In this article, Robert Graybill analyzes the deeper meaning of the poem The Dream of the Rood. ... To fully understand how the poem achieves this, it will be necessary to give a background on first the Anglo-Saxon people as a whole, and then on the poem itself, followed by an analysis of how the poem reveals the true depth of Anglo-Saxon culture. ... The author of the poem is unknown, as is the exact date of its origin. ... But, for Graybill, the real importance of the poem lies in what it shows of the Anglo-Saxon culture. ... The Dream of the Rood is a beautiful poem, and having read G...

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"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is an excellent example of one of his darker pieces of writing. ... One can interpret the poem not only by considering the meaning of the words Frost uses in a literal sense but also by considering them as symbols. ... Initially, the poem may convey more transcendental ideals and thus appearing to be understood on a literal level -- the positive side. ... Reevaluating the poem with a more negative mind frame as well as interpreting the words as mere symbols, the poem takes on an entirely n...

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In this poem, even light is oppressive – the contrast between light and dark is shown to be quite close to the contrast between life and meaning. ... The form of Dickinson's poem also contributes to the feeling of inevitability that comes with her particular brand of despair. ... The particular meter of the poem gives us a further sense of travel, and the varied length of the lines in the poem keeps us on our toes. The result is a poem of specific order and rhythm intended to make the audience feel the repetitiveness and melancholy of Dickinson's attitude toward light and life....

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Part B: Poem Analysis – The Draft Horse Emma Tan Robert Frost, author of The Draft Horse wrote this poem in the early to mid-1920's. He's been known for many acclaimed poems that pose complex philosophical, and societal questions about human nature, or ethical issues. ... " (5-8) The abnormality and eerily calm ambience about this poem is almost deliberate; so when you take a first look it over its' form, structure and language it deftly composes a simplistic poem with nothing out of place – complete with no apparent literary devices that th...

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Robinson's poem "Richard Cory" uses metaphors as a means to convey a story of personal failure. ... By examining in detail the poem's use of diction, metaphors, and imagery we can understand that the external facade of wealth and success does not guarantee internal happiness, nor a peaceful existence. Robinson's use of diction in his poem "Richard Cory" expresses the poem's meaning. ... The townspeople are the poem's speakers, impoverished workers who express themselves by metaphors to describe the large difference among them and Richard Cory, a ma...

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" Secondly, the authors transitions between third-person to first-person throughout the poem give readers a better overall understanding of the story. ... Thirdly, foreshadowing is also a key device which shows the readers the irony and satire of the entire poem. ...

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In Father Returning Home, Dilip Chitre gives an account of the ordinary life led by modern man, classically represented here as a father and breadwinner of his family. Chitre focuses on the isolated existence the man leads, alienated from his near ones, a sordid and desolate life. There is focus on ...

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The way that an individual can express their personal meaning of the world is through poems, novels, music and paintings, because those literary and artistic expressions are the closest thing to the original experience that the individual himself experiences (van Kaam, 1961). ...

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