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Academic papers on Poetry

Poe: "Annabel Lee"
This 3 page paper describes the mood, point of view and theme of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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"For the Union Dead"
This 6 page paper is a detailed examination of Robert Lowell's poem, "For the Union Dead." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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"Hugh Selwyn Mauberley"
This 5 page paper is a close reading of Ezra Pound's poem, "Hugh Selwyn Mauberley." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Aztec Poetry
A 4 page paper which analyzes an article about Aztec poetry from a historical perspective, as well as analyzing a poem. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Strand: The Garden
This 5 page paper is a literary analysis of the poem "The Garden" by Mark Strand. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Sea Is History by Derek Walcott
A 4 page paper which examines the imagery in Derek Walcott
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Browning and Spera
This 3 page paper compares the two poems "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning and "My Ex-Husband" by Gabriel Spera. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Thom Gunn: "A Map of the City"
This 3 page paper discuses Thom Gunn's poem "A Map of the City." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Poems: Hughes and Eliot
A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts Langston Hughes
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Perillo/Dangerous Life
A 4 page explication of a poem "Dangerous Life" by Lucia Maria Perillo. While it does not appear to be so with a cursory, surface-skimming first-reading, closer examination of Lucia Maria Perillo's psychologically complex poem "Dangerous Life" is a...
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Explication: "Scenes from the Playroom"
This 5 page paper explicates the poem "Scenes from the Playroom" by R.S. Gwynn. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Milton/Satan in Paradise Lost
A 5 page essay that discusses the character of Satan. An epic hero is traditionally an example of a culture's ideal man, that is, someone who embodies all of the virtues that a particular society esteems above all others. A tragic hero is quite...
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One Art by Elizabeth Bishop
A 3 page paper which analyzes One Art by Elizabeth Bishop. No additional sources cited.
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Romantic Poet: Wordsworth
A 6 page paper which examines the romantic nature of private thoughts and feelings in William Wordsworth
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Japanese and Western Poetry: Ryokan and Burns
A 9 page paper which compares and contrasts the poetry of Japan and the Western world through the poetry of Monk Ryokan and Robert Burns. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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