There is no specific definition of metaphysical poetry. However, most of the critics suggest that it is a branch of poetry which is overstuffed with thoughts. While reading any metaphysical poetry, the stuffing of the poetry hardly gives the reader the time to pause and think. The thoughts, which are mostly stuffed in this type of poetry, are of intellectual standard. Although the definition of metaphysical poetry fails to completely define it in its true […]

Sample Essay The following paper provides a summary and analysis of the article titled ‘Risking To Be Wounded Again: Performing Open Eye I’ by Jeong-eun Rhee. The article is a composition by the author based on personal experiences and reflections as a person of color in theUnited States. The article highlights how racism impacts the life of a woman of color and what initiatives can be taken by people to better integrate amongst different cultures […]

Sample Essay The Dream of the Rood: Apotheosis of Anglo-Saxon Paradox.” Graybill also discusses the poem titled the Dream of the Rood in the light of the Saxon beliefs and values and how it provides for the Saxon paradox. According to the author the poem presents the true spirit of Christianity which in the world of today has been much diversified and diluted due to commercialisms well as separation from the religion on part of […]

At the end, Claggart accuses Billy falsely to Captain Vere that he together with other impressed seamen are planning an uprising. This accusation surprises Vere who sees Billy as a ship’s asset. All the same, Vere orders Albert, the captain’s hammock boy to bring Billy to the captain’s cabin for summoning. Billy listens to Claggart’s accusations and gets emotional as usual lacking words to defend himself.

Sexton also focuses on fertility in her poem. The narrator in the poem has been longing for a son for years. She has gotten children, yes, but not the gender her heart has been longing for. She is fertile, but her fertility has proven to be a source of great heart ache and derision to her. The poem talks about stigma that is sometimes associated with giving birth to children of only one gender, that […]