… And Traditions. I have chosen to compare Presents from my aunts in Pakistan by Moniza Alvi with Half-Caste by John Agard. The authors of these two poems were both born in another country and moved to England at an early age, where as John Agard…

… written by Frost, The Road Not Taken's reputation for confused analysis is merely a product of Frost's ability to infuse his feelings/emotions at the time of the poem, into the reader. As a literal translation, The Road Not Taken is a narrative in…

… of topics. One often-used topic is that of love. The theme of love has been approached in many different ways. Emily Dickinson is one of the numerous poets who use love as the subject of several of her poems. In "if you were coming in the fall,"…

… The word Beowulf means bee-hunter. It was the first book ever written. The Norse tale is principally concerning the exploits of the warrior Beowulf of the Anglo-Saxon times. Beowulf most definitely proves to be a hero in this epic for he is able to…

… are "Disabled" and "The Charge of the Light Brigade". I will talk about what the similarities and differences between the poems by looking at the structure of the poem, language, point of view, effects, type, and theme. This paper also examines how…

… Perrine, tries to define poetry by using different types of literature. Heather McHugh defines poetry in an obscure way, using poetic style, while in "What is poetry?", the writer does it in a more realistic way with simple language in an essay. In…

… a Grecian Urn draws out two different emotions. Firstly, happiness is drawn out, mostly due to the fact that Keats uses the word happy so many times. Upon reading the poem again I find hints of sadness when examining the urn. The beginning of the…

… poet, used death as the theme for many of her poems. Dickenson's poems offer a creative and refreshingly different perspective on death and its effects on others. In Dickenson's poems, death is often personified, and is also assigned to personalities…

… and comic, is primarily a serious tale. A close look shows serious underlying themes presented to an audience using humour, rather than comedy and entertainment being its focal objective. Through the medium of the churlish Miller - conventional…

… a Forest Clear - Cut by the Weyerhaeuser Company", David Wagoner develops an emotional response in the reader. This is developed with figurative language and a connotative theme. The poem gets the reader to feel sorry for the fallen forest. The few…