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The analysis of a poem is something that all students should learn to do. Even for those who don"t find poetry particularly interesting, the process of analysis alone is worth experiencing and developing. If nothing else, learning to analyze poems may be enjoyable later in life when listening and evaluating the lyrics of songs. There are five main categories that the ...
Children have been the topic of many a poem. Whether it was because they are in some way special to the writer, or because they were just a convenient topic for discussion, children tend to find themselves the locus of attention to poets of all genre and cultures. In most western cultures, we accept that every child is born to its ...
The ode has been a popular form of poetry for thousands of years. This type of poem offers praise and appreciation to loved one, heros, and even historical events. The ode, done in the traditional format, is a very powerful means that poets use to remember and commemorate people or events which have inspired them. The first odes were composed by ...
Seamus Heaney is an Irish-born writer, poet, and lecturer. Among his many awards, recognizing him for his outstanding poetry include the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize in Literature, the 2006 T. S. Eliot award, and the 1996 and 1999 Whitbread awards. He has been a professor at both Oxford and Harvard, teaching poetry, of course. Heaney, born in 1939, lived in ...
When you truly miss someone, the emotions that you feel can often be similar to the same feelings that one might have if they've lost a loved one through death. The heartache and sadness can sometimes be even more difficult, as there is the knowledge that the person is alive and well, but kept away from us by some circumstance which ...
Poems written in the narrative style are those which tell a story. Often times, this form of poetry includes the voices of the person telling the story, the narrator, as well as the story"s characters. Most often, this is composed in a metered voice. These poems can be of various lengths, either long or short. It is not unusual for these ...
There is no mystery to the belief that poetry can heal. Look at any given moment in history when some calamity or disaster came upon people, and you will see a measurable increase in the amount of poetry written about the event. For instance, when the U. S. was shaken by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, psychologists, media reporters ...
February is usually recognized as Black History Month throughout the United States. This celebration of the accomplishments of African Americans in the US has its beginnings in 1915, when the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History was organized. This association, later renamed the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, sponsored the very first Negro ...
Welsh poetry is a fascinating field of literature, with roots deep in Medieval history and lore. Many of today's folk tales have some of their origins in the mysterious writings of the early Welch poets. For example, the legend of King Arthur finds its earliest references in Welsh poetry, causing many historians to acknowledge that they are much of the inspiration ...
There are many times during life when we experience difficult situations. It is just one of those realities of life, that things will happen which cause us extreme agony and distress. There"s no simple way to eliminate these feelings -- we must live through it, follow the process, and then move on with life. I"m referring to that emotional process known ...
