Category: Poetry

The Waste Land is a poem of breakdowns, psychological breakdowns of marriages and relationships, breakdowns of poetry and language and evidently the entire world. The carnage of the first World War had laid waste to Europe and made a mockery of civilisation thus starting the evolution of modernism and new forms of expression. After the…

Up until about year ago, I really felt like I needed some sort of permission to read poetry and its bizarre because I never felt the same way when it came to reading books. Books just felt like a free-range forest that I could wonder in at any time& camp out& have some fun& go…

Introduction The Wasteland is a text attacking the division of gender. There are five couples Eliot refers to in this poem; Marie and her cousin, the hyacinth girl and hyacinth boy, the bourgeois woman and her silent counterpart, the young man carbuncular and the typist, and finally Philomel and her husband. Eliot also refers to…

Quality poetry possesses an extensive ability to illuminate the complexities of human existence, through the representation of the flawed aspects evident within humanity. T.S Eliot’s poetry is a powerful portrayal of the existential crisis faced by humanity in a post-war society, which leads to paralysis and confusion of individual thoughts and actions. Eliots fragmented imagery…

Through the exploration of T.S Eliots Preludes (1911), The Hollow Men (1925) and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (Prufrock 1915), the audience is exposed to the isolation, depersonalisation and corruption of society that Eliot endures by his single voice of apprehension, engaging with our own uncertainties. Eliots poems endure the hardship of people…

Modernism is a movement in literature which lasted from the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century. This specific era marked landmark progress in science and technology, globalization and industrialization. Even though these are all indicatives of modernism, the modernist writers, nevertheless, diverted their interest into otherwise. Their central objective…

Will the war on masculinity only fire back? The problem with the term toxic masculinity by Jacinta Petrohilos Toxic masculinity has become a very over used term in modern day society, the application of the term toxic traits target things such as aggression and sexist behaviours but we only ever associate these terms with males.…

The short poem, Porphyrias Lover by Robert Browning is one of his finest works that portrays the motions of love and hate, as well as passion and control. The thrilling love story is about a man who is greatly obsessed with his lover named Porphyria and all he really wants his to keep her all…

The undertaking of a transition from one phase of life to another can prove difficult and there may be obstacles to overcome along the way. To transcend adversity, an individual will often need to maintain diligence and perseverance to seek new beneficial opportunities and the development of self-belief. This attitude towards self-development can also allow…

Poem Mood Analysis Essay Peacefulness comes in many ways, based on how humans interpret and feel it. A person can be deeply depressed and crying over something, but is still considered peaceful, or can be very joyful and pleased on the inside and still feel peaceful. There are two poems that have contradicted interpretations of…