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Farmer/Poet Frost
The speaker in Robert Frost's sonnet, "Putting in the Seed," dramatizes his deep love for the simple act of planting seeds in the earth's rich soil.
rime scheme • farmer/poet • analysis of robert frost's ‘putting in the seed’ • elizabethan sonnet • rime scheme • ababcdcdefefgg
The speaker in Robert Frost's sonnet, "Putting in the Seed," dramatizes his deep love for the simple act of planting seeds in the earth's rich soil.
rime scheme • farmer/poet • analysis of robert frost's ‘putting in the seed’ • elizabethan sonnet • rime scheme • ababcdcdefefgg
Wordsworth's 'The Idiot Boy'
Wordsworth's ballad, "The Idiot Boy," reflects the poet's dedication to creating poetry that addresses simple rural people in a natural environment.
rime scheme • william wordsworth • idiot boy • innovative ballad • rime scheme • betty foy
Wordsworth's ballad, "The Idiot Boy," reflects the poet's dedication to creating poetry that addresses simple rural people in a natural environment.
rime scheme • william wordsworth • idiot boy • innovative ballad • rime scheme • betty foy
Philip Larkin's 'Here'
The speaker of Philip Larkin's "Here" is hardly present; however, the speaker's mood and character might be discerned by merely observing his choices for description.
rime scheme • philip larkin’s ‘here’ • a beacon of loneliness • theme • catalogue • stanzas
The speaker of Philip Larkin's "Here" is hardly present; however, the speaker's mood and character might be discerned by merely observing his choices for description.
rime scheme • philip larkin’s ‘here’ • a beacon of loneliness • theme • catalogue • stanzas
Bryant’s ‘To a Waterfowl’
The speaker of "To a Waterfowl" is inspired after watching a water bird flying high in the sky, an irony revealing mysterious Divine guidance.
rime scheme • william cullen bryant • to a waterfowl • rime scheme • metaphor • water bird
The speaker of "To a Waterfowl" is inspired after watching a water bird flying high in the sky, an irony revealing mysterious Divine guidance.
rime scheme • william cullen bryant • to a waterfowl • rime scheme • metaphor • water bird
Dickinson's Slant of Light
Dickinson was a keen observer of her environment, dramatizing her reactions in poems. Her sense of melancholy informs her observations of light on winter afternoons.
rime scheme • emily dickinson • there's a certain slant of light • intuition • poem 258 in johnson • rime scheme abcb
Dickinson was a keen observer of her environment, dramatizing her reactions in poems. Her sense of melancholy informs her observations of light on winter afternoons.
rime scheme • emily dickinson • there's a certain slant of light • intuition • poem 258 in johnson • rime scheme abcb
Dickinson’s ‘I heard a Fly buzz'
Emily Dickinson's "I heard a Fly buzz - when I died" dramatizes the speaker's act of dying, as well as Dickinson's mystical vision, which corresponds to yogic philosophy.
rime scheme • dickinson’s i heard a fly buzz — when i died • mystical adeptness • slant rime • rime scheme • soul leaving the body
Emily Dickinson's "I heard a Fly buzz - when I died" dramatizes the speaker's act of dying, as well as Dickinson's mystical vision, which corresponds to yogic philosophy.
rime scheme • dickinson’s i heard a fly buzz — when i died • mystical adeptness • slant rime • rime scheme • soul leaving the body
Robert Frost’s ‘Bereft’
Robert Frost's amazing "Bereft" contains one the most fascinating metaphors of all time: "Leaves got up in a coil and hissed / Blindly struck at my knee and missed."
rime scheme • robert frost’s ‘bereft’ • hissing leaves • snake metaphor • odd rime scheme • summer was past and day was past
Robert Frost's amazing "Bereft" contains one the most fascinating metaphors of all time: "Leaves got up in a coil and hissed / Blindly struck at my knee and missed."
rime scheme • robert frost’s ‘bereft’ • hissing leaves • snake metaphor • odd rime scheme • summer was past and day was past
Roethke’s 'My Papa’s Waltz'
Theodore Roethe's "My Papa's Waltz" is a fairly literal poem, within the context of its controlling metaphor of the "waltz."
rime scheme • theordore roethke • my papas waltz • metaphor • rime scheme • rhythm
Theodore Roethe's "My Papa's Waltz" is a fairly literal poem, within the context of its controlling metaphor of the "waltz."
rime scheme • theordore roethke • my papas waltz • metaphor • rime scheme • rhythm
Sara Teasdale’s ‘To E.’
The speaker in Sara Teasdale's Petrarchan sonnet, "To E.," dramatizes her memories of beauty that she treasures, with a special memory of a treasured soul.
rime scheme • sara teasdale's to e • a petrarchan sonnet • octave • sestet • memories
The speaker in Sara Teasdale's Petrarchan sonnet, "To E.," dramatizes her memories of beauty that she treasures, with a special memory of a treasured soul.
rime scheme • sara teasdale's to e • a petrarchan sonnet • octave • sestet • memories
Shakespeare Sonnet 18
William Shakespeare's sonnet, "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day," is one the bard's most widely anthologized sonnets.
rime scheme • william shakespeare • sonnet 18 • sonnet xviii • quatrains • couplet
William Shakespeare's sonnet, "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day," is one the bard's most widely anthologized sonnets.
rime scheme • william shakespeare • sonnet 18 • sonnet xviii • quatrains • couplet
William Blake’s ‘The Schoolboy’
While mentioning summer, William Blake's "The Schoolboy" is not really a poem that focuses on summer, but a lament of a youngster who simply hates to attend school.
rime scheme • william blake’s the schoolboy • learning in a cage • rime scheme ababb • samuel taylor coleridge • suspension of disbelief
While mentioning summer, William Blake's "The Schoolboy" is not really a poem that focuses on summer, but a lament of a youngster who simply hates to attend school.
rime scheme • william blake’s the schoolboy • learning in a cage • rime scheme ababb • samuel taylor coleridge • suspension of disbelief
Housman’s 'Loveliest of trees'
A. E. Housman's "Loveliest of trees," often misread as a carpe diem poem, actually offers a way to increase the enjoyment of beauty, not just grasp it for a while.
rime scheme • a. e. housman • loveliest of trees • rime scheme • carpe diem • seize the day
A. E. Housman's "Loveliest of trees," often misread as a carpe diem poem, actually offers a way to increase the enjoyment of beauty, not just grasp it for a while.
rime scheme • a. e. housman • loveliest of trees • rime scheme • carpe diem • seize the day
Wordsworth's Romantic Cry
Wordsworth's Italian sonnet is the Romantic cry of a speaker who wants it both ways: he wants to be a pagan, yet still retain his enlightenment values.
rime scheme • wordsworth’s romantic cry • the world is too much with us • italian sonnet • petrarchan sonnet • rime scheme
Wordsworth's Italian sonnet is the Romantic cry of a speaker who wants it both ways: he wants to be a pagan, yet still retain his enlightenment values.
rime scheme • wordsworth’s romantic cry • the world is too much with us • italian sonnet • petrarchan sonnet • rime scheme