… my vision. There is too much pain in me. Who am I There is no one but myself. I have no one but myself. All trust is gone. Who am I I roam in the dark. I pity no one. I take what I want. Who am I Every soul in under my mercy. No…

… the pain will soon devour. The pain of you not being here, I need your presence I need you near. The way your hair shines with the sun, You will always be my only one. The way you walk down so gracefully, The way you dress so elegantly, You're…

… for Emily" I did not see any major theme standing out. It is a simple poem written in simple everyday language. I did not see any similes, metaphors, symbols or any of the other devices that other poets often use to confuse me. I do not like it when…

… in self involves taking chances and the positive consequences of change. Holub expresses change as an individual's commitment to embrace new opportunities presented to them, leading to a new perspective of life. The door, being the central metaphor of…

… has come to be known, amongst many other things, as the forerunner of 'nature poetry'. He feels an intimate connection with the natural world, and is not merely an observer of it, but an active participant in it, as much of his poetry focuses…

… are ones thoughts, activities and events that shape someone in day-to-day life. For example a long distance runner one day has an accident and has to get his leg cut off. They have to change their whole life around to becoming a Para Olympian. …

… The Eolian Harp by Coleridge (522-26) Tensions: poetic inspiration (wind blowing through him, exotic, wild, unknown) vs. constraints (wife, domestic home life) Coleridge is worried that this will be the last poem he writes, he feels he has lost…

… born on June 18th, 1920. She is an Australian poet from Sydney and has written many poems in her life. Her poems "One Section" and "Jack" focus on her view of life. These powerful poems are about a journey through life. In "One Section" Dobson uses…

… Horace's Odes, means that it is sweet and decorous (proper/fitting) to die for one's country, is ironic in the context of the theme of the poem. To say this is satirical in a sense as Owen's expression is mocking the high moralistic standards of soldier…

… destined to fail. The quality of producing no valuable effect, or of coming to nothing; uselessness. The structure of the poem is in balanced stanzas - the tenderness and hopefulness at the beginning; the growing bitterness of the second, with its climax…