Academic papers on Poetry

Beowulf/ Symbolism and Allegory
A 5 page research paper and analysis of the Anglo-Saxon Old English epic poem. The writer explores aspects of the symbolism and allegory used in the poem, such as the symbolism behind the Danish great hall. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Anne Sexton: Cinderella.
(5 pp) At a turning point in art history, Marcel Duchamp turned a porcelain urinal, upside down and hung it on the wall, labeling it art, after he signed it 'R. Mutt.' The supposed sophisticated community at large took that to mean -...
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Theodore Roethke/ "My Papa's Waltz"
A 5 page essay that analyzes Theodore Roethke's poem, "My Papa's Waltz, " a brief, but poignant poem, about a bedtime ritual that symbolically encapsulates the child's life with an alcoholic parent. No additional sources cited.
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Theodore Roethke
This 6 page report discusses the imagery and metaphor contained in Theodore Roethke
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Grace Nichols: Stereotypes and Resistance
A 5 page paper which discusses the poems of Grace Nichols and illustrates how they depict images of stereotypes and resistance. Some of the poems discussed are the Fat Black Woman's poems, Waterpot, and others. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Wordsworth: Intimations of Immortality
A 5 page paper which examines the complexity detailed in Wordsworth's poem as it relates to childhood being a problem as well as a solution, as it relates to adults' perceptions of the world that surrounds them. No additional sources cited.
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Wallace Steven's "Comedian As Letter C" and T.S. Eliot's "Journey of Magi"
A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts Wallace Steven's "Comedian As Letter C" and T.S. Eliot's "Journey of Magi." Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
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Robert Southwell/'St. Peter's Complaint"
A 5 page research paper and analysis of sixteenth century religious poet Robert Southwell's St. Peter's Complaint. In this work, Southwell describes the last days of the life of Christ, as seen from the perspective of he remorseful Saint Peter, who...
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Renaissance Humanism And Romantic Relationships
In reading Christopher Marlowe's poem, Hero And Leander and Edmund Spencer's The Faerie Queen, it becomes obvious that the writing of these two poems includes components of time relative value orientation, individualized style of the writer and...
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Analysis of Kathryn Howd Machan's Contemporary Poem, "Hazel Tells LaVerne"
A 5 page paper which examines the themes of oppression, false promises, fantasy vs. reality, and social status are depicted. No additional sources are used.
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The Moral Message in Allen Ginsberg's Work
This 5 page paper look at Ginsberg's Howl and other poems. The poem is analyzed. Other works are assessed and a moral message is identified. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Emerson's Influence on Whitman
This 5 page paper takes the essay called "The Poet" by Ralph Waldo Emerson and evaluates it in respect to Walt Whitman's work. A connection is made between the two poets in respect to how they view the work of the writer. Bibliography lists 2...
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Romantic Modes/ Byron, Keats & Shelley
An 8 page research paper that discusses the different romantic modes that Byron, Keats and Shelley displayed toward their poetry. Specifically, the writer discusses Byron and the "Byronic hero," Keats and his "doctrine of art," and Shelley on...
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E. E. Cummings and Baudelaire's dog.
(3 pp) Baudelaire writes of a dog that was in love with its own feces, and disdained all those nice cover-up smells. Comparisons have been made with the public in general who disdains the experimental in the same way. What is happening...
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Symbolist Poets: Verlaine and Rimbaud
A 6 page paper which discusses poets Verlaine and Rimbaud, and analyzes how they illustrate their symbolist philosophy within their poetry. the paper also discusses theme, style, and imagery. The poems discussed are "The Art of Poetry" by...
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