American Poet Robert Frost's well-known poem, "Stopping by Woods in the Snowy Evening," relates the story of man riding alone in the wood in a horse-drawn sleigh on a snowy evening as he reflects on his life. ... At first reading, on the surface the poem's message is simply a man's journey in the countryside. ... Moreover, rhythm in the poem is smooth with a consistently regular rhyme scheme in all four verses is as follows: aaba/bbcb/ccdc/dddd. ... Frost's four-stanza poem reaches its climax in last stanza when he has a vision of how he will spend the rest of hi...

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He gave many ideals and clues in his poems that are very strong and meaningful. ... The poem also gives different types of alliteration, similes, and metaphors, which Robert Frost also uses in his other poems as well. ... The poem basically shows the wants and needs in life. ... He also shows the feeling of relaxation in the poem. ... The poem also uses strong literary devices. ...

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In the poem "Out, Out-"the boy is the victim of civilization. ... In this poem the corrupt technology would be the car. ... Similarly both poems use the concepts of technology versus nature. ... Between both similar poems, lies a difference. ... The poems relate from the same theme but differ in other aspects. ...

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In this article, Robert Graybill analyzes the deeper meaning of the poem The Dream of the Rood. ... To fully understand how the poem achieves this, it will be necessary to give a background on first the Anglo-Saxon people as a whole, and then on the poem itself, followed by an analysis of how the poem reveals the true depth of Anglo-Saxon culture. ... The author of the poem is unknown, as is the exact date of its origin. ... But, for Graybill, the real importance of the poem lies in what it shows of the Anglo-Saxon culture. ... The Dream of the Rood is a beautiful poem, and having read G...

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The poem Jetliner is a poem that uses personification for the main part of the poem. ... The poem talks about the ways of comparing a plane to a jogger getting ready to start running. ... This poem uses similes and metaphors to compare these two objects. ... In the poem the poet brings the attention on whether the poem makes sense, meaning the jetliner compared. He asks about the way the poem says its main idea. ...

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This is though just the outerlayer of the poem, or the crust poem. ... This poem had a view lines with dark visuals. ... This poem to me is very unique becasue it is a very serious poem but it's done partly in rhyme. This to me is interesting becasue all serious poems now are done in pros. ... That's what is so great about poems. ...

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For example, in line 3 the poem states, "Could scarcely cry weep weep weep weep". ... In Blake's poem he makes the reader question what he is truly saying. ... This style of writing totally contradicts Wordsworth poem. Blake goes around the point of the poem rather than straight to the point like Blake. ... Poems are a particular way to form a closer communication between the reader and the poet. ...

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Philip Levine's poem "You Can Have It" is written in trochaic, unrhymed quatrains. ... Levine's poetic form, use of imagery and simple language all relate to the meaning of the poem. There seems to be only one person in the poem assuming the speaker and the brother are one. ... The poem itself seems to be a simple poem in which the common method of using quatrains works appropriately with the meaning. ... The title fits perfectly and the poem explains in detail the hard life of the speaker. ...

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Imagery is also used in this poem quite often. ... Symbolism is a rarely used tool in this poem, but its meaning is very important to the outcome of the poem. ... A final tool used in this poem is tone. ... In most cases the tools used in each poem helps the reader to understand what a specific poem is trying to convey. The specific tools used in each poem also helps to increase the quality of a poem. ...

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The poem, "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking," descried how a boy walking on Long Island beach hears the cry of a bird. ... Also, Whitman told us this poem was his experience in his childhood and it causes him to become a poet. ... The realism in this poem was the descriptions of the nature and the losing of he-bird. ... It is hard to tell which is real and which is dream in this poem. ... The realism mixes with the dream making the poem "like real, like dream." ...

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This poem seems to be about a man parting from his lover. ... This poem contains nine couplets and two triplets. ... The setting of this poem is near the sea. ... As with any poem, the title is very important because it gives insight into what the poem is really about. In the poem "A Dream within a Dream", Edgar Allen Poe, gives a special meaning to the poem. ...

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"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is an excellent example of one of his darker pieces of writing. ... One can interpret the poem not only by considering the meaning of the words Frost uses in a literal sense but also by considering them as symbols. ... Initially, the poem may convey more transcendental ideals and thus appearing to be understood on a literal level -- the positive side. ... Reevaluating the poem with a more negative mind frame as well as interpreting the words as mere symbols, the poem takes on an entirely n...

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In this poem, even light is oppressive – the contrast between light and dark is shown to be quite close to the contrast between life and meaning. ... The form of Dickinson's poem also contributes to the feeling of inevitability that comes with her particular brand of despair. ... The particular meter of the poem gives us a further sense of travel, and the varied length of the lines in the poem keeps us on our toes. The result is a poem of specific order and rhythm intended to make the audience feel the repetitiveness and melancholy of Dickinson's attitude toward light and life....

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The Road Not Taken is a poem with universal relevance about a journey that every person takes. ... Frost is faced between the choice of a moment and a lifetime manifested in his poem. ... The rhythm in the poem is very personal and informal. ... The tone of the poem also enables the poem to relate to the reader on a personal level. ... The majority of the poem is story like - with Frost acting as the narrator. ...

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The Road Not Taken is a poem with universal relevance about a journey that every person takes. ... Frost is faced between the choice of a moment and a lifetime manifested in his poem. ... The rhythm in the poem is very personal and informal. ... The tone of the poem also enables the poem to relate to the reader on a personal level. ... The majority of the poem is story like - with Frost acting as the narrator. ...

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The Road Not Taken is a poem with universal relevance about a journey that every person takes. ... Frost is faced between the choice of a moment and a lifetime manifested in his poem. ... The rhythm in the poem is very personal and informal. ... The tone of the poem also enables the poem to relate to the reader on a personal level. ... The majority of the poem is story like - with Frost acting as the narrator. ...

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The poem tells the story of a dog who is digging on a grave. Throughout the poem the dog has a conversation with the person in the grave. ... The poem is about a young runner who has died at a young age. In the poem, Houseman's view can be seen in on stanza. ... The third poem is by William Wordsworth. ...

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Part B: Poem Analysis – The Draft Horse Emma Tan Robert Frost, author of The Draft Horse wrote this poem in the early to mid-1920's. He's been known for many acclaimed poems that pose complex philosophical, and societal questions about human nature, or ethical issues. ... " (5-8) The abnormality and eerily calm ambience about this poem is almost deliberate; so when you take a first look it over its' form, structure and language it deftly composes a simplistic poem with nothing out of place – complete with no apparent literary devices that th...

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" This poem gives insight into the diverging paths in one's life that they must choose between. ... The interpretation of this poem is often misconstrued due to the memorization of its lines that are never truly read. Frost's poem has become easily recognizable through its references in commercials, television shows, and other publicized items. ... If one was to analyze the true meaning of this poem it would be evident that Frost is not referring to a road less traveled. ... In reference to the misinterpretation of the poem, things are not always as they seem. ...

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Imagery, diction, and sound/musical are all essential elements in conveying the poem's meaning. Throughout the poem, images of sexual contact, words relating to sex, and an alliteration that describes the act itself, are presented to help reveal to true meaning of the poem. Throughout the poem, Frost creates images that are hidden. ... All these images can relate to sexual feelings and all help to get a better understanding of the poems true meaning. ... The Poem also consists of alliteration and has bits and pieces of iambic feet. ...

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The first lines of the poem describe the way in which the man is leading his life. ... The next lines of the poem describe his inability to cope with his life, as he now knew it. ... The last few lines of the poem states: "he spun this way and that"(23,24). ... But as I write my conclusion I begin to wonder if the author of this poem Hayden Carruth, was describing his own life. ... With its description, this poem shows the struggle that one man goes through in order to survive living. ...

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In her poem, "I Like the Look of Agony," she affects the reader by her use of literary devices. ... The speaker in this poem is the narrator, telling about her fascination with the expression of agony. ... When reading the whole poem, the reader will be able to understand the meaning of the first line. ... But after reading the poem, and understanding the meaning, the tone can also be genuine, and simple. ... Dickinson also uses personification in her poem. ...

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Robert Frost The Road Not Taken I greatly admired the poem written by Robert Frost. ... That's why I have interest in this wonderful poem. ... is is the most important part of the poem. ... In this poem he shows that every person has to face a situation in their lives. ... I can definitely relate to this poem I feel that everyday I make important decisions about my life. ...

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In both the play Macbeth by Shakespeare and the poem "Stop All the Clocks" by W. ... In the poem "Stop All the Clocks" by W. ... The whole second stanza of the poem shows how this love was her life, and how she "thought that love would last forever". The poem shows the idea that now that her love has been lost that she is disenchanted with life and how she will not love again in the same way, thus "pack up the moon and dismantle the sun; pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood. ... Although the character of Macbeth and the speaker of the poem show different attitudes about the love they hav...

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Edgar Allen Poe is one of the more famous poets known for his dark, mysterious poems. ... His poems often have a deeper meaning hidden behind the dark scenes. ... The second stanza in the poem moves to a different scene. ... Here we are shown the most emotion in the entire poem. ... I feel like the poem also brings up a good philosophical view point. ...

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