.... perch on the bust of the goddess of wisdom? Perhaps it led the man to believe that the Raven spoke from wisdom; or perhaps it was to lead the audience to see the man as being intellectual. According to Poe himself, the reason for using "Pallas" in the poem was simply because of the "sonorousness of the word, Pallas, itself" (Poe, 1850). A less obvious symbol, might be the use of "midnight" in the first verse, and "December" in the second verse. Both midnight and December symbolize an end of something, and the anticipation of a transition to occur. The midnight in December could possibly be New Year's eve, a date with which most connect transition. With Poe's exten ....

.... all people should be covered under the cover of freedom. The sun is used as a metaphor for democracy in this poem, as it should shine upon all equally. When Whitman discusses the "shunn'd persons" in "Native Moments" he once again mimics the concepts of democracy with his words. He lets all know that he embraces the people that others have rejected, as democracy should embrace all. These people are part of America also, and should be accepted as such. as democracy should embrace all. Whitman commends the many people of America in "I Hear America Singing." He writes of the mothers, and the carpenters. He says that they all sing their own song of what belongs to them. ....

.... remover to remove" (Shakespeare 2-4). Here the author is establishing that there can be no wavering where love is concerned. This establishes a sense of permanency which will linger through out the sonnet. "O no! it is an ever-fixed mark/ That looks upon tempests and is never shaken" (Shakespeare 5-6). Again, Shakespeare reinforces the importance of his theory. Love must not be taken lightly or trifled with, in its truest form it is a blazing seal upon the hearts of those who know it. Once someone is in love, they can not move on or change the object of their affection. Similarly, someone who is not in love is unable to fabricate the kind of devotion which such passio ....

.... The poem's use of excellent diction helps to more clearly define what the author is saying. Words like "guttering", "choking", and "drowning" not only show how the man is suffering, but that he is in terrible pain that no human being should endure. Other words like writhing and froth-corrupted say precisely how the man is being tormented. Moreover, the phrase "blood shod" shows how the troops have been on their feet for days, never resting. Also, the fact that the gassed man was "flung" into the wagon reveals the urgency and occupation with fighting. The only thing they can do is toss him into a wagon. The fact one word can add to the meaning so much shows how the diction of ....

.... transcendental period. Founded by the Puritans, the feeling of avenging had never left the people. After all of the “Great Awakenings” and religious revivals, the people of New England began to question the old ways. What used to be the focal point of all lives was now under speculation and often doubted. People began to search for new meanings in life. People like Emerson and Thoreau believed that answers lie in the individual. Emerson set the tone for the era when he said, “Insist on yourself; never imitate” (McMichael 691). Emily Dickinson believed and practiced this philosophy. When she was young, she was brought up by a stern and disciplined father. In her ....

.... common in the Victorian Age, in Victorian poetry, in the use of dramatic monologue. Perfected by Robert Browning in the mid nineteenth century, dramatic monologue very closely mirrors modern society's legal institution. In comparison, the reader is the jury, the speaker of the poem is the lawyer, and, thinking more abstractly, the author, Robert Browning in this case, represents the case as a whole. The decision the jury must make between what is actually right and what the lawyers imply to be right is the same one the reader of a dramatic monologue must make. Browning's Dramatic Lyrics is a collection of poems in which many are written in dramatic monologue. "Porphyria' ....

.... We will forget him!" she uses a rhyme scheme of: A, B, C, B. The first stanza goes like this: "Heart! We will forget him! / You and I tonight / You may forget the warmth he gave / I will forget the light." With the use of rhyming tonight, in line 2, and light, in line 4, it adds to the clarity and smoothness of the poem. Poetry, which can incorporate rhymes into the body of the poem, makes the poem catchier and easier to remember. Rhyme also displays a writers creativity and intelligence to be able to pull up words which rhyme. The use of paradoxes in Dickinson's poems is another technique which she takes advantage of in order to make her poetry interesting and enjoya ....

.... we see far too much of today in our own society. What animal can rejoice in this truth of breeding poverty, of child abuse, of ignorance, and of uneducated children and call it beautiful? Those that are chosen, no forced to lead our society in the past of our grandparents, are not getting the proper training to do so because of teen pregnancy and drop out rates. I am reminded of a dear friend of mine who birthed two children at the age of twelve and thirteen, how she struggled to regain her childhood but failed miserably. Now she just lives day by day thinking that there is no hope for her or her children. Blake saw the pain of this and yet he did not rejoice in its rea ....