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Sappho/3 Poems on Friendship
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A 5 page research paper/essay that analyzes three poems by the ancient Greek poet Sappho. The writer argues that Sappho's love of beauty comes across to the reader, establishing a bond of friendship -- a feeling of connection -- between the reader and the poet that transcends the millennia. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khsap3f.rtf

Sappho/Fragment 93
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A 3 page research paper that examines Sappho's poem fragment 93. Sappho was innovative in directing the "new wave" of Greek lyrists to move from writing poetry that from the perspective of the gods and muses toward using the personal perspective of the individual. The writer argues that fragment 93 exemplifies her style. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khsap93.rtf

Satan in Milton’s “Paradise Lost”
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A 3 page paper which examines the presentation of Satan in John Milton’s “Paradise Lost.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAstmlt.rtf

SCHOOLSVILLE AND SIR PATRICK SPENS
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This essay compares and contrasts two extraordinarily different poems; "Schoolsville," by Billy Collins and "Sir Patrick Spens" by an anonymous writer. The theme of the paper is that while the poems do differ, they also share similarities.
Filename: MTschpat.rtf

Seamus Heaney/View of Death
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A 6 page essay that compares two poems by Seamus Heaney, "Mid-term Break" and "Punishment." The writer argues that although these poems are different in context, both poems feature a narrative voice that is detached and distant from the tragic death that each poem relates. By taking this detached perspective, the poet allows the details of the scene to speak for themselves, and this tactic conveys abject horror much better than if the poet related more overtly what he was feeling in each instance. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khseamus.rtf

Searching for Identity
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A 3 page paper which examines various stories and pieces of literature as they all seem to illustrate the search for identity, an identity that is perhaps unique and misunderstood at times. The stories/poems examined are Hamlet by Shakespeare, August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot, “The Stranger” by Albert Camus, “The Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison, “Dhowli” by Mahasweta Devi, and “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman. No sources cited.
Filename: RAhamama.rtf

Seeing Into the Life of Things: Wordsworth and Coleridge
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A 6 page paper which examines the poems of Wordsworth and Coleridge, analyzing the meaning and significance of “seeing into the life of things.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAseelfe.rtf

Self Reliance in Poetry and Literature
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A 5 page paper which examines the theme of self reliance in the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall,” Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” Chinua Achebe’s “Dead Man’s Path” and Sophocles’ “Antigone.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAself.rtf

Self-Discovery in Robert Frost's Poetry
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A 6 page paper dealing with two poems, 'Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening' and 'Desert Places.' The writer discusses the tremendous differences in mood and theme between these two poems despite their common setting, and concludes that they are less about the poet's relationship to nature than they are about the poet's relationship to himself. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Fro.wps

Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror - John Ashberry (1976)
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(5 pp) John Ashbery is the only American poet to win all three major annual literary prizes - the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the National Book Award - for one book Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror. This is the book which will play the primary role in this discussion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BBashbry.rtf