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this reveals his positive outlook toward the world and his own existence, and allows the reader some comprehension as to his value...

be a lover and an optimist. But we begin to see images of tension in the fact that he describes the evening sky spread out as "a p...

certain that the reader has not missed the implication. Note that in the lines leading up to the "beauty of dissonance" th...

keeping out all of the world that she does not desire to experience or see or meet. This is further emphasized by the third and fo...

suggests, there is often a political context to Olds observations. For example, in "The Death of Marilyn Monroe," Olds suggests ...

part of them." The "roasting" of Louie is stated as being symbolic, but Dickson describes a quite vivid scene that leads the read...

is connected (18 poems, 1934, 2004). This colored his religious orientation and is evident in the religious symbolism in "Before I...

between what is real and what is a mere reflection is indicated in the line that says, "Under the October twilight the water/Mirro...

works together one can see the romantic power of both innocence and experience as Blake addressed a changing world where human per...

pool one day. She thought about their lives and how they felt and realized they were victims of a society and also young me who de...

though they were in a war. Their life is perhaps not threatened, but they must struggle to become more honorable and noble as they...

but his folk heritage as well. "Hughes made the spirituals, blues, and jazz the bases of his poetic expression. Hughes wrote, he c...

that is illustrating the power that was possessed by these women, but not the power that the men and women of the time thought the...

said that, however, this is not a book to simply be shunted off to the used bookstore. For all its problems, Nine Horses is still ...

so based on the dialogue of the narrator that it does not allow the woman a voice, and represents a narrator who is incredibly, an...

vision of the natural world in which Gods presence can be seen as flowing through it like an electric current. This presence can b...

narrator restores the sight of the Greek love god Cupid, and he subsequently flees (Donaldson 154): "And (withal) I did untie / Ev...

ask that pauses and changes in tone come into play for it is clearly set out in a very smooth rhythm. In many ways this establishe...

hope. The mothers wise voice could be seen to be the voice of experience, conservative ways, of hope seasoned with hard times. The...

lost" (The Battle of Maldon: Introduction). In this battle, which involved the Vikings and the leader Anlaf tried to land ashore...

of the word I is that the decision for anyones life is their own. This decision was not reached by conferring with any other soul ...

now, instead of letting his hands out into the open, he shoves them deep into his pockets and does not talk much. When he talks, t...

we mortals bear perforce, although we suffer; for they are much stronger than we. But now I will teach you clearly, telling you th...

all of the kingdoms riches and power for themselves. The problem is Odysseuss only son, who is the natural successor to the throne...

viewing this painting this particular writer feels and thinks many things. There is a powerful boldness to the strokes, which are ...

Road Not Taken" can be viewed as an evaluation of his decisions that the poet takes at midlife. Frost describes standing in a "ye...

about having gone out in rain and back again, which represents sorrow and tears. In other words, he has seen many people pass away...

emphasis on "mind-forged" shows that these are mental attitudes rather than physical chains, but their effect on human freedom is ...

the complete submission and obedience of his wife to his will. She should concentrate all of her attention on him, or face dire c...

have plans for Enkidu and so a Priestess tames Enkidu and convinces him to go with her to meet Gilgamesh in Uruk. Though Enkidu ha...