Category: Poetry

In his sonnet, William Shakespeare discusses a man, possessing characteristics associated with nature, and how said nature and its seasons of summer/spring are perennial, as well as elaborating on the splendor of art and flora. The theme is the timelessness of love and admiration. How change is an inevitable prospect, yet, it does not hinder…

For my poetry analysis, I will be looking at the poem The Self-Unseeing by Thomas Hardy and I Am by John Clare. Both share quite a depressing theme, which I will be focusing on through different literary techniques. Hardy writes about missing his childhood, while Clare talks about looking forward to his death so he…

Love is said to be one of the most complex emotions for which people tend to have a wide range of explanations. Descriptions of love can be seen as page after page of devotion or merely a sentence of appreciation. William Shakespeares poem Sonnet 130: My Mistress Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun is a…

“Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden is a poignant and reflective poem that explores the complex relationship between a father and his child. Through a careful analysis of the poem, we can unravel its underlying themes, symbolism, and poetic devices, providing us with a deeper understanding of the emotional depth and complexity of the speaker’s…

Various forms of literature has been taught in schools for centuries. They are essential to the basic objective of any English class. Literature helps students to become more sophisticated readers, more flexible writers and to develop moral imagination, ethical values, and a sense of vocation. Literature has a diverse collection of classifications, such as poetry,…

When you think of poetry, what do you think of? When I think of poetry I think of stanzas, a rhyme scheme, and a point trying to get across in a dramatic way. Poetry is the abstract work in which extraordinary power is given to the statement of sentiments and thoughts by the utilization of…

Many people believed that poetry can have a major impact on society because it can show life examples or it can give someone advice in what they are going through. Poetry can have an impact on a lot of things in society, things, or events. For example in the poem The Obstacle the writer is…

Someone once said poetry is my view on the world. The reasons that society makes a big part are feeling and perspective. The reason being is because when something happens in the world it makes people feel a certain way about it. For example back in the day when women couldn’t vote it made them…

Many individuals who read poetry never think about the influence that poetry can have on society. Poetry can have a great influence on society. Poetry is often expressed of innermost thoughts, beliefs, desires, and struggles. A way that poetry can have an influence on society is when a poet has written a poem, and reader…

What is poetry? Believe it or not, most people struggle to answer this question, most times individuals will give their interpretation as opposed to a solid definition. Even the major dictionaries differ at times in defining what a poem is. If you havent already, ask yourself. What is poetry? Can poetry be more than just…