Literature helps us see a great deal about ourselves. So does poetry. Each poem unveils our own emotions and allows us true insight into our feelings and character. Here is a poem about our changing emotions throughout the seasons. To be aware of such things is essential to being human. Likewise, the more aware you are, the more likely you have empathy for yourself.
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Poems About Optimism: “The Sun as I’ve Seen It”
Reading stories and poems can help us focus on optimism, even if we are feeling down. Staying optimistic for us is key on gray days and through windy weather. Similarly, if we are in a long spat of negative behavior, it is helpful to see the world through other’s perspectives. Sometimes, you just have to find the love in writing. In this poem, we explore the bad days and viewing poems through optimism is beneficial.
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Poetry Analysis: “Sing me a Song of a Lad that is Gone”
In this post, we are going to analyze “Sing Me a Song of a Lad that is Gone.” This is a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that plays into the idea of innocence lost. In perhaps the author’s most famous novel, Treasure Island, a loss of innocence plays a crucial role in the adventure. Moreover, the poem addresses reflecting on aging.
Exploring the Theme of Death in Poetry
Poems are all about beauty and presentation. What do they look like? What do they say? Poetry about a blooming flower joining the world with a figurative smile on its face is common. Yet, another commonality is the theme of death in poetry and what it means to humanity. In this post, we will analyze the metaphorical and personified versions of death and how it is conveyed through verse.
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“Fall, Leaves, Fall” by Emily Bronte: Analysis
Fall is certainly one of the best times of the year. Yet, it is strange how it differs from city to country, from sidewalk to path. The colors pop a little harder in some places, and a little less in others. With it, however, is that feeling that the winter is on its way, and that the season is forever shifting onward without you. Poets really have a way with saying one thing and meaning another. In this post, we are going to analyze “Fall, Leaves, Fall” by Emily Bronte.
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“I saw a man pursuing the horizon” by Stephen Crane Analysis
In the literary realism movement, we have a great deal of authors and their novels doing some heavy lifting. In today’s post, a poem titled “I saw a man pursuing the horizon” by Stephen Crane will do the work.
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The Trial Surrounding “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg
Society is capable of strange evils, like burning books or banning them from curriculum. Society can also convict people of thought crimes, because words have a great deal of power. Today, we are going to look at the trial of the poem “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg.
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“Howl” as Read by Allen Ginsberg
In today’s post, we listen to Allen Ginsberg read his infamous poem “Howl.” While accused of being obscene, this poem conveys a changing dynamic in American culture. The freedom and breakaway from the 1950s-1960s culture was becoming apparent, and this poem embodies that message. There are many universal themes in poetry, but “Howl” tapped into the minds and feelings of a generation.
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Claude McKay, writer, poet, and political activist
The Harlem Renaissance writers had skill and audacity, and they were committed to writing transcendent work to show history and community. Similarly, their works were politically-minded and spoke to a generation of marginalized Americans. In this post, we examine Claude McKay, a writer who wrote from his moral center.
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Analysis of Tony Hoagland’s Poem ‘Jet’ and Its Themes
Tony Hoagland wrote a poem titled “Jet,” and it is an important poem. While it speaks to me, it is far more universal and discuss themes regarding aging and reflection. Hoagland’s poem is about being young, under the stars, and imbibing in the spirits of your youth. In this way, art is cathartic—even if it’s just warm nostalgia.
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