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W ha t is th e p oet a skin g o f G od? H ow d oes h e p ortr a y h is o w n u nd ers ta nd in g o f G od's w ays ? T o th e e xte nt th a t th e p oet is a skin g fo r s o m eth in g , h e is a skin g fo r u nd ers ta nd in g . H e w ants to k no w w hy G od w ould d o va rio us th in g s, li k e m akin g /a llo w in g T anta lu s to b e p unis he d o r, a t th e e nd o f th e p oem , a p oet t...

W ha t a re th e p oem 's p rin cip al p arts ? W hy d oes th e P etr a rc ha n m odel s uit th is s o nne t? E dna S t. V in ce nt M illa y in " W ha t L ip s M y L ip s H ave K is se d," r e ve rs e s th e u sua l p oetic r o le s o f m en a nd w om en, a nd fe atu re s a fe m ale s p eake r r e m in is cin g a bout p ast lo ve rs , r a th e r th a n th e o pposite . In th e fir s t p art o f th e p oem , th e o cta ve ( fir s t e ig ht li n e s), th e s p eake r h a ...

W ha t p oem s b y S eam us H eane y d eal w ith a nd d ocum ent th e p assin g o f a w ay o f li fe ? O r d eal w ith n a tu re ? Che ers g uys ! a ny h e lp w ould b e g re at... c he ers ! P erh a ps o ne o f th e m ost fa m ous a nd c e le bra te d n a tu re p oem s o f S eam us H eane y is " D eath o f a N atu ra li s t" - a nd th is p oem a ls o g ave it's n a m e to th e w ell- k no w n c o lle ctio n b y th a t n a m e. S up erfic ia lly , th e p oem d et...

W ha t p oem s a nd m ovie s r e fle ct th e s a m e th e m es a s Gre at E xp ecta tio ns ? G re at E xp ecta tio ns is fu ll o f w ond erfu l th e m es. S om e o f th e m a re fa ir ly s ta nd ard u niv e rs a l th e m es li k e fr ie nd ship a nd lo ve . I a m c o nfid ent th a t y o u c o uld p ic k ju st a bout a ny m ovie a nd h it a t le ast o ne o f th o se tw o th e m es. T o illu str a te m y p oin t, I'll p ic k a m ovie fr a nchis e th a t I'm ... S olu tio ...

W ha t is W illi a m C ulle n B ry a nt's p oem " T ha na to psis " ta lk in g a bout? T his is a ctu a lly a p re tty fa m ous p oem b y W illi a m B ry a nt, b ut fa m ous d oesn't m ean th e s a m e a s " e asy to u nd ers ta nd ." I th in k I c a n p oin t y o u in th e r ig ht d ir e ctio n o n th e s ub je ct, th o ug h. I w on't g o li n e -b y-li n e li k e I u sua lly d o w he n it c o m es to a na ly s iz in g a p oem ( ... S olu tio n T his is a ctu ...

W ha t is th e p oem s a yin g in " A rs P oetic a " b y A rc hib ald M acL eis h? A rc hib ald M acL eis h's p oem , " A rs P oetic a " is a bout th e a rt o f p oetr y . In it M acL eis h le ans h e avily to w ard th e id ea o f co ncre te im agery . E ach o f th e 1 2 c o up le ts th a t c o m pris e th is p oem g iv e a s im ple , c o ncre te d efin itio n o f p oetr y th a t p it im ages a gain st c o m mon th in g s s uch a s... S olu tio n A rc hib ald M acL ...

W ha t is th e p oem " A L ette r fr o m H om e" b y M ary O li v e r m ean? W ha t a re th e th e m es a nd p le ase a na ly ze th e p oem li n e b y li n e . T ha nks. I h a ve in clu d ed a c o py o f th e p oem b elo w : She s e nd s m e n e w s o f b lu e ja ys , fr o st, Of s ta rs a nd n o w th e h a rv e st m oon T ha t r id es a bove th e s tr ic ke n h ills . L ig htly , s he s p eaks o f c o ld , o f p ain , And li s ts w ha t is a lr e ady lo st. H...

W ha t is th e p oem " D re am s" b y L ang sto n H ug he s s a yin g a bout th e A m eric a n D re am ? W ha t L ang sto n H ug he s is s a yin g a bout th e A m eric a n D re am is th a t it is , e sse ntia lly , e ve ry th in g in li fe . L ook a t w ha t h e s a ys a bout d re am s - - if th e y d ie , th e n y o u h a ve n o th in g , y o u c a n't fly , y o u'r e a fie ld w he re n o th in g c a n g ro w . If y ...

In w ha t p oem d oes L ang sto n H ug he s u se th e th e m e o f fr e ein g A fr ic a n-A m eric a ns? O ne g ood c a nd id ate a m ong s e ve ra l fo r a n a nsw er to th is q ue stio n w ould b e L ang sto n H ug he s ' p oem " L et A m eric a b e A m eric a A gain ." H ug he s b egin s th is p oem w ith th re e s ta nza s o f w ha t m ig ht b e c a lle d b oile rp la te p atr io tic v e rs e , a tta chin g to e ach a n o m in o us c o da th a t s ig na ls th e w ...

W ha t is th e p oem " D ove r B each" a bout? U sin g v iv id im ages o f th e s e a to d o s o , M atth e w A rn o ld w rite s h is p oem a bout a w orld b ere ft o f a ll b eauty , tr u th , a nd o ptim is m . In fa ct, th e re is o nly o ne p ositiv e s ta nza in th is p oem : th e fir s t o ne . T his fir s t d is cusse s th e p ositiv e im ages o f th e o ce an w he re th e “ s e a... S olu tio n U sin g v iv id im ages o f th e s e a to d o s o , M a...