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A comparison of how Rilke's "The Panther" and Nowland's "The Bull Moose" reflect the theme of nature vs. the artificially constructed and imposed world that violates its creatures.

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"In both Nowlan's "The Bull Moose" and Rilke's "The Panther", the attitude toward nature is filtered through the attitude toward human encroachment upon nature. The moose whose life has been spent in the forest has experienced the harshness of nature and may be on the point of dying that explains his stumbling down from the mountain and his sense that he has nowhere else to go, as well as the description of his tick-ravaged flanks. The moose has left his natural domain in order not to die where..."

Tags:nature, poetry

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A poetry journal comparing "To His Coy Mistress" and "We Wear the Mask.

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"Of all the poetry selections available, the poem I found most accessible was "To His Coy Mistress" and the poem I found most difficult to understand was "We Wear the Mask". The former is written from the perspective of an anxious lover who is trying to attempt his mistress to engage in an intimate relationship despite her protests and desire to remain chaste. This poem is more thematically accessible to the average reader because it deals with issues that are timeless; love, lust, hate, greed..."

Tags:We Wear the Mark, To His Coy Mistress

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This paper compares John Stallworthy's "Sindhi Woman", William Shakespeare's Sonnet # 18 and William Blake's "To See A World" an discusses how they all find beauty in things that have gone through adverse situations and make natural allusions to make the subject seem closer to its natural brethren.

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"John Stallworthy's "Sindhi Woman", William Shakespeare's Sonnet # 18 and William Blake's "To See A World" all find beauty in things that have gone through adverse situations and make natural allusions to make the subject seem closer to it's natural brethren. At the same time, they all go into very different details and vary in tone; all three of these poems are artfully written and are dedicated to the subjects and themes that they explore. John Stallworthy's "Sindhi Woman" is a poem that describes a Sindhi woman..."

Tags:poetry, comparison, love

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In this paper, the writer examines the tone, the meaning, and the themes of Elizabeth Bishop's poem, "Filling Station," and Dana Gioia's poem, "California Hills in August," while also comparing and contrasting them to each other.

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"Throughout history authors have used their works to convey messages and draw emotions from their readers. The poetry genre is perhaps the most emotion filled style of literature there is. Poetry allows the writer to draw on the deepest feelings and thoughts of those who read the works and from each poem the reader draws life based on their own past experiences. One of the most exciting elements of poetry is the fact that the reader takes the words and then responds with emotion based on the experiences they have had in life. Filling Station by Elizabeth Bishop and California Hills in August by Dana Gioia are classic examples of how poetry can affect each person in a different manner."

Tags:blue, collar, life, oil, dirty, monkey, suit, family, affair, closeness, past, life, experiences, background, easterner, westerner, dry, climate

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This paper successfully gives a detailed practical criticism on four well-known poems. A summary of each poem is given, followed by various literary devices including: alliteration, symbolism, tones, rhyme, allusion. The writer compares and contrasts the two Shakespeare Sonnets.

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"This sonnet at first seems very different from the previous sonnet. At first, it seems as if Shakespeare is talking about someone he definitely does not love, with all the negative comparisons. Again, the theme of this poem is love, but it looks at it from a different angle. We do know by the end, that the writer is in love with his "mistress," but it is not quite the flowery language of the previous poem, it is tongue-in-cheek. "And in some perfumes is there more delight, Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks."

Tags:imagery, love, allusion, rhyme, symbolism, literary

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This paper gives an analysis of the Romantic Movement during the late 17th and early 18th century that focuses on the poetry and painting of the day. The paper further highlights how the Romantic movement represented a rebellion against the norms of the day.

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"The Romantic movement began in the late 17th Century in Western Europe and spread throughout the western world. It was a revolt against the Enlightenment period focus on reason and a reaction against the mechanization and rationalization of nature. Romantics focused on feeling and emotion as the root of all aesthetics and extolled on nature's sublimeability to create awe as the pinnacle of artistic expression. In essence the Romantics marked a rebellion against the norms of the day. They reveled in their feelings and what their senses..."

Tags:romantic, romanticism, movement, keats, painting, poetry, shelly, byron

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The following paper is a brief comparison and contrast of two great works of poetry: Dylan Thomas' "Do not go gentle into that good night," and John Keats', "When I have fears that I may cease to be." Each of these works are placed within their historical and autobiographical context (each poem was written by a man who would die far too young) and a few passages are devoted to noting how each work captures the fundamental fears all humans have of dying too young; in that sense, each poem is a masterful rumination on the psychological or spiritual nature of mankind.

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Full bibliographic information was not provided to the writer Writing about the Humanities: A new way of looking at poetry The following paper is a brief comparison and contrast of two great works of poetry: Dylan Thomas' "Do not go gentle into that good night," and John Keats', "When I have fears that I may cease to be." As time allows, each of these works will be placed within their historical and autobiographical context (each poem was written by a man who would die far too young) and a few passages will be devoted to noting how each work captures the fundamental fears all humans have of dying too young; in that sense, each poem is a masterful rumination on the psychological or spiritual nature of

Tags:writing, humanities, poetry

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This paper analyses John Keats' "Ode to Autumn" and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Kubla Khan" in the light of Wordsworth's claim that 'poetry is emotion recollected in tranquillity.' It discusses the extent to which each of the chosen poems adheres to this description of poetry with regard to the subject matter, language and form used and whether this consideration proves that Wordsworth's description encapsulates the poetry of the Romantic period, or otherwise.

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"Kubla Khan', described 'almost as a definition of Coleridge's poetry' , on the other hand, was written following a dream he had while under the influence of opium. The context itself sets the reader up for a piece written after the moment itself has passed, and is instead a recollection of the experience he underwent. This is further highlighted in the poem itself, as he speaks of 'a vision [he] once saw' (l. 38), and attempts to 'revive...Her symphony and song' (ll. 42-43). At this point there is a change in the tone of the piece as Coleridge is no longer remembering what he dreamt, but instead using his power of imagination to create what he envisioned as the continuation of a dream, the writing of which was allegedly interrupted."

Tags:autumn, bridge, coleridge, john, keats, khan, kubla, ode, samuel, taylor, westminster

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This paper analyzes Theodore Roethke's poem "The Geranium" and John Keats' ode "To Autumn" in order to show how poems come to life for a reader through the significance of their ideas and the success of their poetic technique. The paper asserts that the poems may not address the reader's own personal truth, but may touch on a deeper truth that underpins what it means to be human and all its various manifestations. The paper then explains that, while poems are written to convey a certain feeling, time or place, they can be looked at in many different ways by different readers. In essence, this paper points out that all aspects of a poem, be it structure, ideas or context have equal importance in the understanding of a poem's beauty.

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"When taking a closer look at the context of these two poems we are able to understand the bigger picture as well as the intricate details. I believe that like onions, poems reveal themselves layer by layer. Keats was writing during the time of Romanticism, a time mainly led by youthful figures in the arts who were rebelling against the neoclassical values, that of logic, reason and formality. The romantics insisted on the importance of feeling and passion as well as imagination. They focused on nature, emotion and the sublime. The romantics indulged in new forms of language that could more expressively and widely convey feeling and vision. Keats wrote many odes, "To Autumn" was among his last. In this poem we can see how he has perfected the sublimity through his use of imagery and experience."

Tags:poetry, context, form, technique

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This paper discusses the common theme of permanence that exists between the poems "Ode on a Grecian Urn" and "Sailing to Byzantium". According to the paper, both poets discuss the art that depicts ancient times in relation to its ability to exist in frozen time. Although man may age and know change and eventual death, the figures that the art displays will forever be young, beautiful and vibrant because the time displayed on the art is permanent. Throughout the works of Yeats and Keats this theme is displayed by the use of poetic elements. Language discursive may either depart from the main point or cover a variety of issues in the selection of literature. Keats writes of an urn that displays ancient times, and figures that cannot be altered by time.

Tags:yeats, keats, analysis