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84How to Annotate a Poem and Why
An explanation of annotations that highlights both what they are and why they are important. Includes an example of an annotated poem along with the key.
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74Analysis of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 73 by Stanza
This poem is about a man who is at the end of his life. The narrator illustrates his old age in the first stanza: “When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang/Upon those boughs which shake against the cold” (lines 2-3).
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71A Sonnet For The Dogs
Maybe not the sonnet it started out to be ?. Rhymes nicely and flows well, but I'm not familiar with this particular type of Sonnet. Perhaps you could educate me a bit and tell the structure you used. I could not get the editor to display the...
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92Just This Side of Death: An Interpretation of Shakespeare's Sonnet #73
William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 73 reminds us of the inevitability and permanence of death and of how that reality should compel us to love fiercely before our time is over. Shakespeare expertly employs classic elements of literature to make his...
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77Seven Sonnets for Valentine's Day
I thought I'd mark the occasion with a collection of a few of my poems on a romantic theme. I hope you find something to enjoy in them. This first one, Travellers, is about a chance encounter in a commuter train...
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78William Shakespeare and The Authorship Debate: Did He Really Write His Own Plays
William Shakespeare is one of the most famous names of all time, due to his tremendous success as a playwright and poet. In fact, his success seems so incredible that many skeptics question the authorship of his sonnets and plays. Although a...
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85Poetry Analysis: The Sun Rising by John Donne
The poet, John Donne wrote “The Sunne Rising” poem. The poem is metaphysical. Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of the reality of things, including questions...
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69Analysis of "The Flea" by John Donne: The Raciest 17th Century Poem You'll Ever Read
John Donne’s poem “The Flea” is probably sexiest 17th century poem you will ever read. It could be considered the first poetic instance of a young man using a ridiculous argument to try to convince a woman to go to bed with him
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74How to Write a Sonnet
Sonnets are fourteen lined poems with a strict rhyme scheme. Depending on whether the sonnet is an Italian sonnet or an English, or Shakespearean, sonnet, the rhyme scheme will vary just a little. You may,...
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8610 Different Types Of Poetry - Catalog Your Poems
My 10 Different Types Of Poetry - Catalog Your Poems - article is a "how to" on recognizing the many different styles there are; plus it points out "what" each style consists of; IE no. of words, no. of lines, type - an ode or a ballad etc.
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