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Advantages: A fabulous poem about women and their roles in society
Disadvantages: None

...from the standard forms of poetry around this times. The main ideas that must be explored are the language features, the form of the poem and the themes which are consistent through the poem. The author of 'The Emulation' is Sarah Egerton. This is the first key idea that must be addressed about the stereotypical poetry of the 18th century, because it was not a common occurrence for women to be accepted in creative roles of society, such as poets. ... Read review

Advantages: Two great poets sentiments on the capital
Disadvantages: none, both great...

A comparison of 'London' by William Blake and 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge' by William Wordsworth. These two poems were written within eight years of one another, the first being 'London' in 1794 and then 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge' in 1802. They are both Romantics and typical of the style, both have an emotional and expressive freedom in the way they are written and a seemingly honest view of real life. Both poems have an immediate ... Read review

Advantages: It is a very long rime
Disadvantages: It is a very long rime

Essay on The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Coleridge This was part of my first year Uni course. The hours I sweated on this lol. (I have also published this on the Helium site) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was the opening poem of the first edition of the Lyrical Ballads (1798), published anonymously with William Wordsworth, as a joint volume of poetry. The construction of the Ancient Mariner is that of a narrative-based ... Read review

Advantages: It's terrible
Disadvantages: It's terrible

I have recently discovered the pleasure there is to be had by looking at amateurish attempts at poetry. Take this anonymous example from an in-house magazine published by the Royal Infirmary, Leicester. My Stay At The Royal (June 2004) The Nurses down at the “Royal” Are all angels in disguise Their hands are so gentle and tender And caring reflects in their eyes They all do so many duties To make our stay easy to bear We’re washed and ... Read review

Advantages: Totally Impressed
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

Just below you can find the poem and after that there is my critical analysis. I had written this as an assignment for school, however I think its preety good and definately interesting. I really hope you like it :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Design by Robert Frost I found a dimpled spider, fat and white, On a white heal-all, holding up a moth Like a white piece of rigid satin ... Read review

Advantages: It got me a B in English!
Disadvantages: Bit boring if you dont like poems

Below is another of my GCSE coursework pieces. It explores the way in which different poets treat the theme of war. Using a Selection of Poems from the Anthology, Discuss How the Various Poets Treated the Theme of War. I have chosen 4 war poems to analyse, each from different wars. This will show how different wars were perceived by people at the time and the way different poets use to assess the wars. I am going to examine the poems in reverse ... Read review

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Below is an essay which I wrote as part of my GCSE English coursework, the three poems being analysed are good pieces of work and so I wanted to include this as a review. A Critical Analysis Of Three World War One Poems. ‘The Soldier’ Rupert Brooke ‘The General’ Siegfried Sassoon ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ Wilfred Owen. Sassoon and Owen where treated at the same mental hospital during world war one. Do their poems appear to be the work of ... Read review

Advantages: Comparing Composed upon Westminster bridge
Disadvantages: ...by Wordsworth with Blake's London

...1850 he had influenced English poetry as a whole by producing some of the greatest works in history. He was educated at grammar school and lived much of his life in amongst the northern lakes in the heart of the Lake District. The poet, artist, and printmaker William Blake on the other hand was not quite as orthodox. Largely unrecognized during his lifetime, Blake's work is today considered seminal and significant in the history of both poetry and ... Read review

Advantages: do you like it
Disadvantages: or not please tell me here are a few of latest poems

I will be looking in the future to release a book of poems tell me your thought on these poems Love I looked into your eyes and saw stars twinkling, they seemed more beautiful than the stars themselves. As I looked, I could not help but wonder, such a sparkle came from them. My heart started to melt and I knew that love had grown inside of me for you. I looked again, it was a cloudless night and there were fireworks in the distance. Sitting ... Read review

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i would like people to read the following poem and let me know what they really think of it, and what would it mean to them if they wrote it, as i am writing a new book and would like to know if this poem is worth publishing, thank you. Playing Games with Hearts Why do people play games? They hide behind fear They behind jobs, beliefs Can't they just say what they want? Can't they just say? I love you, I need you But I can't be with you. When ... Read review

Advantages: Poetry in motion
Disadvantages: Does is all have to rhyme?

...the most important thing about poetry is the subject of rhyming The second most important is the words you use; the third is all about timing Put them all together and hey - tell me what have you got? You've got the rhythm and the rhyme of a subject that hits the spot! You see, it's not so much the subject as what you say about it You can dress it up or dress it down, recite it but definitely don't shout it Because the fourth most important ... Read review

Advantages: 2 completely different poems on war and its views
Disadvantages: not many that i can think of but then agian i love looking at history and the wars

To compare the way in which two poets, writing at different times, how they have expressed their views about war and to show how these views reflect the period in which they were written. Different generations are inspired by the experience of war because of the heroics, bravery and waste of life. In this essay I will compare two poems "Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson and "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen. "Charge of ... Read review