However, there is still the ability to argue the poem's natural form. ... The actual meaning of this poem expresses human intervention in nature, which then allows for this poem to be seen in an artificial way. ... " Many comparisons can be made between this poem and Christopher Marlowe's poem 'The Passionate Shepherd to his Love'. Marlowe romanticizes the Nymph in his poem. ... There is a mind and body split because of his broken heart caused by Juliana. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

as a representative poem for this discussion. ?... The tangled bine-stems scored the sky Like strings of broken lyres? ... Here, Hardy has taken the romantic and soothing instrument of the lyre and described it as broken. ... At once a voice arose among The black twigs overhead In a full-hearted evensong Of joy illimited; An aged thrush, frail, gaunt, and small, In blast-beruffled plume, Had chosen thus to fling his soul Upon the growing gloom. ... Throughout the poem the speaker has introduced the ideas of positive opposites to the following negatives: weakening eyes can strengt...

• Word Count: 1579
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• Grade Level: High School

It indicates a term being broken in half, a time of relaxation and enjoying the time of school. ... It shows that this man is big and still he is heart by the occasion. ... The silence in the poem is broken again in the second line when whispers start to happen. ... It is a very dramatic way to end the poem. ... Time is linear in the poem. ...

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"The Harlem Dancer" is a poem written by McKay in which many different poetic apects emerge as we read the poem. ... People might think that this poem is a story of a dancer from Harlem. ... In this poem, the tone is cheerful, but at times there is some discontent. ... As I read the beginning, I assumed it was going to be about a happy, light-hearted occasion. ... The poem is broken into four parts, presenting an argument in each piece and there is a two line summary at the end. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"The Harlem Dancer" is a poem written by McKay in which many different poetic apects emerge as we read the poem. ... People might think that this poem is a story of a dancer from Harlem. ... In this poem, the tone is cheerful, but at times there is some discontent. ... As I read the beginning, I assumed it was going to be about a happy, light-hearted occasion. ... The poem is broken into four parts, presenting an argument in each piece and there is a two line summary at the end. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Owen's realistic descriptions form the foundation of the poem. ... Due to the ellipses, the poem is broken up into sections and the reader is able to get an account of the soldier's life before and after the war. ... Women are perceived as very negative in the poem. ... Poets have aweight in their words that find a way to pull at our heart strings. ... Poets know this and their poems commonly reflect it. ...

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The poem shows Owen's individualism through his subversion of popular' imagery (that of the Romantics) to reveal the truth about war. ... Owen's imagery in the poem, is also modernistic because it seems personal. ... The lines in the poem: Since we believe not otherwise can kind fire burn; Nor ever suns smile true on child, or field, or fruit. ... Although Exposure' contains particularly modern elements, it would be remiss to deny the fact that the poem also has a Romantic flavor. ... Keats's Ode To A Nightingale', which begins with the lines: ...

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It was addressed to Jessie Pope, a writer of other poems concerning the War. Specifically he wrote the poem to counteract her poem "Who's For The Game?". ... At the time, Owen was put into a psychiatric hospital because the war had so badly affected him, broken his character. ... From the very first line you become aware that the poem is not likely to be as light and cheerful as Pope's poem. ... The line continues to say that the man turned their heads on the haunting flares, maybe in a half-hearted effort to shut them out of their minds. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Ezra Pounds poem "The Jewel Stairs' grievance" was a little confusing to me to be honest. ... The poem doesn't really give too much information referring that the poem isn't very detailed and lengthy. Within "The Jewel Stairs' grievance" I believe the queen is heart broken and is weeping her ex boyfriend/ husband, "I let down the crystal curtain and watch the moon". ... The poem seems to take place in the late autumn season in the cold where leaves begin to fall from trees. ... The repetitions at the beginning of each part of the sonnet resemb...

• Word Count: 1745
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School