Poetry Essays

Nancy Mairs author of Disability- a self-claimed “radical feminist and cripple” with many accomplishments and degrees under her belt, Nancy is known to “speak the ‘unspeakable’” in her poetry, memoirs and essays, especially in Disability which was first published in the New York Times in 1987. Mairs starts her essay …

Written in 1881 by Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself”, is known to “represent the core of Whitman’s poetic vision” (Greenspan). To many people, this poem is confusing and complex because of the wordplay and symbolism. This poem “requires a large perspective; you must not get your face too near the …

Judith wright is an Australian poet who has a distinctive way of capturing her unique vision of Australia throughout her poems. Good morning teachers and students, Judith wright is a well-known Australian poet who was born in Armiadale, Australia in May 1915. As she has grown within the land it …

Focus questions: How does Stewart communicate his vision in the language of this poem? What spiritual vision you could detect in the poem and why is it Australian? Examples Techniques Ideas of Australian visions ‘The Snow Gum’ Title and the use of definite article ‘the’ Indicate that Snow Gum – …

“Thunder is good; thunder is impressive. But it is lightening that does the work.” The poem ‘’Ode to the West Wind’’ was written in the autumn of 1819, in the beautiful Cascine Gardens outside Florence and was published with ‘‘Prometheus Unbound’’ in 1820. The poet is himself in a mood …

When people are the youngest child, they may hold disdain for their eldest siblings because they experience life first and are noticed more for what occurs in their life. Because the eldest child goes head-first into life, they are the ones who receive the most reactions and effects. Sharon Olds …

1) The wall is a metaphor for the barriers we place between ourselves and others. It can represent an emotional, mental or even a physical barrier we want to create. We all need our personal space around us which some call our personal bubble. Therefore we feel the need to …

The poem ‘The Hurricane’ creates a tense and fearful atmosphere to such an extent that the reader is made to feel as though they have lived through the hurricane themselves. The poet also uses many poetic devices to express this feeling, as well as almost exaggerating the aftermath. All of …

Her poems were beautiful and lyrical. Her collection of poems “Golden Threshold” “The Bird of Time” , “The Broken Wings” “Feast of Youth etc. she was given the nickname – the “Nightingale of India” were admired by Rabindranath Tagore and Jawaharlal Nehru. she met Shree Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Gandhi …

‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen and ‘The Soldier’ by Rupert Brooke are poems about war which treat their subjects differently. Both poems are examples of the authors’ perceptions of war; Owen’s being about its bitter reality and Brooke’s about the glory of dying for one’s country. The poets …