… often give children their first lessons in what a society considers valuable and beautiful. These dolls often reveal the unremitting pressure to be young, slim, and beautiful in a society which values mainly aesthetics. Marge Piercy’s “Barbie Doll”…

… the opposites. Each symbolize things that are the opposites The Lamb represents good and peace, while The Tyger represents evil. Many people will find The Tyger the more interesting poem. The Tyger is repeatedly asking one question, "What would dare…

… in my life i can do any thing you pick me up when im down you bring me higher everyday dont worry about a thing my love because ill be in your corner watching over you and guiding you through life i know things are hard right now but…

… “Adultery” is structured in a traditional and straightforward way. It is comprised of eleven verses - each with the common four lines, which consist of between four and nine words. This makes the poem not particularly striking at the…

… Plaster "In Plaster" was a poem written by Sylvia Plath on March 18, 1961. The poem was written while Plath was in St. Pancras hospital in England, immediately following an appendectomy. Her journals, as well as the letters she wrote to her…

… a wealth of poetry on a wide variety of topics. Alongside his themes, Robert Bly has also developed different stylistic methods to convey those thoughts. Such themes vary to this day, dealing with issues that have personally affected him, and also…

… Ware Tuesday, November 2, 1999 English II (H) If If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too;…

… boldly asserts the worth of the individual and the oneness of all humanity. Whitman's defiant break with traditional poetic concerns and style exerted a major influence on American thought and literature. Born near Huntington, New York, Whitman was…

… an easy child, But love for you lies underneath my whims; There is no way I could be tame or mild: I need sometimes to shout and wave my limbs. You're the wall that I need to test my height, The countervailing force to test my strength, The…

… priests in ancient Media and Persia. The three Magi are traveling to Bethlehem to pay homage to Jesus Christ. As they make their way toward the saviour they begin to learn that the world around them has become full of corruption. Slowly,…