Academic papers on Poetry

Maxine Kumin's 'Woodchucks'
A 3 page explication of the poem 'Woodchucks' by Maxine Kumin, focusing on the transformation of the main character from farmer to murderer. During the first two paragraphs, the character is clearly presented as a farmer concerned that the...
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Dylan Thomas' 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'
A 4 page paper analyzing, in detail, Dylan Thomas' great work, which has been called 'the finest villanelle ever written.' No additional works cited.
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Dylan Thomas' 'Do Not Go Gently Into.... ' / Rage Against the Loss of Light
A 4 page paper arguing that Dylan Thomas' 'Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night' has various meanings about grieving and the fight for life, which are brought to light by Thomas through the use of adjectives, specific verbs, phraseology, and...
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Dylan Thomas' 'Under Milk Wood'/ Analysis
A 3 page account of the death of innocence, inevitability of death and cycle of life, and love of women in Under Milk Wood as it relates to Dylan's personal outlook on life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Childhood Revisited In Thomas' 'Fern Hill'
A 5 page analysis of this famous poem by Dylan Thomas. The paper looks at the symbolism, theme, and meaning of Thomas' poem, and explains the reasoning behind his complex use of imagery. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Death In The Family / An Analysis Of Blake, Frost, & Thomas
A 6 page analysis of three poems which deal with the subject of death -'The Chimney Sweeper' by William Blake; 'Home Burial' by Robert Frost; and 'Do not Go Gentle Into That Good Night' by Dylan Thomas. The writer demonstrates how each poet has a...
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The Sacred & The Profane In Wallace Stevens' 'Sunday Morning'
A 3 page explication of Wallace Stevens' famous long poem. It presents the difficulties inherent in a deistic view of the sacred, but stops short of advocating a truly Christian vision; in fact, it ends by advocating no vision at all. No additional...
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Wallace Stevens' 'The Rock' / Reality, Illusion, & Imagination
A 6 page paper analyzing Stevens' poem in terms of the way it deals with alternate modes of reality. The paper particularly concentrates on how 'The Rock' uses metaphor to emphasize the metaphysical nature of existence. Bibliography lists six...
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Thomas, Roethke, & Rich / Theme Of Struggle In Poetry
A 6 page paper arguing that struggle and its resulting helplessness has value for both the observer and the participant as seen from the viewpoint of Dylan Thomas in 'Do not go..,' Roethke in 'My Papa's Waltz,' and Rich in '...Woman Mourned....' ...
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Two Poems, Two Fathers, Two Sons
A 5 page paper on Theodore Roethke's poem 'My Papa's Waltz' and Robert Hayden's 'Those Winter Sundays.' The paper shows that while both poems are about a man's memories of his boyhood relationship with his father, the experiences related are very...
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William Blake : Philosopher, Creator, or Mystic ?
An in-depth, 7 page discussion of Blake's life and works, citing various writings and their interpretations. Bibliography cites 4 supporting sources.
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Innocence & Experience In The Poems William Blake
A 6 page paper on the meaning of these two terms in Blake's poetry. It especially discusses whether Blake feels innocence is desirable in an adult, or experience in a child. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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William Blake's 'The Chimney Sweeper' and the Theme of Child Neglect
A 6 page paper discussing this theme in William Blake's infamous Romantic-era poem. The writer details various references made by Blake to child neglect and also describes some of the attitudes that were prevalent at that time. Thesis is well-argued...
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William Blake's 'Tiger, Tiger' -- Explained And Extended
Sold as 3 pages. This file contains a creative attempt at poetic writing in which the writer adds approximately two verses to William Blake's 'Tiger, Tiger'-- keeping in sync with the original author's intent, meaning, and style. A short explication...
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William Blake's 'The Lamb' vs. 'The Tyger'
A 4 page paper that posits that William Blake's 'The Lamb' and 'The Tyger' are songs that speak of choice. The choice is both for quality of life and choice for after-life, because if the choice is not made in the instant, it is too late. Making...
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