Far greater, we think, than the charm of poems strictly classic in interest, such as the "Praise of Dionysus," exquisite as that is, is the charm of those pieces in which, so to speak, he transforms, by a kind of colour-change, classic forms and associations into those--say! View ...
Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. -By Joyce Kilmer Kid Embracing the Beauty of a Tree This is one of the most beautiful classic poems on nature in which the poet wants us to comprehend the strength and beauty of a tree. It explains how the tree uses ...
A big collection of classic poems. Literary analysis of these texts, information about their authors.
The collection ofWalt Whitman's poems known as "Leaves of Grass" was published a total of seven times during the poet's lifetime. Each edition held different poems and in the 1860 edition, "I Hear America Singing" made its debut. Yet, Whitman made some changes and the version below is ...
Henry David Thoreau started his writing career by writing nature poems.Ralph Waldo Emersonbecame Thoreau's mentor and was a caretaker of his home for a period of time. This poem shows how two complete strangers can become the best of friends. ...
Lewis 1999 offers a sweeping historical survey of the nature and functions of the poems from their beginnings in ritual to their canonization and historicization in the early empire. Ma 2006 is a most thorough and comprehensive, but also strictly conservative and positivistic, history of the ...
Even today there are many folk poems about modern corrupt ruling officials in China. “Huge Rat” is perhaps one of the earliest recorded pieces of social discontentment. One cannot help but marvel at the consistency of human nature throughout the ages. Human greed really knows no bounds. ...
but a head shorter. In two of his most celebrated poems—which might draw upon the affair he might have had with Anne Boleyn—certainty is suspect, irony thick, allegiance changeable, and hunters apt to find they’ve become the hunted. Wes & Erin discuss Thomas Wyatt’s “Whoso List to ...
The poem delves into profound philosophical questions about the nature of God, creation, and human existence. Dante grapples with concepts such as divine justice, free will, and predestination, offering readers a rich intellectual discourse that continues to provoke thought and debate centuries later....
t worry — they were selected for both their brevity and ease of application. Some are about striving to overcome, others about romantic love, and still others about patriotism. Whether you’ve been reading poetry for years or haven’t read a single line since high school, these poems are ...