Academic papers on Poetry

"Burbank with a Baedeker: Bleistein with a Cigar" by T.S. Eliot
A 5 page paper which examines the poem "Burbank with a Baedeker: Bleistein with a Cigar" by T.S. Eliot, discussing theme, style, and symbolism. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
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Contributions of Sylvia Plath
A 5 page paper which considers Plath
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BLAKES ARGUMENTS
This 5 page paper gives a detailed summary of the Argument section in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell by William Blake. Themes, symbolism and messages are exampled. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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T. S. Eliot/Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
A 6 page essay/analysis of Eliot famous poem. The writer argues that this poem captures perfect the ennui and alienation that has characterized the way people have felt for so much of the last century. It captures the sense of social paralysis that...
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Country House Poetry/Pope's Epistle to Burlington
A 5 page research paper that examines the genre of eighteenth century "country house poetry," as exemplified by Alexander Pope's "Epistle to Burlington." The writer discusses the Pope's satire and the topics that he lampoons. Bibliography lists 4...
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WHITMAN AND WORDSWORTH: AMERICAN AND NON-AMERICAN POETRY
This essay defines "American" poetry by comparing Walt Whitman's "Song of the Open Road" to William Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey." The paper discusses what makes Whitman's poem uniquely American, and how it differs in style, composition and tone from...
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Jimmy Santiago Baca
7 pages. This is an essay about the remarkable poet Jimmy Santiago Baca and his life as shown through his poetry. Growing up in the Barrio and writing about the reality of life as he saw it, Baca's words are at once gripping and shocking and yet...
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Anne Sexton/Death and Gender
A 7 page essay that examines four poems by Anne Sexton. The writer asserts that by examining these poems, it is possible to demonstrate how the poet is pushed toward depression by the manner in which patriarchal society defines gender. No additional...
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Wilfred Owen/Arms and the Boy
A 5 page research paper/essay that analyzes one of Owen's war poems, "Arms and the Boy." The writer discusses the technical aspects of this poem, as well as the usual themes that Owen employed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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SCHOOLSVILLE AND SIR PATRICK SPENS
This essay compares and contrasts two extraordinarily different poems; "Schoolsville," by Billy Collins and "Sir Patrick Spens" by an anonymous writer. The theme of the paper is that while the poems do differ, they also share similarities.
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William Stafford
This 5 page report discusses a single brief poem of William Stafford and emphasizes the ways in which it serves as a statement about parenting and the trust a child has for his/her parent to explain the world and to protect them from its most...
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Emily Dickinson/Because I Could Not Stop for Death
A 5 page research paper that offers a comprehensive analysis of Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for death." The writer offers a line-by-line analysis and also discusses how scholars differ on interpretation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Robert Burns: Themes of Love, Nature, and Imagination
A 5 page paper which examines the themes of love, nature, and imagination in Robert Burn
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CONTROLLING METAPHORS
This 5 page paper deals with the conrolling metaphor in the Edward Taylor poem, Upon A Wasp Chilled With Cold. Elements of a controlling metaphor with examples, given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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A 5 page paper which examines the symbolic nature of the fish in
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