Academic papers on Poetry

Indian Identity and Post-Colonial Theories
This 10 page paper examines the post-colonial theories of Edward Said, Homi Bhabha, Frantz Fanon and G. Spivak and then discusses the poetry of Sujata Bhatt and Kamala Das through this perspective. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Civil Liberties & Terrorism
This 4-page paper examines whether individuals should be willing to give up their civil liberties with the hopes of trying to prevent future terrorist attacks. There are 4 sources cited.
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Character Analysis: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
A 5 page paper which offers up a character analysis of the narrator in T.S. Eliot
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A Thematic Analysis of Blake
This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of Blake's "London" and "The Chimney Sweeper". The theme of corruption is explored and emphasized. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Generational Sacrifice in the Poetic Works of Heaney and Hayden
This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of the poetic works of Heaney and Hayden. The thematic similarities in presenting generational sacrifice are reviewed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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This 3 page paper explicates Donne
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Political and Non-Political Poetry
A 7 page paper which examines political and non-political poetry. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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A Thematic and Tonal Analysis of Frost
This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of three of Frost's poems. Emphasis is placed on the use of setting and tone to serve the theme of existential isolation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Meaning of Lenore in The Raven
This 9 page paper explicates the Raven and evaluates to whom the poem is really dedicated. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Walt Whitman and Charles Olson
This 6 page paper describes the work, similarities and differences between poets Walt Whitman and Charles Olson. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of the similarities between Frost's "Mending Wall" and Lennon/McCartney's "Eleanor Rigby". Similarities along thematic, narrative, and stylistic dimensions are considered. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Three Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
This 4 page paper discusses three of Poe
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The Values of Beat Poetry
This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of Beat poetry. The works of Ginsberg, Snyder, and Ferlinghetti are examined for thematic similarities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of Lovelace's "To Lucasta, Going to the Wars". Formal elements of the poem are used to build a thematic interpretation. Bibliography lists 0 sources.
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Refuting Death in Dylan
This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle...". The argument is made for Thomas' refuting of death. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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