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Ann Stanford’s ‘The Beating’
Ann Stanford's "The Beating" dramatizes a severe beating.
ann stanford • the beating • gaining one white thought • severe beating • verse paragraph
Ann Stanford's "The Beating" dramatizes a severe beating.
ann stanford • the beating • gaining one white thought • severe beating • verse paragraph
Kizer’s ‘Night Sounds’
The speaker in Carolyn Kizer's "Night Sounds" is a woman facing the "terror and nostalgia" of living alone. She focuses on the sounds of the night that keep her awake.
carolyn kizer • night sounds • alone and awake • verse paragraphs • moonlight
The speaker in Carolyn Kizer's "Night Sounds" is a woman facing the "terror and nostalgia" of living alone. She focuses on the sounds of the night that keep her awake.
carolyn kizer • night sounds • alone and awake • verse paragraphs • moonlight
Marianne Moore’s ‘Poetry’
"I, too, dislike it": thus begins a poem about poetry that results in a clear portrayal of what poetry should be, and why it is important. Liking it is not necessary.
marianne moore’s ‘poetry’ • poets on poetry • i too dislike it • poetaster • readers
"I, too, dislike it": thus begins a poem about poetry that results in a clear portrayal of what poetry should be, and why it is important. Liking it is not necessary.
marianne moore’s ‘poetry’ • poets on poetry • i too dislike it • poetaster • readers
Stevens' 'The Death of a Soldier'
Wallace Stevens' use of the imagination in poetry reveals the unchartered territory that readers have come to expect from the modernist mindset.
wallace stevens • death of a soldier • imagination • nihilism • verse paragraph
Wallace Stevens' use of the imagination in poetry reveals the unchartered territory that readers have come to expect from the modernist mindset.
wallace stevens • death of a soldier • imagination • nihilism • verse paragraph
Amy Lowell’s ‘Penumbra’
Unlike the nostalgic looking back into the past of Whittier and Riley, Amy Lowell's poem, "Penumbra," looks into the future after the speaker's death.
amy lowell’s ‘penumbra’ • an after death presence • as i sit here in the quiet summer night • verse paragraph • sitting here in the summer night
Unlike the nostalgic looking back into the past of Whittier and Riley, Amy Lowell's poem, "Penumbra," looks into the future after the speaker's death.
amy lowell’s ‘penumbra’ • an after death presence • as i sit here in the quiet summer night • verse paragraph • sitting here in the summer night
Dylan Thomas’ 'Fern Hill'
The speaker in Dylan Thomas' "Fern Hill" is a man looking back at his childhood. The speaker was young and the place where he frolicked was in a natural, country setting.
dylan thomas • fern hill • analysis • commentary • looking back at childhood
The speaker in Dylan Thomas' "Fern Hill" is a man looking back at his childhood. The speaker was young and the place where he frolicked was in a natural, country setting.
dylan thomas • fern hill • analysis • commentary • looking back at childhood
Eliot’s Rhapsody on a Windy Night
The wildly famous show tune "Memory" by Andrew Lloyd Webber was inspired by T. S. Eliot's "Rhapsody on a Windy Night" and "Preludes." This article analyzes the former.
eliot’s rhapsody on a windy night • deconstructing the city • verse paragraph • cat • crab
The wildly famous show tune "Memory" by Andrew Lloyd Webber was inspired by T. S. Eliot's "Rhapsody on a Windy Night" and "Preludes." This article analyzes the former.
eliot’s rhapsody on a windy night • deconstructing the city • verse paragraph • cat • crab
Louise Glück’s ‘The Pond’
The former poet laureate dramatizes the incest taboo in her poem "The Pond," which portrays a birdwing covering a pond and a disembodied spirit that stings her memory.
louise glück’s ‘the pond’ • nightmares and blood • accidental rimes • slant rimes • metaphor
The former poet laureate dramatizes the incest taboo in her poem "The Pond," which portrays a birdwing covering a pond and a disembodied spirit that stings her memory.
louise glück’s ‘the pond’ • nightmares and blood • accidental rimes • slant rimes • metaphor
D. C. Berry's Fishy Metaphor
A fascinating little poem that uses an extended metaphor is D. C. Berry's "On Reading Poems to a Senior Class at South High."
d. c. berry • on reading poems to a senior class at south high • metaphor • frozen fish in a package • aquarium
A fascinating little poem that uses an extended metaphor is D. C. Berry's "On Reading Poems to a Senior Class at South High."
d. c. berry • on reading poems to a senior class at south high • metaphor • frozen fish in a package • aquarium