… however, even at twenty I can identify. This poem gives light to the risk of love by accentuating the pain of losing in love.         The opening line, "When I was one and twenty" may be taken literally that he was twenty one, but for reader's…

… the old spell check Good Essay.....silly errors How Is The Greek Idea of a Sound Mind and Body Essential for The Successful Characters of The Odyssey? If one were to only have a very fit and strong body, lacking mental ability, to the…

… in their life, forcing them to make choices and decisions that affect their lives. There is never a straight path that leaves one with but a sole direction in which to head. Regardless of the original message that Robert Frost had intended to convey…

… medical and scientific advances. There always seem to be a new medical breakthrough every time you watch the news or read the paper, especially in the cure of certain diseases. However, the medical research requires an enormous amount of money.…

… break away from their family and push through life on their own standards. With only the simple dedication of this poem; "To My Daughter, 1954" one can only derive that Yvor Winters had a very close relationship with his daughter and it pained him…

… Smart wrote about the cats of another time. Though he makes references to "Jeoffry" his underlying connotation is towards felines in a biblical sense. He will cover both their physical and metaphysical characteristics. He shows their worship…

… provide a viewpoint of creatures that seemingly appear to be animals, completely useless in design but endearing in their own ways. These poems are similar in their construction by how they both completely ridicule and shame these animals. In the end,…

… sense of emotional distress that his father feels after the loss of his wife. Initially, Harrison explores the effects that his mother's death has had on his father. However the final verse expresses the poet's own feelings and actions and admits that…

… on October 14, 1914, in Upland, Swansea. His father, David John Thomas, received a degree at University College Aberystwyth and was valedictorian in English, he taught English at Swansea Grammar School. His father, quick tempered and intimidating had…

… by Europeans who took the children of Africa into slavery. Personification and rhythm enhance both the imagery and tone of the poem. The continent of Africa is personified to create vivid images and the rhythmical patterns contribute to the changing…