It is a poem of praise to the actions of the nephew of a friend of Johnson. ... In doing so he writes in the poem that his death is a release from a life spent in service. ... The most famous of Johnson's poems, The Vanity of Human Wishes, covers a deeper meaning of reality and his applications of reality, specifically religious reality. ... In Vanity of Human Wishes, Johnson's most famous poem, he discusses in depth his views of what we know as reality, and the reality we need to know and understand. ... In shorter poems he utilized different techniques for a momentary escape from r...

• Word Count: 1734
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"Because I could Not Stop for Death" is one of Emily Dickinson's most discussed and famous poems due to its ambiguous, and unique view on the popular subject of death. ... The poem is written in five quatrains. ... This is reflected clearly at the end of the poem. ... The word "finished" is emphasized like other words throughout the poem, but the use of "finished" at the end of this poem fits accordingly. ... Emily Dickinson's views on death changed from poem to poem depending on her mood. ...

• Word Count: 1472
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Water is a symbol that is used extensively in the poem "The Waste Land" as it is a basic requirement for all life. ... Mainly, there is the view of the "Unreal City" of London and other urban cities in Europe where the reader is introduced to characters such as Madam Sosostris, who is presented as a famous fortune-teller in London. ... As the poem develops, T.S Eliot begins to show a way out for the Waste Landers and water becomes a desire. ... Religion therefore is a strong link into the poem and in relation to the importance of water. ... These are the final two sections of the poem. ...

• Word Count: 1325
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Robert Frost is famous for his ability to ask the reader about their life with the use of simplistic words. ... Robert Frost uses nature to see the tone of his poems. ... " In this poem he uses a moth killing and eating a moth to give the poem a dark tone. ... The poem begins with an extremely dark tone. ... This poem brings up a large issue in Frost's poetry. ...

• Word Count: 1771
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Despite his uncertainty Agee writes his most masterful work, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, during these times (74). ... Agee's Elizabethan poem, Permit Me Voyage, received its title from Crane's "Voyages III" (23). There are also many prevalent qualities that you could find in Crane's works that are easy to find in many of Agee's poems such as the constant theme of the ecstasy and omnipotence of love (23). ...

• Word Count: 1898
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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). ... His famous hangout spot referred to as the "Factory" was a breeding grown for art, fashion, music and filmmaking (Hackett, 1989). ...

• Word Count: 2073
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate