Poems Essays

The poem ‘Ocean’ by Abilasha Agarwal begins with the starting of day. The poem picks up by describing the nature and blend and characteristics, as if the ocean were a living soul. It goes on and elaborates the love and furry that takes place in its natural setting. Points were …

Both poems – Sonnet, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Sonnet 138, by William Shakespeare – share a number of common ideas and similarities, with one particularly important similarity: their theme is love. The two writers are very passionate and understanding about this topic, and this is really effective in convincing …

‘Catrin’ and ‘Baby-sitting’ are both written by the poet Gillian Clarke. ‘Catrin’ is a poem with a much softer tone, represented in the long sentences and the calm atmosphere it creates when reflecting back in the past. In contrast ‘Baby-sitting is a poem with a much more emotional feel to …

The Poem “Jac Codi Baw” is about a building which is going to be destroyed. The woman, who is narrating the poem, feels very strongly about the building and does not want it to be demolished. This building is very unique and precious to the woman which is why she …

Write about how ‘Blessing’ and ‘Night Of The Scorpion’ show that people in some cultures have to struggle for things that we take for granted in our culture. ‘Blessing’, by Imbilz Dharker and ‘Night Of The Scorpion’ by Nissim Ezelkiel both teach us a lot about another culture. Both poems …

How do the writers explore and present the themes of conscience, violence and murder in the poems ‘Hitcher’ by Simon Armitage, ‘Salome’ by Carol Ann Duffy and ‘The Man He Killed’ by Thomas Hardy? ‘Hitcher’ was written by Simon Armitage in 2001, two years earlier (in 1999) Carol Ann Duffy …

Blake’s poem ‘London’ and Wordsworth’s poem ‘Composed on Westminster Bridge’ at first glance present London in contrary ways. Figuratively, Blake’s London resembles the dark depths of an underground chamber that is isolated from the beauty of nature and instead is claustrophobically filled with Blake’s clever metaphor: “mind forged manacles”, which …

Culture, tradition and faith, ‘The Night of the Scorpion’ by Nissim Ezekiel and ‘Sacrifice’ by Taufiq Rafat are two poems that revolve around these themes. The poets question and criticise these values and provoke the reader to think; should culture and tradition have any value in today’s society? Is faith …

Both of these poems show a great understanding into what the women, who, are so easily judged by their appearance within society, actually experience and feel like every second of their life. They both show how they feel alienated from the rest of the world, isolated and feel that the …

In “Love after love” by Derek Walcott and “This room” by Imtiaz Dharker, the poets explore how outs own identity should be celebrated. Walcott portrays this by using positive language such as “elation” and “feast on your life” to show that once you have found your identity, you can celebrate …