In his view of nature, the world is like a book written by God. In this book God expresses himself completely, and it is by reading the world that humans can approach God and learn about Him. ... A book of his selected works enabled me to realise so, his style is referred to as "lyrical" and this I agree with. ... Another unusual approach to his poetry was they way in which he repeated and juxtaposed his words or the sounds of the words. ... For example, in is echoed again and again: "I caught this morning morning's minion, king while the next line emphasizes the dau sounds; dom of daylig...

• Word Count: 1414
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Rosetti uses onomatopoeia as she describes the "rustling" hedgerow tops which imply the reality of the dream at the present moment, to the extent where the speaker can even hear the sounds around her, and this is further used by the sound of "far-off piteous bleat of lambs and sheep." This image which appeals to the sense of sound and also to basic human compassion is very striking as it is clear that there continue to be more victims of the "broadening darkness", which represents in this poem something which has destroyed a genuine and lively love. ...

• Word Count: 2526
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

William Blake's illuminated book, "Songs of Innocence and of Experience," consists of a collection of poems illustrating the two opposing facets in life – innocence and experience. ... The word "laughter" seems more open and joyful, which recalls the theme of innocence; whereas "whisprings" sounds more secretive and disruptive, which recalls the theme of experience. ...

• Word Count: 1939
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Pope uses highly evocative adjectives such as "glittering" and "fluid" to describe these creatures, teamed with excellent use of light and sound imagery "Soft o"er the shrouds aerial whispers breathe" . ... This is reminiscent of the intervention of Aphrodite in Book V of Homer's "Iliad" to remove her son Aeneas from the battlefield. ...

• Word Count: 2068
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate