Poems Essays

The medium of poetry has existed since man could write. It was a way in which stories were told and the rhythm used, made the poem more enjoyable and easier to understand. War Poetry has existed for as long as any other form of poetry It was used to describe …

In exploring the portrayal of war in the poetry of Wilfred Owen and Shakespeare one can see the contrasting attitudes and realities of war. In before Agincourt set in 1415 composed by Shakespeare, he portrays the glory and honour in war, whilst Anthem for doomed youth composed by Wilford Own …

War has been an influential topic for poetry for many centuries and through its catastrophic cruelty and sense of patriotism has created some of the most brilliant poets and most controversial poems ever written. With each different war comes different poets who want to write their views on it and …

War has always been described as horrific, but you had a chance to prove yourself in warfare. This is the impression we get from Chaucer’s General Prologue to the “Canterbury Tales “. Chaucer (the pilgrim) describes the Knight, as a worthy man who had certain knightly qualities. He was a …

Question: – Compare and contrast the methods of seduction in La Belle Dame Sans Merci and The Seduction – Compare and contrast the consequences for each victim of seduction. The poem The Seduction is about a young girl who goes to a party. There she meets a boy who she …

In this essay I shall compare these two poets by studying one poem by each of them and analysing the different literary devices used. Both ‘Blackberry picking’ and ‘Blackberrying’ contain strong and powerful uses of imagery. Blackberrying is the first poem, which I shall be studying. It begins, again, rather …

‘To His Coy Mistress’, is a love poem written by Andrew Marvell, and the other poem, which it will be compared with, is a poem called ‘Valentine’, which is written by a poet named Coral Ann Duffy. Subject of the poem ‘Valentine’ seems to be a channel for the poet …

The First World War was a landmark event in the twentieth century. In terms of social attitude, it marked a transition from a stable orderly world to a more modern age, and with that “modern” age there came a brutal, cynical view of society’s government and a lack of trust …

“Requiem for the Croppies” is a poem that confronts the brutal reality of Ireland’s past. The poem focuses on the battle of Vinegar Hill, fought in 1798 between the British army and the Irish rebels In the past there have been many Irish rebellions: 1641. 1782. 1798. 1848. 1916. Heaney …

‘Blackberries’ by Leslie Norris and ‘Blackberry Picking’ by Seamus Heaney are two different texts but each writer portrays similar messages. ‘Blackberries’ is a short story set in Wales whereas ‘Blackberry Picking’ is a poem set in Ireland. As the titles suggest, both texts portray the themes of blackberries, each text …