This is a very emotive piece of writing; this being accentuated through Rosetti's use of language and imagery. ... In my opinion this poem has two main themes, both of which greatly contribute to the overall feeling of the poem. The first is the refusal to separate from each shown by the two pigeons in the poem. ... The first theme shown is the speaker's evident awareness of her mortality. ... The second theme, which is much more subtle, is the speakers exploration of the thin divide between pain and joy. ...

• Word Count: 2526
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The theme or plot of the piece is always subordinate to the author's calculated construction of a single, intense mood in the reader's or listener's mind. ... Each separate dying-out ember threw shadows on the floor, and I eagerly wished it to be the next day (8-9). ...

• Word Count: 2508
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

The marriage was not successful, in part because of Vivienne's health issues: the two separated in 1933 and Eliot eventually committed Vivienne (still legally his wife) to a mental hospital in 1938. ... Eliot's first truly mature piece of verse, "The Love Song of J. ...

• Word Count: 4134
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School