butler Yeats, and it is one of his most celebrated works. The poem is a typical lyric, and it expresses the feelings of a poet who is in a state of misery and pain. Overall, the poem centers on a single issue of his disappointment, pain, and…

When people hear of the word poetry, they normally think its boring. A matter of fact, its actually not. Most teenagers hate the fact that they are taught poetry, they find no reason to learn it, they find it a waste of time, and they wont need it in future. I think that classical poems…

This sonnet helped to start more on the theme of modern love from a womans point of view. The emphasis is on repeating and strengthening the love of the lecture for someone. It gives the sonnet the universal appeal of no mention of a particular name or gender. The first line is peculiar because it…

In the three pieces, every author employs varying forms of Logos, Ethos, Pathos, and Kairos to support their work and ensure that their arguments are strong and persuasive, and compelling. The first work in an essay written by Peggy McIntosh called White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack was written to show what types of benefits…

Municipal Gum by Oodgeroo Noonuccal poem analysis Castrated, broken, a thing wronged The famous Oodgeroo Noonuccal, once known as (until 1988) Kath Walker mentioned this in her poem, Municipal Gum. Where she would then go on to raise awareness of the tremendous discrimination by white Australians against Aborigines up until the 1960s. Oodgeroo is of…