Academic papers on Poetry

"Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson
A 3 page paper which examines the possible causes for the suicide in the poem "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken and Stopping by the Woods
A 6 page paper which examines and analyzes the Robert Frost poems "The Road Not Taken" and "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening." No additional sources cited.
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Yeats: The Second Coming
This 3 page paper discusses the symbolism in the poem "The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats, which is a bleak and frightening work.
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Wordsworth: My Heart Leaps Up
This 4 page paper discusses Wordsworth's poem "My Heart Leaps Up." Bibliography lists 1 source.
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An Informal Look at Romantic Poetry and Poets
A 4 page informal journal that discusses the differences between the approaches to and the subject matter of the early romantic poets William Blake and Robert Burns,
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Lynn Emanuel/Big Black Car
A 3 page essay that discusses the poet's use of metaphor. Poets frequently face the question of how to describe the indescribable, that is, how to convey, within the limited context of a poem, the complexity of life and its multi-layered, convoluted...
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John Keats and William Wordsworth
A 4 page paper which compares John Keats
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Literary Criticism of William Blake
A 14 page paper which applies three types of literary criticism (historical, formalism, and deconstruction) to these two very different poems. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Religious Aspects in "Song of Myself"
This 7 page paper discusses the religious aspect of his poem Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself." Endnotes list 3 sources.
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A 3 page paper which anaylzes E.E. Cummings
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John Donne
An 8 page paper which analyzes John Donne
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Wordsworth
A 3 page paper which analyzes the poem
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Poetry: Browning and Owen
A 9 page paper which analyzes Robert Browning
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Housman/To An Athlete Dying Young
A 4 page essay that, first of all, summarizes and analyzes this poem by A.E. Housman. "To An Athlete Dying Young" offers an interesting perspective on a life cut short by tragedy. It begins by picturing the most glorious moment of a young man's...
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Casinos: Costs and Benefits
A 14 page overview of the benefits in terms of resources contributed compared with the potential costs of casino gambling. The author emphasizes that while casinos could be viewed as a viable form of recreation, leisure, and tourism and even as...
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