Poems

Do you believe your actions have a big effect on the world at large? What will happen in your future if it does not? This poem by Henry Longfellow addresses that subject, examining the influence of hu…

In his poem Mid-Term Break, Heaney presents his experience with death, specifically about his brother. He portrays his understanding from memory, and how he was embarrassed and detaching his emotions …

When reading the Odyssey originally, I felt like nothing in my life compared to the challenges Odysseus faced. Despite my doubts about the Odyssey, I've come to recognize just how much my life resembl…

Dirt. The brown barky material is used for very few things. Lifeless material sitting there, not unique to anyone. Sharon Olds disagrees with the typical stereotype about dirt. Olds used to be like th…

As any cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat; the cat owns you. Author Pablo Neruda emphasizes this in his poem "Ode to the Cat," by incorporating particular comparisons to reinforce the idea that cats a…

Homer's The Odyssey has many themes, such as Justice, Temptation, and Homecoming. The theme that stood out to me the most is Homecoming: Odysseus's wish to return home to his family's love and to the …

All characters in The Odyssey are brilliant in their own way, but something that stands out about female characters in The Odyssey is that they are all, to put it simply, strong. Their strength, wheth…

Helping other people is only the beginning to an uplifting and certainty building series."The Odyssey" By Homer Is a unique describing the story of Odysseus, a saint endeavoring to get back after the …

In the play, Oedipus starts blind to the truth, but can physically see. During the play, there is a change in motion that affects Oedipus. In the play, Oedipus switches from blind to the truth and can…

Parents are expected to raise their children to be successful people, but sometimes the child can put too high of a standard on the parent who wants the best for their child. The poems, "Magi'' by Bre…