Dickinson/Because I Could Not Stop for Death
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A 3 page essay that analyzes Emily Dickinson's poem. The writer argues that in this poem, Dickinson presents a rather cordial view of death, which she personifies as a courtly gentleman. Her verse proposes that death entails an adjustment in perspective from the human state of awareness toward one that is universal. In other words, the poem describes a period of adjustment in which the speaker adjusts to a new state of awareness and being. No additional sources cited.
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Dickinson/I HAD been hungry all the years
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A 3 page explication of Emily Dickinson's poignant poem "I HAD been hungry all the years." In this poem, Dickinson offers images of what life's banquet is liked when viewed by someone who feels like an outsider. Dickinson was a recluse most of her life and seldom ventured from her home. Examination of this poem suggests that, at some point in her life, she had the opportunity to experience more than her solitary existence and that the "plenty" of this occurrence was both painful and revealing to her. No additional sources cited.
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Dickinson/Poem 305
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a 5 page essay that analyzes Emily's Dickinson's poem "The difference between Despair," #305. The writer argues that this poem demonstrates Dickinson's amazing ability to choose precisely the correct words to convey deep meaning within just a few lines. No additional sources cited.
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Dickinson/Some Keep the Sabbath
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A 4 page essay that explicates the poem "Some keep the Sabbath going to church," by Emily Dickinson. The writer argues that this poem provides a contrast between the conventional customs of faith and religion that were practiced in the nineteenth century and Dickinson's own reclusive, private form of worship, which stressed the natural world as the proper environment in which to appreciate the Divine. Examination of Dickinson's use of images, symbols, her narrative voice or "speaker," use of irony, setting, and tone demonstrate that this poem constitutes a radical position that deviates markedly from the accepted stance toward religion and worship that was generally accepted in nineteenth century America. No additional sources cited.
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Differences in the Portrayals of Women in Homer’s “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey”
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A 3 page paper which examines how the depiction of women in terms of roles and lifestyles are so different in the two poems that some people believe the epics were written by two different authors. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Disappointments in Love and Marriage
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A 5 page paper which examines “A Story of an Hour” by , “A Doll’s House” by Ibsen, and three poems as they present the reader with a look at the disappointments often found in love and marriage. The poems discussed are “Aunt Jennifer’s Tiger” and “Moving in Winter” by Adrienne Rich and “Ex-Husband” by Gabriel Spera. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
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Divakaruni & Laviera: Ethnic Poetry
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A 5 page analysis of two poems, 'Indian Movie, New Jersey' by Chitra Divakaruni and 'AmeRican' by Tato Laviera. Both poems address the poets' ethnic origins and both offer a perspective of American culture that originates from their experience as members of minorities within mainstream American culture. While they have these factors in common, there are also distinct differences between their points of view. No additional sources cited.
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DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT
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This 5 page essay on Dylan Thomas's poem gives examples of the poet's use of imagery, tone, repetition, metaphor, and word choice. Quotes and examples included as well as interpretation of the poem, itself. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBthomas.rtf

Donne & Herrick/Two Carpe Diem Poems
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A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares Herrick's poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" and Donne's "The Flea." The writer argues that both poets make use of the carpe diem them to create seduction arguments. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khdonher.rtf

Donne & Wroth/The Petrarchan Love Poem
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An 8 page research paper/analysis of how the poetry of John Donne and lady Mary Wroth, both poets of the early seventeenth century, use Petrarchan tradition in their verse, but do so to meet their own purposes. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khdonwro.rtf

Donne’s Rhetorical Questions
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A 5 page paper which examines the purpose of Donne’s rhetorical questions in Satire III and Holy Sonnet XVIII. No additional sources cited.
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Dorothy Parker - Her Life and Works
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A 5 page paper discussing the one who would have for her epitaph, 'Excuse My Dust.' The quick wit and quicker tongue won Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967) a place on New York's most outrageous list. She was in her stride in the roaring 20s when social taboos dropped with regularity, money flowed freely and speakeasies were the naughty entertainment of the evening. Long, flowery passages were unknown to her, but the quirk of the off-hand put down was not. Not content to limit the device to her poetry, short stories and screenplays, she sadly applied seemingly all of them to her own life as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Dramatic Monologue Within Works by Browning and Frost
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This 5 page paper argues the fact that much like Browning's "My Last Duchess" that Robert Frost's work "Stopping by Woods" is a dramatic monologue as well. While Frost's work is not as apparent of this at first glance, by using excerpts from both poems the author of this well-written paper points out convincing facets of the statement. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Dramatic Monologue: “Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Duchess”
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A 4 page paper which examines the use of dramatic monologue in “Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Duchess,” both by Robert Browning. No additional sources cited.
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Dreams
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A 5 page paper discussing the poem “Dreams,” by Nikki Giovanni. It is a poem of a young girl’s dreams. She dreams of being someone full of passion and sexuality, like her heroines, but she claims she learned that she should not be as such. This is a poem filled with realities and a poem that hints at a hidden passion and truth. Various aspects of the poem, such as the use of imagery, wording, tone, and general intent are discussed. No additional sources cited.
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Dudley Randall/Black Magic
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A 3 page essay that explicates "Black Magic" by Dudley Randall, which is also known by the title "Blackberry Sweet." The writer argues that this homage to the beauty of a young black woman is in the tradition of English seduction poems. No additional source cited.
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Dudley Randall/Blackberry Sweet
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A 3 page essay that explicates this seduction poem by Dudley Randall. Also known as "Black Magic," this poem concerns Randall's description of a black girl's beauty and the effect that this has on the poet. No additional sources cited.
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Dulce et Decorum Est; Owen's Portrayal of Death in War
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This paper considers Wildred Owen's poem by this name, and argues that its' message is one that contradicts the generally held beliefs that it is noble and heroic to die for one's country. The paper illustrates this further using quotes form the poem. The MLA style bibliography cites 1 source.
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Dunbar, Berryman, and Hayden
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A 6 page paper which compares and constrasts Paul Laurence Dunbar’s Frederick Douglass, John Berryman’s Homage to Mistress Bradstreet, and Robert Hayden’s A Letter From Phillis Wheatley. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Dylan Thomas' Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
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Dylan Thomas began writing in a time when poetry was a popular form of literary style, which meant that the expectations of the audience included form and content, as well as emotional appeal and quality of imagery. This 7 page paper provides a tutorial on the poem, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Dylan Thomas/And death shall have no dominion
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An 11 page research paper/essay that analyzes Thomas' poem "And death shall have no dominion." The writer argues that in this poem, it is not religion that Thomas honors, but the idea behind Christian dogma, which is that there is life from death-- an idea, which Thomas argues in his verse is self-evident in nature. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Dylan Thomas/Before I Knocked
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A 4 page essay that offers an explication of Thomas' "Before I Knocked." The writer argues that this poem paints a surrealistic picture of the experience of a child in the womb prior to birth, and offers a possible meaning. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khdtbik.rtf

E. E. Cummings and Baudelaire's dog.
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(3 pp) Baudelaire writes of a dog that was in love with its own feces, and disdained all those nice cover-up smells. Comparisons have been made with the public in general who disdains the experimental in the same way. What is happening is not obscene or even foul smelling, rather it is the dog is familiar with its own smells, and may even be content with them. When basic functions are described it - the dog - the public - has difficulty with change. Translating change into dog shit does take some getting used to - Baudelaire loved being graphic, and sometimes that takes getting used to as well. That same quality of foreign-ness can be applied to the work of poet, E.E. Cummings.
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E. E. Cummings/use of metaphor
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A 5 page essay that analyzes one of the Cummings' most beautiful poems, "somewhere I have never travelled,gladly beyond," as representative of this poet's use of metaphor to convey his themes, which are also delineated. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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e.e. cummings' "anyone lived in a pretty how town"
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A six page paper looking at this twentieth-century poem in terms of the way its poetic techniques contribute to the explication of its theme. The paper demonstrates that cummings' unusual use of language forces the reader to dissect the poem and thus to uncover the poet's profound themes. No other sources.
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Earle Birney/Bushed
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A 3 page explication of Earle Birney's poem "Bushed." The writer argues that as Thoreau demonstrated when he secluded himself in the woods and wrote Walden, nature holds many secrets to the human heart and finding a relationship with nature can open up mystic vistas that were previously unknown to the individual. This appears to be what Earle Birney is saying in his Poem "Bushed." In this highly lyrical and evocative work, Birney seems to be saying that the human minds cannot grasp fully what nature is trying to say, but it is extremely important to listen nonetheless. No bibliography is provided.
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Early 19th Century Poetry and the Theme of Death
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of a number of works of 19th century poetry with a focus on the theme of death. This paper considers the works of William Bryant, Lydia Huntley Sigourney, Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Edgar Allan Poe
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A six page paper looking at this seminal nineteenth century writer. After a brief biography and overview of his works, the paper analyzes his poem "The Raven" in detail, showing how it develops the themes of loss and doom that characterized Poe's most powerful work. Bibliography lists four sources.
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Edgar Allen Poe and "The Raven"
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A 5 page paper which presents an examination of Edgar Allen Poe and his most famous poem "The Raven." The paper discusses how Poe presents himself in his work and illustrates the relevancy of "The Raven" as it applies to Poe's life. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Edgar Allen Poe: His Work as Part of Himself
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A 5 page paper which illustrates how Edgar Allen Poe's work was often a reflection of his life and his personal thoughts and struggles. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Edgar Lee Masters/Spoon River Anthology
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This is a 6 page paper, that talks about the poet's Spoon River Anthology. It discusses the characters in the poems and a brief description of each poem is given. 4 sources cited.
Filename: 90spoon.rtf

Edmund Spencer/Sonnet 75 from Amoretti
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A 5 page essay that analyzes sixteenth century Edmund Spencer's "Sonnet 75" from Amoretti. The writer does a line by line interpretation that also considers the poetic devices utilized by this master of poetry. No additional sources cited.
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Edmund Spenser's The Sovereign Beauty
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The Elizabethan era helped to spawn the creative endeavors of the poet, Edmund Spenser and is spoken of in the sonnet, The Sovereign Beauty. This 6 page paper asserts that The Sovereign Beauty is a testament to the glory and 'virtue' of a nation as well as its Queen and is solidly set in the time from which it was created. No additional sources are listed. Source is included.
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Edmund Spenser/Amoretti, Sonnet 54
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A 7 page paper that explicates Spenser's Sonnet 54. This close reading of the poem offers a line-by-line interpretation of the poem, discussion of its meter and rhyme scheme, and also Spenser's use of poetic devices. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khson54.rtf

Edna St. Vincent Millay / Dualism In Her Sonnet 'For The Harp - Weaver'
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A 5 page paper that posits that in the duality of her terminology and placement of lines in prose, Edna St. Vincent Millay underscores the workings of a 'heart's' reaction to an impending separation from a lover. She at once makes it clear that she is sorrowful and prideful, weak and strong, hurtful and commanding. In juxtaposing her anger, frustration and sorrow with contemplation, she reaches levels of emotion in her prose that is pertinent to the circumstance. By doing so, she creates a scene of realistic internal and external interaction. One source cited.
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Edward Taylor and Anne Bradstreet: Love
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A 7 page paper which contrasts how Edward Taylor and Anne Bradstreet envision and present love in various poems. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Edward Taylor and Phillis Wheatley
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A 3 page paper which compares Edward Taylor’s poem “Huswifery” with Phillis Wheatley’s poem “On Being Brought from Africa to America.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAwhty.rtf

Edward Thomas’s “February Afternoon”
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A 5 page analytical essay on the World War I British poem. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Edwin Arlington Robinson's 'Richard Cory'/ Appearance
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A 6 page paper discussing the common dichotomy of the illusion appearance can cause compared to the deeply felt pain of some of those whose appearance would indicate that they could have no care in the world. Richard Cory exuded the successful appearance that today cloaks so many people who tirelessly pursue the trappings of the 'successful' life in which score is kept by watching the neighbors or even the demographic division to which either an individual belongs or would like to belong. Richard Cory would appear to be not that one who lived by appearances, but rather one who was born into the wealth that naturally gravitated to the lifestyle befitting true wealth and old, established wealth without giving so much as a hint of the pain within him. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Edwin Arlington Robinson's 'Richard Cory'/ Irony
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A 5 page paper on Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem. The paper shows how the poem uses irony to convey to the reader the poverty of a rich man's life. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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