"Siren Song" is fairly short poem that grabs the reader's attention quickly. ... She changes her mood to keep the reader's attention and then finally in the last stanza reveals the conclusion. ... The reader is attracted to the attention given to them by the author with the line "I will tell the secret to you, to you, only to you" (19-20). ... She says, "Come closer," to fully attract the readers attention. ... That too was another way the catch the reader into believing what the narrator was saying: she's not actually upset. ...

• Word Count: 1751
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

When analyzing this work the reader must pay attention to the complicated array of principles and elements of its structure. ... If one takes a more in depth analysis of the uses of structure that Blake incorporates then they would notice the originally order of the words in the phrase and how Blake rearranges them to create a first to last order of importance in the last line of stanza four. ... By doing this, the reader picks up on two different scenarios that Blake might be trying to pass off to the reader. ... Blake most likely made the last stanza vague in order for the readers to decide ...

• Word Count: 1424
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

His inventive uses of double entendres create amazing, realistic visuals for the reader. ... When a string of "s" sounds are put together, there is a smoothness formed in the reader's mind. Here, it represents the woman's body and her movements that catch the narrator's eyes. ... In line 27 he also mentions his "old bones" and how they now "live to learn her wanton ways." ... Even with the possible darker meaning of the "waltz" the poem still shows how the child still loves the father. ...

• Word Count: 1292
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

How mind and body do not reach their apex at the same time. ... This poem is complex and makes the reader look for the deeper meaning in the poem (Angelou 11). ... And then it talks about a person who catches her eyes who seems to be her son and then she associates him with his father. ... Although it is interesting it might confuse the reader. ... Also, the idea's in her poetry can be boring and might not hold the readers attention. ...

• Word Count: 1300
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The impact that Owen draws upon the reader is of young men who are no longer young but who look old and dying in amongst the crud. ... "Men marched asleep", it may seem impossible but this showed to us just how knackered they were. ... We then turn our attentions o the alarming situation of the deteriorating men, "all went lame, all blind". ... Not being able to catch his breath that has a frightening, ghostly effect on the men witnessing this tragic event. ... We see the use of alliteration that draws our attention to the fear and pain in the boy's eyes that he has to suffer with no ...

• Word Count: 1476
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School