In this analysis I will perform an overview of what her work consisted of, its target, her message, and my personal critique towards her. ... Before the era of Sappho, ecstasy and pain of love was something that had simply not been expressed before through poetry. ... A huge reason as to why Sappho was such an influential poet requires critical analysis of her personal life. ...
This could be compared to the formal, conventional structure of pre-twentieth century poetry. ... Form Analysis The message seems to be that women should not wait for a man to come and rescue them - as they will be disappointed that men do not have all the right answers. ...
Jerome Moore 1102-35 Ms Judith Schmitt 11/3/2003 Hemingway A Mystery Writer? Picture one's self sitting at a table outside a small train station. One is overhearing the conversation of a young couple at the next table. Although on the surface the conversation seems pleasant enough, one senses s...
Kelly Cherry's "Alzheimer's" explores the life of a man before and during the onset of his suffering from the disease. The poem begins with a tone that one could see as harsh and insensitive. This insensitivity is proven when the poet describes the man as "a crazy old man back from the hospital, his mind rattling like the suitcase, swinging from his hand that contains shaving cream, a piggy bank, a book he sometimes pretends to read" (1-5). In the beginning of the poem, he has just returned from the hospital. The poem suggests that, in his prime, that he was a s...
