Donne does not only think being "attacked" by love is harmful, but once love has chosen its victim it will destroy its heart like glass. "At one first blow did shiver it as glass." ... By using imagery to show the heart a shattered glass shows that Donne has an ice-like heart and has a cold outlook towards love. The lasting affect love has had on Donne has made him a lesser person, symbolized by the images of the shards of glass all showing a smaller reflection of himself. ...

• Word Count: 382
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The poem "Wind" by Ted Hughes is a free verse following a quatrain pattern. It has a direct title which gives some idea of what the poem is going to talk about. The basic idea of the poem is a description of a storm by the narrator who is stuck in house during the fierce storm. The poet gives a very...

• Word Count: 788
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He is sitting at the table talking to himself, while he "pours a glass of milk" (1362), and reminisces about his past. ... He completely shattered his father's world, by revealing the emotions, which have weighed him down throughout his life. ...

• Word Count: 1193
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School