Analyzes the Yusef Komunyakaa poem about the Vietnam War "Facing It." Provides insight into Komunyakaa's guilt over his part in the war and the conflict between light and dark depicted in the poem. Discusses the use of the first person narrative and it's importance to the poem.

Essay discusses the aspect of fading feelings in the poems "Housecleaning" by Nikki Giovanni and "Finis" by Waring Cuney.

The revisionist monk who wrote Beowulf incorporated the pagan and Christian concepts of fate to promote a system of monarchy where power is passed on through heirs as opposed to the system where the greatest, strongest warrior claims the throne.

In his poem "The Definition of Love," Andrew Marvell writes about unrequited passions, insisting that Fate itself acts against true love. Instead of Fate matching people up, Marvell believes that fate only tears people apart.

Language can be used to create different kinds of mood, which also help to get the readers know more and get involved into a poem. As an analysis of Sylvia Plath's poem "Mushrooms" and W. B. Yeats' poem "The Wild Swans at Coole" reveals, mood and atmosphere in a poem are very important.

Adrienne Rich's poetry serves a prophetic function by articulating the history and ideals of the feminist struggle. By recalling the ancient chthonic mysteries of blood and birth, by reconnecting daughters with their mothers, by drawing parallels between women today and their historical counterparts, and by envisioning the women of the future who will emerge from the feminist struggle, her poetry celebrates women's strength and possibilities.

In Phillip Larkin's poetry collection "High Windows," relationships established by heredity are a preoccupation. Larkin is primarily concerned with parents' behavior and its effect on their children.

This essay is about the imagery of food and eating that Milton uses in his work "Areopagitica." It discusses the similarities and differences between what Milton says about eating and what God says about eating in the Old and New Testament.

Analysis of the two poems and how knowledge of writer context contributes to meaning.

Explains the two opposing ideas in Frost's powem "Mending Wall," as supplied by the two neighbors. Describes how Frost represents the two opposing ideas through his dialogue between the two neighbors.