Elegies: The Wife’s Lament and The Seafarer
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A 4 page paper which examines the elements of elegies in the English poems The Wife’s Lament and The Seafarer. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Elements of Poetry
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A 3 page paper which examines Robert Burns’ “Red, Red Rose” from a simplistic perspective and then examines poetry and its primary elements that make it art. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Eliot's "Brother and Sister"
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A seven page paper looking at this poem in terms of its relationship to George Eliot's own life. The paper concludes that "Brother and Sister," which recollects an idyllic period in childhood, also foreshadows a time when the world Eliot embraced so lovingly as a child would turn its back on her. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Eliot: “Conversation Galante”
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This 3 page paper is an explication and discussion of T.S. Eliot’s poem “Conversation Galante.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Elizabeth Alexander/Nineteen
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A 4 page explication of Alexander's poem "Nineteen, which captures the essence of her style, which is free flowing and lyrical. Explication of this poem shows that Alexander, like other experts of the free verse style such as Whitman, has the ability to capture the essence and spirit of a time, place and age through the voice of her youthful narrator/protagonist, which expresses the poet's impressions and memories in free verse. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen
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The poem, Elizabeth, by Michael Ondaatje provides insight into the life of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry the Eighth and Anne Boylen. This 5 page paper examines the character of Elizabeth as portrayed by Ondaatje. The poem is included in lieu of references.
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Ellmann on Eliot's Waste Land
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A 3 page essay that summarizes and discusses Maud Ellmann's "A Sphinx Without a Secret: The Waste Land," a critique of the poem by T.S. Eliot. Ellmann begins her discussion of T.S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land by comparing it to a phrase from an Oscar Wild's story, saying that the work is an example of a "sphinx without a secret" (Ellmann 258). In so doing, Ellmann begins her detailed and insightful examination of Eliot, which looks at this poem from a psychoanalytical perspective, which favors a post-structuralist reading of the text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Emerson's Influence on Walt Whitman
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This 6 page paper focuses much attention on Whitman's Song of Myself, but it also looks at Emerson's influence. The language of the poets is a focal point of this paper that also includes a mock discussion between the poets and what they might have said to one another. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Emerson's "Nature": Summary And Analysis
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5 pages in length. Greatly influenced by the philosophy of Immanual Kant, Ralph Waldo Emerson sought to conduct his life as cohesively with the earth as any mortal could, routinely chastising those who either ignorantly or purposely chose to do just the opposite. His personal reverence toward nature and all things spiritual was ever present as a common denominator in all of his writings; however, this keen awareness was truly evident within the literary boundaries of Nature. In analyzing the deep and complex images that are spawned from Emerson's concentrated representations, one can quite easily understand the connection he made between his literary approach and the actual messages he attempted to convey about society and human nature. No additional sources cited.
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Emerson's Influence on Whitman
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This 5 page paper takes the essay called "The Poet" by Ralph Waldo Emerson and evaluates it in respect to Walt Whitman's work. A connection is made between the two poets in respect to how they view the work of the writer. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Emily Dickinson
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A six page paper looking at this nineteenth-century poet in terms of her life and works. The paper includes a short biography, an assessment of her unique contributions to American literature, and an analysis of one of her poems, "As Imperceptibly as Grief." Bibliography lists three sources.
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Emily Dickinson & Nature
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A 6 page research paper/essay that discusses Emily Dickinson’s stance toward nature. Dickinson has moments of epiphany when she indicates a oneness with nature, but it is aggression, not passive receptivity that dominates these moments as she “wrests form nature the power to create her poems,” enduring “struggle and acute pain” when necessary (Diehl 36). This examination of Dickinson’s poetry substantiates this position, which is that Dickinson, on the whole, perceived nature as personified, rather than in the abstract, that is, she saw the natural world as Nature, with a capital “N,” an adversary and a mystery to be assailed, rather than embraced. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Emily Dickinson's 'Love's Done'
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A four page paper discussing the biographical clues in Emily Dickinson's unusually obscure poem 'Love's Done When Love's Begun.' The paper concludes that she used legal terminology undoubtedly picked up from her lawyer-father in order to express her frustration in love. Bibliography lists three sources.
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Emily Dickinson's Life, Loves and Influences on Her Poetry:
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This 5 page paper discusses the secluded life of Emily Dickinson and her secretive love life. These factors are considered in terms of how they influenced her writing. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Emily Dickinson's Poem #1755
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5 pages. This paper examines one of Emily Dickinson's short poems, #1755. Emily Dickinson was a prolific poet and the amount of work as well as the quality still tends to amaze readers. The simplest lines can speak volumes as we can see when we examine poem #1755. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Emily Dickinson's Relationship to Nature, As Described in Poems 62, 288, 425, 579 and 601
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A 5 page paper which examines Emily Dickinson's relationship to nature by analyzing her poems, "Before I got my eye put out" (#62), "I'm nobody! Who are you? (#288), "Good Morning -- Midnight" (#425), "I had been hungry" (#579), and "A still-Volcano Life" (#601). Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Emily Dickinson's Views of Death
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A 6 page research paper that examines Emily Dickinson's 'death' poetry, specifically concentrating on 'Because I Could Not Stop for Death.' The writer offers several critical responses to this poem before offering a personal interpretation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Emily Dickinson's Views on God:
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This 4 page paper examines the divergent religious influences in Emily Dickinson's life and how those influences are expressed within her poetry. This paper specifically highlights the combatting Puritan and transcendental beliefs that pervaded her work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Emily Dickinson’s “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass”
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This 5 page report discusses Emily Dickinson's “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass,” originally published in 1866 as “The Snake.” “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass” is a piece of poetry that is effective and “works” on a number of levels -- visual, audio, psychological, and even visceral. As a result it offers a measure of insight into the psychology of both the poet and the reader. In it, she describes a snake by using various techniques without once naming the actual subject of the poem. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Emily Dickinson’s “I Am Ashamed-I Hide”
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A 3 page paper which analyzes the symbolism in Emily Dickinson’s poem “I am ashamed-I hide.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Emily Dickinson’s “I Dwell in Possibility”
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A 3 page paper which analyzes Emily Dickinson’s poem “I Dwell in Possibility” (657). No additional sources cited.
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Emily Dickinson’s “I Like to See it Lap the Miles”
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A 2 1/2 page paper which analyzes Emily Dickinson’s poem “I Like to See it Lap the Miles.” No additional sources cited.
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Emily Dickinson’s Death Poetry
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A 6 page paper which considers how death has many meanings to the poet, as represented in the distinctive classes of poetry. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Emily Dickinson’s Fascination With Death, as Reflected in Her Poetry
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An 11 page paper which examines how the theme of death is prevalent in Dickinson’s poetic works, which reflects her interest in death and what it represents, and considers how, through her poetry, she attempts to gain a greater understanding and acceptance of death. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Emily Dickinson/ 'I heard a Fly buzz…'
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A 5 page analysis of Dickinson's poem 'I heard a Fly buzz—when I died.' The writer particularly examines the way figures of speech are employed by Dickinson. No additional sources cited.
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Emily Dickinson/ Fascicle 28
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A 14 page research paper that examines the poems in fascicle 28, a division that refers to packets of poems that Dickinson grouped together herself. The writer offers a brief explication of each poem, emphasizing thematic content and how the individual poems fit with the overall pattern. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Emily Dickinson/"After Great Pain…"
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A 5 page essay that offers an explication of Dickinson's poem "After Great Pain a Formal Feeling Comes." The writer argues that, in this poem, Dickinson indicates the various stages of recovery from traumatic pain. Her verse delineates the various stages that an individual goes through after experiencing great pain: the philosophical questions that one asks; the mechanical feeling of detachment; and, also, that the pain eventually ceases, if one survives it. No additional sources cited.
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Emily Dickinson/632
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A 5 page essay that critically analyzes Dickinson's poem #632, "The Brain is wider than the Sky." The writer argues that, in this poem, Dickinson equates humanity's capacity to reason with the divine, locating God within humanity's ability to reason and imagine. No other sources cited.
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Emily Dickinson/After Great Pain
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A 5 page analysis of Emily Dickinson's poem "After great pain, a formal feeling comes." The writer discusses the multiple layers of meaning in this poem. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Emily Dickinson/Because I Could Not Stop for Death
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A 5 page research paper that offers a comprehensive analysis of Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for death." The writer offers a line-by-line analysis and also discusses how scholars differ on interpretation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Emily Dickinson/Elusive Meanings
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A 5 page research paper/essay that offers an overview of the poetry of Emily Dickinson. The writer argues that through her use of poetic devices, Dickinson channels the readers' reactions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Emily Dickinson/Poems of the Self
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A 5 page essay that examines three of Dickinson's poems that deal with the self, how Dickinson saw herself and her society, "I'm Nobody! Who are You?," "Much Madness is divinest Sense," "The Soul selects her own Society." The writer argues that these poems give the reader insight into the remarkable personality of this nineteenth century poet. No additional sources cited.
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Emily Dickinson/Poems on Death and Self
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A 5 page analysis of several of Dickinson's poems pertaining the subjects of death and the self. The writer discusses Dickinson's style as well as the meanings conveyed by these poems. Featured are poems 280, 712, 288, 303 and 435. No additional sources cited.
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Emily Dickinson/Visions of Death
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A 5 page essay that analyzes three of Dickinson's poems about death: "After great pain," "I heart a Fly Buzz," and "Because I could not stop for Death." The writer contrasts and compares the three works. No additional sources cited.
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Emily Dickinson: “I’m Wife-I’ve Finished That”
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A 4 page paper which discusses Emily Dickinson’s life and her poem “I’m Wife-I’ve Finished That.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Emily Dickinson: “My Life Had Stood-A Loaded Gun”
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A 3 page paper which examines the language in Emily Dickinson’s poem “My Life Had Stood-A Loaded Gun.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Emily Dickinson: 10 Poems
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the use of diction, rhythm, detail, apostrophe, and imagery in 10 of Emily Dickinson’s poems as retrieved from “The complete poems of Emily Dickinson edited by Thomas h. Johnson. The poems are 216, 223, 239, 248, 249, 435, 712, 754, 976 and 1651. No additional sources cited.
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Emily Dickinson: After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes
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Poetry is defined, in part, as "that form of communication in which words are never simple equivalents of experience or perception. This 5 page paper argues that the poem, After Great Pain A Formal Feeling Comes, by Emily Dickinson, brings the reader to a place where the imaging and artful use of language provide a foundation for personal thought and insight concerning death and the process of death. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Emily Dickinson: Her Work in Historical Context
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5 pages. The focus of this paper is the historical context in which Emily Dickinson was writing her poems. What was happening in Emily's real world that was perhaps influencing the way she wrote? This interesting paper gives some insight to the reasons Emily Dickinson wrote what she did. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Emily Dickinson: In Life And Love
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There are more than a few riddles living within the literary world, perhaps none as compelling as the story of the recluse spinster poet: Emily Dickinson. Her poems and letters span the chasm between physical and religious passion while giving rise to a plethora of questions as to the life and loves that permeated her reality. This 5 page paper argues that the two 'passions' (physical and spiritual) in Emily Dickinson's life were the primary motivation for the way in which she lived that life. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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