Homer’s Epic Poetry
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A 9 page paper which outlines the composition of Homer’s epics, “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey.” Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGhomepc.rtf

HONESTY ANALYSIS IN DRYDEN’S ABSOLOM AND ACHITOPHEL
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This 5-page paper sets up the concept of honesty in John Dryden's 17th century poem "Absolam & Achitophel," explaining where the concept of dishonesty caused several problems and murder.
Filename: MThondry.rtf

Hopkins' Use of Sonnet Form
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A 9 page research paper/essay that analyzes four of Hopkins's poems in relation to how they demonstrate Hopkins' use of the sonnet form. The poems "God's Grandeur," "The Windhover," "As Kingfishers Catch Fire," and "Carrion Comfort" are explicated. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khhopson.rtf.

Hopkins’ “God’s Grandeur”
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A five page paper on this poem by nineteenth-century poet Gerard Manley Hopkins. The paper critically examines the way Hopkins conveys his Catholic faith through the vehicle of a poem about nature. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Housman/To An Athlete Dying Young
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A 4 page essay that, first of all, summarizes and analyzes this poem by A.E. Housman. "To An Athlete Dying Young" offers an interesting perspective on a life cut short by tragedy. It begins by picturing the most glorious moment of a young man's life, as a crowd cheers him as their hero, having just won a great race. Then, the poet argues that due to the fleeting nature of fame and glory, the lad is fortunate to have his life end at its apex, rather than suffer through a slow decline in which he witnesses his youthful glory fade. Then, the writer discusses how Housman might have perceived the death of Gatsby in Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khathgat.rtf

How Aristotle Opposes Plato's Attack on Poetry
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This 5 page paper argues that Aristotle's Poetics to some extent provides an answer for Plato's tenth chapter of The Republic that shows disdain for poetry. Poetry is discussed in general and how it is related to education. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA642pty.rtf

How the Poetry of Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman Look Toward the Twentieth Century
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A 5 page paper which examines how their works not only envisioned the next century, but how their poetry contributed to the writings of other twentieth-century poets. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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How William Wordsworth Educates His Readers in "The Prelude:" Books 9, 10 and 13
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A 5 page paper which examines how Wordsworth was inspired by historical events that teach mankind to learn from history in order to avoid making the same mistakes, as evidenced in three books from his epic poem. No additional sources are used.
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How Women are Portrayed in Poetry
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This 5 page paper takes a look at several classic poets' works such as Tennyson, Keats, Browning and Wordsworth. The paper suggests that Tennyson's treatment of the female gender is quite different from that of the other authors. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA137fem.rtf

Hughes And Cullen: Poets Of Harlem
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Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen were contemporaries during a time that has come to be known as the 'Harlem Renaissance'. This 8 page paper asserts that both were influential poets from the same era; however, the differences between them went further than their poetic voice or style, it was ultimately the difference in the manner they chose to view themselves as black men. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Human Behavior According to Freud and Nietzsche
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This 4 page paper examines the two theorists' views. Why and how do people make decisions? For Freud, much happiness comes from sexual love or the pursuit of it but he sees a need for restrictions. For Nietzsche, people make decisions based on four great errors, but he sees man as needing to be free. Several original works by these authors are used in the evaluation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Human Issues Explored in the Poems of Elizabeth Bishop
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A 6 page paper which examines how Elizabeth Bishop explored human issues in her poetry, with analysis of "Sestina," "The Armadillo," "One Art," "Exchanging Hats" and "Casablanca." Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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HUMANISM IN WILLIAM BLAKE’S SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND OF EXPERIENCE
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This 25 page paper gives an in-depth detailed analysis of William Blake's humanist views as exampled by his poems in both Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. Specific, cited, quoted, examples are given which indicate Blake's humanism. Reasons for his philosophy are also explored as well as leading theories from scholarly journals and experts on Blake literature. Loads of quotes. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Humor and Irony in the Vision of Robert Frost
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A five page paper looking at four of Frost's works -- "Provide, Provide"; "Mending Wall"; "A Cloud Shadow," and "The Secret Sits" -- in terms of how their use of irony inverts the expectations of the everyday world. The paper questions Frost's reputation as a down-home, "folksy" poet. Bibliography lists seven sources.
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Humor in Caribbean Poetry
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This 6 page paper focuses on humor and irony in Caribbean poetry, with attention to seven separate pomes, each by different authors. The use of nature as an element is also discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA120pom.doc

I DWELL IN POSSIBILITY/EMILY DICKINSON
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This 4 page paper discusses the poem I Dwell in Possibility by Emily Dickinson. Symbolic analysis, interpretation, quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBdicdwell.rtf

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Comparison/Contrast
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A 7 page paper which compares and contrasts Maya Angelou’s poem I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings to the life and experiences of a white male teaching in a Black school. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAcgm.rtf

I SING OF A MAIDEN/ANALYSIS
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This 5 page paper analyzes the medieval poem, "I Sing of a Maiden". Quotes cited from text. Examples of simile, imagery, repetition and other literay elements given. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MBpmary.rtf

I YEARS HAD BEEN FROM HOME: DICKINSON
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This 5 page paper analyzes Emily Dickinson's poem: I Years Had Been From Home. Analysis includes line by line description of symbols used and their possible interpretation. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBemdick.rtf

Iambic Meter
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A 5 page research paper that examines poetic meter and looks at the mechanics of rhythm, how this is analyzed, and how rhythm and meter can add to the poetic purpose of the work. This information is then applied to scanning and interpreting how poetic meter aids Shakespeare's intent in his "Sonnet 18." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khiamb.rtf

Icarus: Ovid and Rukeyser
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A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts Ovid’s version of “The Story of Daedalus and Icarus” with Muriel Rukeyser’s “Waiting for Icarus.” No additional sources cited.
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Iliad & Greek Values
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A 4 page essay that examines Greek values in the Iliad. In his epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, the ancient Greek poet Homer praised numerous qualities and values. "Patriotism, heroism, loyalty, resistance to temptations, truthfulness, generosity, honesty and hospitality" are just a few of the virtues that "Homer praised and exalted" (Christian and Greek philosophy, 2003, p. 15). This examination of Homer's Iliad focuses on what this epic poem tells the modern reader concerning the importance of Greek values, specifically heroism, honor and solidarity, in Greek society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Iliad, A Book Review
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A 6 page book review that summarizes and analyzes aspects of this classic epic poem. The Iliad, by the ancient Greek poet Homer, is one of the greatest poetic epics in history. This poem has held readers in thrall for millennia as there is it is a grand tale of heroic adventure. As time has past, its allure has increased due to the fact that Homer's storytelling prowess opens a window for the modern reader that reveals another time, an ancient era, with its mores, customs, traditions, beliefs and lifestyle illustrated in the lives of the Greek and Trojan heroes. In accomplishing this, the Iliad reveals a pagan world whose orientation is quite different from the Western world known to the reader. Thematic content is also discussed. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khilibr.rtf

Iliad/Helen & Paris
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A 5 page essay that analyzes the relationship between Helen and Paris. In Homer's ancient epic poem The Iliad, which depicts the Trojan War, the abduction of Helen, the wife of a Greek ruler, Menelaos, by the Trojan Paris (also known as Alexandros) is the event that causes the war. The writer argues that Paris' attraction to Helen appears to be purely on a physical basis, as Paris does not appear to care whether or not he has Helen's respect. Nor does he ever indicate that he has concern for her wants, feelings, or welfare. Likewise, Helen indicates numerous times that she does not love Paris, although their story has the element of physical attraction. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khhelpar.rtf

Imagery in “The Soul Selects Hew Own Society” by Emily Dickinson
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A 3 page paper which discusses the imagery in Emily Dickinson’s poem “The Soul Selects Her Own Society.” No additional sources cited.
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Imagery in After Apple-Picking by Frost
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A 3 page paper which examines the use of imagery in Robert Frost’s poem After Apple-Picking. No additional sources cited.
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Imagery in Browning, Donne, & Keats
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A 3 page essay on the imagery of death created by these three authors in Porphyria's Lover, A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, and La Belle Dame sans Merci. The author proves the argument in terms of techniques such as diction, shaping, figurative language. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Imagery in Marvell's Coy Mistress
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A 5 page essay that discusses Andrew Marvell's seduction poem "To His Coy Mistress." In this poem, Marvell (1621-1678) employs striking use of imagery delineates both the pleasure involved in "ceasing the day" (carpe diem) and the shortness of time, which is the philosophy's rationale. The first half of the poem employs imagery to establish a sense of intimacy between Marvell and his lover. The second half employs time imagery to focus on the point that life is short. Collectively, this argument makes this one of English literature's most persuasive seduction poems. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khcoymis.rtf

IMAGERY IN PASTAN’S ‘SOMETIMES IN WINTER’
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This 3 page paper analyzes Linda Pastan's poem: Sometimes in Winter. Particular images are discussed and exampled. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Imagery: Kilmer, Dickinson, and Keats
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A 5 page paper which examines which poet uses imagery in the most powerful manner as it relates to Joyce Kilmer’s “Trees,” Emily Dickinson’s “Because I could not stop for breathing,” and John Keats’ “When I have fears.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Images of Grief in Arnold's 'Scholar Gypsy' and 'Thyrsis'
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A 5 page paper on these two poems by Matthew Arnold. The paper specifically analyzes the way their imagery conveys Arnold's sadness over the loss of his friend as well as his own advancing age. No additional sources.
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Images of Light and Dark in "Paradise Lost"
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This 9 page paper discusses Milton's use of images of light and dark in "Paradise Lost." Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Imagination in the Poetry of Wordsworth, Blake, and Keats
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A five page paper looking at these three poets and the use of the faculty of imagination in their work. The paper focuses on the way these poets extol the human imagination as a creative faculty, use their own imaginations in constructing alternate realities in their lyric modes, and call upon the reader's imagination in dealing with the demands of their poetic material. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Immigrants: A Comparative Analysis of Poems by Robert Frost and Pat Mora
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In three pages this paper presents a comparative analysis of two poems entitled ‘Immigrants’ by Robert Frost and Pat Mora with subject, diction, style, and devices among the topics discussed. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGimmigrant.rtf

Immortality In Robert Frost's Poetry
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Robert Frost is certainly one of America's premier poets with many of his poems finding their way into the idiom of common speech. This 5 page paper argues that In examining the poems, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, After Apple-Picking and Design, it seems that the author views immortality through eyes fixed on the recurring processes of nature. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Immortality in the Poetry of Emily Dickinson
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A 3 page paper which examines how Emily Dickinson deals with immortality in her poems Dying and The Chariot. No additional sources cited.
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Immortality: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake and Shelley
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A 3 page paper which examines immortality in the works of William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Blake, and Percy Shelley. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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IN AN ARTIST’S STUDIO
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This 5 page paper discusses Christina Rossetti's poem, In an Artist's Studio. The poem is analyzed using the elements of repetition, identifying the turning point of the poem, discussing the implied relationship between teh artist and teh mode (muse) and the contrast made between the 'real' woman and the representation of her in art. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBroseti.rtf

Influence of Hinduism on Emerson’s and Whitman’s Transcendentalism
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This 6 page report discusses the fact that American writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman could have any connection with the mysticism of Hindu thought and belief. The art form and consciousness of Transcendentalism as expressed by the two actually does echo the sensibilities of Hindu belief, despite the fact that it is not expressed as true Hindu belief. As always, the Americans give it their own unique interpretation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWhinwit.rtf

Innocence & Experience In The Poems William Blake
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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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