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Theodore Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz”
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This 6 page report discusses the imagery and metaphor contained in Theodore Roethke’s poem “My Papa’s Waltz.” In only takes four stanzas Roethke presents the reader of his poem with a vivid and startling scene. The rhythm of the language he uses mimics the three-quarter time of a musical waltz and yet the rhythm is often bumpy and interrupted. The image it presents is a small boy clinging to his drunken father as the father waltzes him off to bed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWpapawz.wps

Theodore Roethke/ "My Papa's Waltz"
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A 5 page essay that analyzes Theodore Roethke's poem, "My Papa's Waltz, " a brief, but poignant poem, about a bedtime ritual that symbolically encapsulates the child's life with an alcoholic parent. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khwaltz.wps

Theological Issues in John Milton’s “Paradise Lost”
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A 10 page paper which examines how these primary theological issues affect Milton’s poetry. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGpltheo.rtf

This Connection of Everyone with Lungs
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A 3 page paper which examines why people can’t get along as alluded to in the poetry found in This Connection of Everyone with Lungs by Juliana Spahr. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAclu.rtf

Thom Gunn: "A Map of the City"
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This 3 page paper discuses Thom Gunn's poem "A Map of the City." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVGunMap.rtf

Thomas Gray/Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
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A 5 page essay that analyzes Thomas Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," an enigmatic in which Gray does not disclose precisely for whom he mourns. In other words, the reader is left to guess at the identity of the "youth" whose epitaph make up the final twelve lines of the poem. Is it the poet, foreseeing his own demise? Or, an ode to someone whom he loved? It is difficult to say; however, the emotions that the poem engenders in the heart of the reader are more distinct. This poem leaves the reader feeling nostalgic toward the simple life of the agrarian past. The latter part of the poem leaves the reader feeling pensive and reflective on the sanctity and transient nature of life, which causes one to identify with the unfortunate young man described at the end of poem who has passed away in the flower of youth. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khgraele.rtf

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
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A 7 page paper which examines his life and his poetry. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGtomhar.rtf

Thomas Hardy/T.S. Eliot/Poetry
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A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares the poetic styles of Thomas Hardy and T.S. Eliot. The writer argues that the verse of Hardy and Eliot has in common the fact that both poets take a negative view of life and society. However, they each expressed this pessimism in very different ways. Hardy's verse is tightly structured, while Eliot preferred free verse. An examination of representative poems, "Hap" by Hardy and "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by Eliot, shows that these different styles were ideally suited to the aims and perspectives of each poet. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khhartse.rtf

Thomas Hardy: Sadness
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A 4 page paper which examines how much of the work of the poet Thomas Hardy contains sadness but little melancholy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAhr.rtf

Thomas Moore and His Influence on Romantic Era Poets
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An 11 page research paper that looks at two representative works of this lyric poet, Lalla Rookh and Irish Melodies, as evidence of how this contemporary of the greats of the Romantic Era-Byron, Keats, Shelley, etc.-while being a minor lyric poet, influenced particularly the technical aspects of their poetry. A world famous lyricist during his lifetime, Moore is best remembered for some of his songs, such as the ones in Irish Melodies, which are still sung today. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Tomoore.doc