Academic papers on Poetry

Poetry Comparison
4 pages in length. The writer compares Jorie Graham's "The Geese" with Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese" and John Keats' "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" with Robert Herrick's "To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time." Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Swift and Satire
A 10 page paper which examines how Jonathan Swift was a writer who reflected his time period in relationship to the Age of Satire. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Sappho & Fragment 92
A 3 page research paper that examines the poetry of Sappho and focuses on fragment #92. The analyzes this fragment and argues that it exemplifies the qualities that still draw students of poetry to her work after several millennia. Bibliography...
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Analysis of Robert Frost's, "The Road Not Taken":
This 7 page paper discusses how imagery is used to highlight the major themes of this poem. This paper provides analysis of specific quotes and reference to other poetic devices in order to capture the intent of the writer. Bibliography lists 4...
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An Analysis of Three War Poems
This 3 page paper evaluates three poems about the ravages of war by three different authors. The poems are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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PORPHYRIA
This 4 page paper discusses the poem by Robert Browning, Porphyria's Lover, in light of feminist critiques. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Analysis of Raymond Carver's Your Dog Dies
This 4 page paper provides an analysis of this disturbing poem. The theme of death is highlighted. No additional sources cited.
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SPIRITUALITY OF VICTORIAN WRITERS
This 5 page paper discusses the spirituality inherent within the works of such Victorian authors as: Tennyson, Clare, Ruskin, Fitzgerald, and Mill.Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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William Carlos Williams' "The Great Figure"
5 pages in length. Conveyed within the very brief yet very weighty poetic boundaries of William Carlos Williams' "The Great Figure" is a collection of images that reaches from one end of the social spectrum to the other. Touching upon the aspects...
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The Poetry of Raymond Carver
A 4 page paper which examines some of Raymond Carver
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Yeats
A 5 page paper which explicates William Butler Yeats
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METAPHORS IN POETRY
This 4 page paper discusses the use of metaphors in the work of Ezra Pound and Jean Toomer. Examples cited from texts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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TENNYSON
This 3 page paper discusses the struggle between doubt and faith apparent in Tennyson's poem, In Memorium. Examples and quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Protagonists: Tennyson and Eliot
A 4 page paper which examines the personalities and world views of the protagonists in Alfred Lord Tennyson
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PHILIP ARTHUR LARKIN: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH AND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS
This 7 page paper discusses the life and times of British poet, Philip Arthur Larkin. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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