Poems Essays

            Spencer Wells takes a very technical and academic subject and makes it not only understandable but interesting and enjoyable in his The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey. As Wells is not simply an author explaining the work of others but a leading population geneticist his writing is authoritative …

Maya Angelou’s (1995) ‘Phenomenal Woman’ changed my life because of its grandeur to support a woman’s self-respect. The poem was a trailblazer for all women searching for equality and respect during the earlier years of the 1990’s. This inspirational piece changed the way women were perceived. In her poem, ‘Phenomenal …

When Langston Hughes at age 21 sailed for Africa the first time, it was accidental: he greatly wanted to escape all the sad memories of his youth at the time. His mother and stepfather were caught in a vise of poverty and the irregular search for better jobs; his father, …

Introduction             Story-telling is a very powerful force in the society. This can be seen in the movies, in soap operas and sitcoms, as well as in novels and short stories.  Usually, however, the focus of viewers and readers of these stories is on the most dramatic moments—the last punch …

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan/A Stately pleasure-dome decree/Where Alph the sacred river ran/Through caverns measureless to man/Down to a sunless sea…This lyrical introduction, as well as the seemingly incomprehensible body that follows, has perplexed critics and readers for centuries.  To fully understand this poem, or at least be able to …

Referring closely to 2 poems, discuss the poetic methods Hardy uses to evoke distinctive settings in his poem. Thomas Hardy’s ‘The Ruined Maid’ is a poem about a young woman named Amelia who meets her old friend, and character foil, in town from her old life in the rural areas. …

            Randall Jarrell’s The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner is a five-lined poem which narrates the equally short life of a ball turret gunner who is killed while in action, firing shots from inside a ball turret of a bomber aircraft during a war encounter. Afterwards, his remains are …

            William Carlos Williams wrote the poem The Corn Harvest as a response to the painting The Harvesters by Pieter Brueghel.   Poetry and art are similar because they both represent much more than what is actually there.  They rely on the experience of the reader and viewer to bring a …

     When an individual feels powerless to tackle a situation, one is persuaded to act against one’s will, one experiences the importance of power; when one is able to exercise one’s  will and feels what one does is  correct, power comes to the fore again. All human relationships have implied …

            The poem entitled “The Canadian Authors Meet” is about the happenings within the big gathering of Canadian authors. The narrator discussed the situation and the ambiance of the place as well as the topics of the authors as they communicate to one another. He also illustrates the emotions of …