Poetry Essays

The poem, “love song, with two goldfish” by Grace Chua is about a romantic relationship of two goldfish that unlike a lot of love stories does not result in a happy ending. It seems as though in this poem, humans have been replaced with two goldfish; a man and a …

Discuss how the theme of childhood is presented in the poems “Piano” and “Half-past Two” The theme of childhood is presented in the poem “Piano” and “Half-past two”. The poem Half-past two, written by U.A Fanthorpe, is all about how vulnerable children and their childish innocence. In both poems the …

‘Simon Lee, The Old Huntsman, With an incident in which he was concerned’ is a poem by William Wordsworth. Written in 1798 (Anthology p420), ‘Simon Lee’ was one of the poems included by Wordsworth in his Lyrical Ballads. The purpose or meaning of this poem is debatable, but in his …

In your view, what social issues are explored in Dawe’s poetry? Explain how these issues are developed and represented in two of his poems that you have studied! Bruce Dawe is a contemporary Australian poet from the late 1960’s to the early 1970’s, writing poems protesting against the issues occurring …

“Continuum” is a poem written by New Zealander Allen Curnow in which he illustrates his intended theme ambiguously, yet sincerely. The structure, along with the tone and overall writing quality of the poem, introduces to the reader a discrepancy of uncertainty and emotions that reveals the author’s principle motif, but …

An Analysis on “When I was One-And-Twenty” by A.E Housman “When I was One-And-Twenty” by A.E. Housman, is a poem about one young man’s growth, from twenty-one to twenty two. He is given the advice, that the greatest gift a person can give to another is love. However at the …

There are many reasons why the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop would appeal to the modern reader. I would consider Bishops concern with everyday objects to be one of the most appealing attributes of her poetry. Bishop takes objects that everybody can relate to and understand, and through poems like ‘The …

A Poem which was written by Christina Rossetti in the Victorian times between the years 1830-1894. An English poet who mainly aimed her poems at children she lived in London and was educated privately. It is not a typical poem of its time setting because of the theme the poem …

Both poems, hour and to his coy mistress compare well with each other in the sense that they both have the same theme, making reference to how important love is and the value spending time with one another has and just thinking about the present, rather than thinking ahead. The …

Culture is a term that can be described in several unique ways. Authors, such as Boccaccio, described culture through his writings and way of literature. Literature is a part of culture that has developed over centuries of authors and writings. Many aspects can affect literature and change the development of …