poetry

In this essay I will be looking at the poems ‘when we two parted’ and remember which both use the theme of love and loss. During the time in which…

In poetry, place is important because it creates an atmosphere which expresses people’s feelings. Wordsworth and Blake’s inspiration has come from London like many poets have done over the centuries….

Carol Ann Duffy wrote the poem Valentine to express her feelings on love. She described how an onion is a much better gift then a cute card or a kissogram….

Both of these poems were written in the 17th Century in a time where young women obeyed their fathers and did not have the right to choose their husbands. At…

In the three poems, “To His Coy Mistress” – an argumentative yet satirical take on a man’s quest for sex by Andrew Marvell, “Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Dutchess” -…

Both of the poems: This Room – Imtiaz Dharker and Love after Love – Derek Walcott feature a path to self discovery, weather being through chaos or just feasting on…

Valentine is a love poem. It was written by Carol Ann Duffy in the 1990i?? s. It is a very unusual poem, when you hear its title you think it…

In Tony Harrison’s extensive array of poetry, links can often be highlighted between poems whether it be based on the theme, structure or language of the poems. One such example…

The Sonnet 116 is another well-known ‘Shakespearian Sonnet’ written by William Shakespeare. This poem is written in alternative ways, presenting Shakespeare’s definitions of love. This sonnet is divided into three…

Love what is it? Is it a strong feeling between people or even a bond between close friends? Does anyone really know? There are so many form of love all…

‘ Drummer Hodge’ by Thomas Hardy is about a young solider fighting in the Boer war in South Africa between the years 1899- 1902. The poem shows us how war…

There is an obvious struggle between nature and mankind although the tractor seems to be leaning more towards the side of nature. The fight continues with the progression of events….

For my poem write-up I will be writing about the two poems: “My Grandmother” and “At castle botterel”. Each poem is written about a particular part of the poet’s life,…

In Sylvia Plath’s poem ‘Morning Song,’ the poet expresses a range of fluctuating emotions during her journey through motherhood. The poet does this by applying an imagery technique to each…

There are many similarities between the two poems. First of all, both poems are written in the same tone. Heaney talks about his father and grandfather with a great deal…

Seamus Heany’s Poems ‘Digging’ and ‘Follower’ explore Heaney’s life on his farm in Ireland with his father. In both poems, heany talks of how he had a choice to take…

I am looking at the above so that I can view a wide range of poems on a similar theme. This theme being the way in which childhood experiences can…

Both poets Heaney and Clarke have hidden depths within their poems. For example in Storm on the Island,”We are bombarded by the empty air.Strange, it is a huge nothing we…

Both poems are dramatic monologues written by Robert Browning in the nineteenth century. A dramatic monologue is a poem written showing only one point of view, which is that of…

I have reacently read and studied the poem “Mid Term Break” and this essay I am going to explain in detail how the poet Seamus Heaney uses form, vocabulary and…