Andrew Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress' / The Time is Now
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A 5 page essay exploring the issues of time and the role it plays in seduction in the Marvell poem. The writer ultimately concludes that the poem reminds us to seize our time on Earth for it will come to us only once. No additional sources cited.
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Comparing Donne and Marvell
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A 7 page analysis of John Donne's 'The Flea,' and Andrew Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress.' Donne and Marvell were two of the seventeenth century's greatest poets. Men of profound thought, intellect, and understanding, they could also be witty, casual and ­yes‹lecherous. In their poems, both of these exemplary poets turn their formidable arts of persuasion toward the goal of convincing the women, to whom the poems are directed, to consent to sex. No additional sources cited.
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Herrick's 'To Virgins, To Make Much of Time' & Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress / Love and Death
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A 5 page paper examining these dual issues as they are presented in Robert Herrick's 'To Virgins, To Make Much of Time' and Andrew Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress'. The paper observes that both these poets are haunted by the thought of the passage of time, and advocate finding pleasure in the here and now. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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To His Coy Mistress / Seizing The Day
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5 pages in length. Every mother of every child has admonished the curse of time; if one does not take advantage of what comes one's way at the precise moment that it does, it is likely never to return again. By waiting and hoping one's life away, imagining things will be better with the addition of wealth or power, a person merely wishes time by. Thus is the message in Andrew Marvell's poem To His Coy Mistress, which speaks of the merits of seizing the day, rather than waiting until tomorrow to accomplish one's life dreams and goals. The writer discusses this concept as it relates to the poem. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Use Of Logic To Seduce Women In John Donne's 'The Flea' And Andrew Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress'
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6 pages in length. It is a paltry attempt to employ the use of logic in both John Donne's The Flea and Andrew Marvell's To His Coy Mistress; however, despite the lack of ingenuity on their parts, the men have somewhat successfully achieved this goal. Indeed, one must utilize a decent amount of logic in order to acquire the sexual favors of the opposite sex, particularly when the recipient is an unwitting participant. Attention from their less-than-willing partners is what both Donne and Marvell are trying very diligently to acquire, yet their efforts are constantly met with obstruction. The writer compares how both authors employ logic into their seduction techniques. No additional sources cited.
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Federico Garcia Lorca / His Poetry and Life
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A 7 page paper discussing the works of this twentieth century Spanish poet. The paper gives a short description of his life, then discusses two of his poems in depth, showing how they expressed his feelings in a unique and impressionistic way. Poems are included at end of paper. Bibliography included.
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Langston Hughes' 'Dream Deferred'
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A 1 page analysis of Hughes' infamous poem entitled 'What Happens to a Dream Deferred ?' (a.k.a. Harlem). The writer discusses the meaning behind this poem and its unavoidable sociopolitical context. Specifically examined is what the poet meant by the dream itself. No Bibliography.
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Milton and Lanyer and The Fall of Man
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A 2 page paper contrasting John Milton’s Book IX of “Paradise Lost” with Amelia Lanyer’s “Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum”. The paper notes that while Milton places the blame for the Fall of Man on Eve’s shoulders, and Lanyer attempts to deflect it back onto Adam, it is Milton who has the stronger argument.
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Sappho and the Female Relationship
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A 2 page paper looking at Sappho’s poems in terms of her evocation of the powerful bonds between women. Sappho shows that the love that exists between best friends of the same sex is just as strong, just as powerful, as the love that exists between the more traditional pairings such as husband and wife, or mother and child, and it was for this reason that her poetry was censored, and has nearly disappeared. No sources.
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Derek Walcott's 'Omeros' vs. Homer's 'Iliad' / Brothers In Verse
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A 5 page paper comparing Derek Walcott's poem 'Omeros' to Homer's works, particularly the Iliad, and comparing Homer himself to Walcott's personification of him, the blind fisherman Seven Seas. The paper concludes that both personas exhibit an extraordinary greatness of spirit, and show that even ordinary men can be heroes. Bibliography lists three sources.
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The Poetry Of Thomas Hardy / Art Imitates Life
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This 6 page paper examines how the life of author Thomas Hardy influenced his poetry. Illustrative examples from several of Hardy's poems are provided to support the writer's thesis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Thardy2.rtf

Thomas Hardy's 'The Darkling Thrush'
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A 6 page explication of Thomas Hardy's unusually uplifting poem. The paper analyzes the significance of the date when the poem was written -- December 31, at the precise turn of the century -- and shows how the poet's invocation of nature challenges both the mechanization and the aestheticism of the late Victorian age. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Whitman, Hardy, & Moss / Personification Of Objects
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A 5 page analysis of three poems that personify objects or objectify humans. The writer examines Walt Whitman's 'To A Locomotive In Winter,' Thomas Hardy's 'The Work Box,' & Howard Moss' 'Pruned Tree.' No additional sources cited.
Filename: Poems3.rtf

Gwendolyn Brooks' 'Kitchenette Building' / Meter
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A 5 page paper on Gwendolyn Brooks' short poem, looking at the tone, dramatic situation, and particularly the meter. The paper asserts that Brooks uses meter to emphasize the poem's point: that traditional poetic techniques, as both styles and as viewpoints, are an inappropriate mode of expression to those who are cut off from the romantic world. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Goethe & Wordsworth / Two Views of the Poet
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An 8 page paper comparing the way artistic souls are portrayed in Wordsworth's long poem The Prelude and Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther. The paper shows that during the Romantic era, two very different views of the poet developed: the poet as prophet and interpreter of society, and the poet as tortured soul, and the different types are perfectly epitomized in these poems. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Aristotle, Sidney, Shelley, Aquinas & Boccaccio / Use Of The Poetic Metaphor
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A 12 page paper that considers the topic of the poetic metaphor as considered in the writings of these five great minds. This paper suggests that within each of these authors' writings, there is evidence to support the value of the poetic metaphor. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Poet -- Kahlil Gibran / Responsibility Of The Individual
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A 12 page paper discussing the life and some of the recurrent themes of 'The Prophet.' Kahlil Gibran admonishes us to always perform at the best levels we are capable of attaining, and everything we do, to do in love. He tells us that each of us is responsible not only for ourselves, but for each other as well, owing love not only to others, but also to our work. According to Gibran, material things are no good measure of anything but themselves, and certainly are no measure of the worth of an individual. What does provide measure is the degree of love in which we can live, and in the number of avenues that we can find and use that love. He provides us with arenas we may never have considered, such as work and teaching, but arenas that are no less important simply because of our inability to see them without Gibran's help. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Gibran.doc