For the purpose of this discussion it is important to note Auden's sexual orientation; he was gay. ... The reason he gives for this is the effect of destructive things such as fever and illness. ... Apart from all his negative and wandering thoughts, the speakers wants to keep hold off this moment in time he is sharing with his beloved. ... It is functional to note that the rhythmic lines changes later in the poem, just like the rhyme scheme. ... A "lullaby" reminds the reader of a sweet song that helps a child to fall asleep. ...

• Word Count: 1813
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: High School

She described how she would sit and gaze at him when he perused the newspaper or how she would leave sweet notes in his lunch pail. ... The metaphor in this poem which is described concise form of comparison equating two things that may, at first, seems completely dissimilar, often an abstraction and a concrete image. ... He writes, So let us melt, and make no noise, No tear –floods, nor sigh-tempests move; 'Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love (l.5-8) Donne is telling his wife that he knows she doesn't want to be apart from him, but there is no reason...

• Word Count: 1336
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School

Having just ended a war, which required the expand the work force began to fall apart, and a nationwide depression began. ... The great diversity in subject matter throughout Amy Lowell's poems is often attributed to "her search for the "divine" residing in all people and things" (Magill, 1768). ... As a young adult, I need to hear different things each day and hear the things from the prior day in a different way. An author like Amy Lowell provides that easy reading in which you can explore the depths of you mind for meanings of a variety of things rather than one specific topi...

• Word Count: 2108
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School