The poem "Oranges" uses imagery and strong concrete words to create meaning in his poem. ... The first sentence is broken into small lines so that the reader pauses at the end of each line. ... Although cold outside, the boy is not concerned about the cold, as his heart is warmed with the thought of his walk with the girl. ... (lines 5-11) This is a long sentence, which is broken down to create a rhythm and concrete words are used at the end of some of the lines, i.e. crackling and weather. ... The descriptive words in the poem "Oranges" provide the reader with a sense that the events being...

• Word Count: 1251
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School

They can even bring a subconscious connection to the poem when used correctly. ... While looking deeper into the poems, I began to see that the horse might symbolize more than that. In the poem "Anyone Who Had A Heart", Phillips talks about the idea of sex being a need rather than a want, and how it's desired. ... As you continue reading the poem, there is a line that says " now the foals, they're stallions. Like broken kings, they lower their heads, then raise them" (Phillips 52). ...

• Word Count: 670
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• Grade Level: High School

The reality versus imagination seems to be the most predominant issue in this poem. In the poem, by Frost, the speaker is literally describing the birches. ... The tone of the poem is light- hearted with a sense of peacefulness. The flow of the poem itself gives the reader a feeling of swinging on branches. ... It's when I"m weary of considerations, and life is too much like a pathless wood where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs broken across it, and one eye is weeping from a twig's having lashed across it open" ( 42- 47). ...

• Word Count: 1047
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School