The poem itself is undoubtedly long, composed of fifty-two sections. In this sense, it can be said that the poem depicts a form of epic poetry. Epic poems are fairly long, they usually depict a hero, and often talk about or represent values of a certain culture. ... However, the first line of his poem deviates from this concept. ... In his poem, Whitman often writes on and on before introducing a break or period. ...

• Word Count: 1717
• Approx Pages: 7
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Sonnet 130-Analysis and Summary The poem begins in describing a woman, his mistress to be exact. ... On the other hand he may just be making fun of the infinite number of love poems being produced in the Shakespearian era. ... clearly states his affirmation of disgust toward other writers and their ridiculous poems of beauty and delight. ... He uses a simile and many metaphors as the core of his poem. ...

• Word Count: 496
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

His sonnet also has a similarity to Donne's poem in the fact that it uses the same iambic pentameter. ... After the first line, we never hear from the first speaker again throughout the poem. ... However, the last six lines describe the emptiness that surrounds the great sculpture and bring out the moral of the poem. ... " – has an ironic significance in the poem. ... This is the beauty of a poem. ...

• Word Count: 951
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

ANALYSIS OF SOUND AND FORM IN JOHN KEAT"S "ODE ON A GRECIAN URN" THEME In John Keats poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn," Keats paints a verbal portrait of a man looking with admiration at an urn. ... (Lines 21-30) Keats's choice of Iambic pentameter gives the poem a smooth rhythmic flow. At first, I found the flow to make the poem readable, but soon I found the flow's lack of subtle changes in meter to make this poem more of a chore to read and comprehend than an enjoyment to read and comprehend. ... I felt that the rhyme patterns related to the theme of the poem in an abs...

• Word Count: 854
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

SHAKESPEARE-Sonnet XIX- SURFACE STRUCTURE The poem is a sonnet without title because it belongs to a series of sonnets written by Shakespeare. ... The poem follows the iambic pattern (x) and the main structure is the iambic pentameter- five feets in each line-. ... The purpose of the poem is clarity, simplicity and directness. DETAILED ANALYSIS In the 1st line the poet makes use of a recorded proverb of the age, "Time devours all things-. ...

• Word Count: 790
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Let's analyze the first two lines of the poem, "How Do I love thee? ... I read this poem a few times before realizing that the poet is speaking of the love that he has for his lover will be immortalized in the poem he has written for her. This poem speaks of his lover almost like she is the perfect woman. ... All four poems are similar because they all deal with love. ... Out of the four poems I analyzed, Bradstreet's poem moved me. ...

• Word Count: 1336
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Sonnet 18 is, at its clearest, a poem about how art itself can give value to human life. ... Man, in the natural world, can't avoid being subject to time, but it is through literature, through this very poem, that he can free himself. ...

• Word Count: 963
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In sonnet 141 (CXLI), Shakespeare speaks again of physical and emotional aspects of the persona's lover, however this sonnet differs in that the woman's physical appearance and ways of conduct are not appealing at all to the persona. From the start of the first quatrain, the persona declares his l...

• Word Count: 692
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate