The theme or plot of the piece is always subordinate to the author's calculated construction of a single, intense mood in the reader's or listener's mind. ... Each separate dying-out ember threw shadows on the floor, and I eagerly wished it to be the next day (8-9). ...

• Word Count: 2508
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

This is a very emotive piece of writing; this being accentuated through Rosetti's use of language and imagery. ... The first is the refusal to separate from each shown by the two pigeons in the poem. ...

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

The marriage was not successful, in part because of Vivienne's health issues: the two separated in 1933 and Eliot eventually committed Vivienne (still legally his wife) to a mental hospital in 1938. ... Eliot's first truly mature piece of verse, "The Love Song of J. ...

• Word Count: 4134
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School