Essays on Poetry

Have you ever listened to a man singing the blues?For this assignment our job was to do a critical analysis of certain required poems, of the required poems I chose “The Weary Blues.”This poem is all bout a man singing the blues and his feelings…

Poetry is a very powerful gift. Written word can be powerful enough to inspire radically new ideas, influence revolutions, shift political consciousness, change the way we see ourselves as a people, and shake up the world. But with shaking of the world, controversy is invoked….

The Anglo-Saxon Poetry “The Seafarer” by unknown author reflects the inner conflict of a sailor between his fear of the ocean and the restless urge to travel which reveals the meaning of adversity and self-realization. The narrator begins the poem by stating his miserable and…

“Writing is the painting of the voice. ”(Voltaire) This impactful quote was written by a French Enlightenment writer, Voltaire evidently demonstrates how creative writing and the proper usage of language allows for an even further representation of any piece of literature. The appropriate usage of…

I chose to construct my essay on the poem “The theme for English B” by one of the best known African-American poet Langston Hughes. I picked this specific poem because it was as if I was reading one of my own work that I had…

The injustice that humans have endured throughout time is immeasurable. The poem «Kids Who Die» by Langston Hughes, portrays the injustice that the working-class youth faced in 1930s America. This essay will discuss two literary devices used by the author of this poem: repetition and…

Paul Celan’s “With a Variable Key” shows that Celan tries to overcome his memories using hopeful languages in his poem; yet, instead of forgetting about the past, the more he writes, the closer he is leaning towards death. Celan’s journey in “With a Variable Key”…

Living a life with meaning is a goal shared amongst many individual’s. No one has quite figured out a single solution in how to accomplish this, however we are all seeking a way. Many factors contribute to a meaningful life, and influence our state of…

On Tuesday, September 11, 2018, as a class we conducted a study using the New Critical approach for interpreting literature. Our group consisted of 4 members which I honestly remember one name which is matt. We interpreted Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson. The poem…

W.B. Yeats’ “The Second Coming” is a bold, modernist commentary on a changed society following the end of World War I. Through his use of imagery, as well as harsh wording, Yeats breaks down the social depictions that were once ordinary during the Romantic period…