… in more than a church or a cathedral. God is seen in her poems in relationship to such themes as nature and the individual existence. These thematic ties are seen in such poems as "It might be lonelier," and "Some keep the Sabbath going to church." …

… Homer, it is evident that Odysseus is both an admirable leader and a poor leader. Odysseus is obviously a leader worthy of praise. For instance, Odysseus states, "...as for myself I took my twelve best fighters and went ahead" when describing how he…

… to nature in 'The Way Through the Woods' and 'Binsey Poplars'. ----------------------------------------------------------- These two poems, by Gerald Manley Hopkins and Rudyard Kipling respectively, are both concerned with how humans and how…

… Beach At first glance the setting of a poem is the psychological and physiological environment in which the story takes place. In some instances, the setting is used to develop the characters. Robert Browning and Matthew Arnold use the setting to…

… poetry, one can see a repetition between two major themes, which are death, and religion. Theses themes develop such interest to the reader because she broke away from traditional forms of writing and wrote with an intense energy and complexity.…

… voice to look at birth through babies' eyes. They help us see that babies, unborn or newborn, are living but powerless beings. They can think and feel but cannot make decisions or changes in their lives. MacNeice's piece is burdened with desperate pleas…

… Its bowl of red blooms out of the sheer love of me..." This excerpt from Sylvia Plath's poem, "Tulips" describes how Plath's body would not give way, even though she feels as though her soul is dead. Plath's life long depression stimulated the very…

… functional devices become apparent with defamiliarisation being the most prominent. Raine also utilises alienation to enable the audience to observe Earth and human behaviour from a Martian's "alien" point of view. Marxist theories aid in the interpret…

… done I write these feelings for you So they can touch you in the wind But I must be distant Forwarding my messages I'll be the moon to your sun Just watching over you Can you see me in your rays? Maybe one day I can touch you Feel your smile…

… you so well I'd like to say I still do, but we both know this bridge between us is too hard to cross So what brought me here today To write these words I could never say? Is it wrong to reminisce? I picture the fun, crazy, funny, and special times …