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- 6211: Analysis of Blake's "London"
- ... the last two lines of his poem. When he talks of how the curse "blasts the new born infants tear" he is commenting on how the disease is spread from the mother to her newborn child. Perhaps the most haunting line of the whole poem is the last, "And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse". Blake uses the word hearse to describe marriage because in many cases the institution of marriage ...
- 6212: Home Burial: Analysis
- ... the reason. The little graveyard where my people are! ... There are three stones of slate and one of marble... We haven’t to mind those. But I understand: it is not the stones, But the child’s mound--- “ During this passage he is being so cruel. He is just sort of rubbing it in that they had lost so many children. It’s almost like it was his fault that all ...
- 6213: Lord Byron's Euthanasia
- ... had no real heirs to his estate bieng that he wasn't marred and had no proper children. "Proper" meaning that his one daughter was with her mother and his other daughter was an illegitamate child that died on April 20th, 1822., therefore leaving no proper relatives. His one other love, his half sister Augusta Leigh, who he had reportadly had many affairs with, was married so he couldn't have ...
- 6214: A Critical Analysis of the Poem Entitled "Tract" by William Carlos Williams
- ... had to experience. If they do this and seek out the advice and wisdom of the older ones, they can be successful ("it will be money in your pockets"). It is rather like a parent-child relationship. All parents want their children to be successful. And they don't want their children to have to suffer in the same ways they did. WCW is saying if the younger poets come to ...
- 6215: The Lives and Works of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning
- ... greatest Victorian poets of all time. Born in London on May 7th, 1812 he derived from his parents a deep, religious sense and a love of books, music and painting. He was an extremely bright child and a fierce reader. He learned Latin, Greek, French, and Italian by the time he was fourteen. He attended the University of London in 1928, but left discontent to pursue an education at his own ...
- 6216: William Blake's The Chimney Sweeper
- ... message, this poem was probably overlooked by many as to the full meaning of its content. In this result, the poem is a little unsuccessful, although nonetheless powerful. "the wind sobbed and cried like a child in the chimney" - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Five Orange Pips
- 6217: Birches: Poetry Review
- ... self as a young boy. There is a man narrating this poem. The old man is looking at his present life full of hard ships. He is also looking back on his life as a child, wishing he could somehow go back to a better time filled with pleasant memories. In the first twenty-two stanzas of the poem the old man is having a dialogue with himself. He is arguing ...
- 6218: I've Learned
- ... with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated. I've learned - That you should never tell a child their dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if they believed it. I've learned - That your family won't always be there for you ...
- 6219: Beginnings
- ... that we must prepare ourselves for the future. In doing so, we must rely on a “higher being” for support, because we are not capable of surviving on our own. A baby, or very young child, must have its parents or caretakers guide them while they learn everything; to walk, talk, swim. A beginning student of academics and/or athletics needs a mentor; a teacher or a coach, to teach them ...
- 6220: A Review of Dudley Randall’s “Ballad of Birmingham”
- ... as “baby.” This assumption, however, may not be valid because of the culture. In the African American culture it is not unusual for a mother to call her children, no matter what age, “baby” or “child.” Another clue that she is young is the description of her “small black hands.” The setting of the poem is Birmingham, Alabama, and it is 1963. It is important for the readers of this poem ...
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