Poetry Essay Examples and Topics

Both the Wanderer and Seafarer have themes of Spiritual reflection, dissatisfaction, and the loneliness that comes with being far from civilization both physically and metaphorically. In the seafarer, God is presented in contradicting ways. On one hand, God is the cure to the speakers restlessness,…

Lovecraft, Howard Phillips was far more a writer than a poet, and his poetry reflects his want to tell a story more then what would be considered poetry; regardless when he wants to express himself, he knows how to do it. Lovecraft, H.P.’s “Despair” could…

In T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” Prufrock is a man who is emotionally in conflict with himself. Although Prufrock is growing old, he feels the need to attract women but scares of being rejected or having an unstable relationship as in…

 “The Oval Portrait” is one of the shortest stories written by Edgar Allan Poe. Not all texts are suitable for application of all critical theories. Applying the right theories to a text is a very important choice. Deconstructive criticism is one of those approaches which…

Lucille Clifton, known for writing poems about her body, also used her poems to exemplify black heritage and self-appreciation. Clifton’s parents established her fondness of African American literature, even though they were not formally educated. A probable backbone for Clifton’s poet career would be her…

The Harlem Renaissance was the development of a neighborhood in New York City as a black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century and the subsequent social and artistic explosion that resulted. Lasting roughly from the 1910s through the mid-1930s, this period is considered a…

Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son” is a poem everyone should read at least a few times throughout their life. Although it’s short it sends a powerful message and that is why “Mother to Son” poem analysis is required for the essay. The poem was…

In “Good Bones” written by Maggie Smith and “In an Artist’s Studio” written by Christina Rossetti uses imagery and personal anecdotes to create different underlying meanings for readers to interpret in their own thoughts. Thereby, in Christina Rossetti’s poem, “In an Artist’s Studio” creates a…

In the poem “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes, a mother is relating her own past life experiences to climbing a crystal staircase. She talks about the obstacles that she has had to overcome and then relates these obstacles to climbing a crystal staircase. She…

Poetry is like a protest: a constant tempo, rhythmic clapping in beat with the march, loud chanting made louder by echoes. Throughout history, poetry has been used as a powerful tool to raise your voice against social injustices. Adrienne Rich knew this well. Rich, a…

In the beginning of I, Too (1926), the speaker explains that he is of darker skin and is not accepted as an equal due to his race; however, the reader can interpret that his message is to explain that he too is America. The reader…

The draft. It brought many men into a war that they did not understand. It brought them across the Pacific Ocean to a small country in a civil war. This country was Vietnam. The Things They Carried is a fictional book based in Vietnam during…

A poet conveys diverse information, often tackling sensitive topics affecting the public. To communicate, Poets utilize different strategies, for example, through the application of literary elements such as grotesqueness or morbidity, to influence rhyming and structure. However, in trying to integrate these literary elements, a…

Seamus Heaney’s poem “Digging” is an eminent, esteemed and well cherished piece of art. This poem became the primary literary composition in Heaney’s first revealed book, which acted as milestone in his career and he ultimately became one of the world’s most illustrious writer’s. In…

One point that was commonly agreed upon during the Harlem Renaissance period is the idea that art is the only way to break down the seemingly unsurmountable barrier between black and white Americans. As some black Americans rose to prominence, however, they found that their…