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Essay #2 “I will put Chaos into fourteen lines”

Posted on May 11, 2012 by shae

Eng 2003                                             Prof J Rosen                                                   Essay#2   “I will put Chaos into fourteen lines” By Edna St. Vincent Millay Definitions: Amorphous – “Lacking definite form; shapeless” or “Lacking organization; formless” Duress – “Constraint by threat; coercion” Servitude – “A … Continue reading →

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If I can stop one Heart from breaking

Posted on April 25, 2012 by shae

Emily Dickenson’s poem, “if I can stop one Heart from breaking” is a seven line poem that carries the rhyme scheme ABABCBB. This poem may seem simple and mundane at first but if one were to investigate further it is … Continue reading →

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The World Is Too Much with Us

Posted on April 1, 2012 by shae

  William Wordsworth’s poem, “The World Is Too Much with Us” is a poem that surrounds the theme of nature.  The tone of the poem is that of anger as the speaker displays his discontent towards the modernization of the … Continue reading →

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The Power of The Hand

Posted on February 24, 2012 by shae

Dylan Thomas’s poem, “The Hand That Signed the Paper” is a poem that deals with the effects of war and the power of man to initiate or put an end to it with just the stroke of a pen. I … Continue reading →

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Crocuses and Guernica

Posted on February 5, 2012 by shae

  When comparing the poem “Crocuses” to the painting “Guernica” one can conclude that the main theme within both works is death.  If we look at the painting “Guernica”, immediately one would see images of death, pain and suffering.  As … Continue reading →

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