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In 1820, Wordsworth issued The Miscellaneous Poems of William Wordsworth that collected the poems he wished to be preserved with an emphasis on ordering the poems, revising the text, and including prose that would provide the theory behind the text. The ode was the final poem of the fourth and final book, and it had its own title-page ...
Kerverne Smith believes that the emotional effect that Hamnet's death had on Shakespeare resulted in recurring features found in Shakespeare's later plays, which fit into one of five motifs: "the resurrected child or sibling, androgynous and twin-like figures, a growing emphasis on father-daughter relationships; paternal guilt; family division ...
"Catrin" is a poem written by Welsh poet Gillian Clarke about her daughter, Catrin growing up, and "the tight red rope of love", the strong bond between them that can never be broken. [1] It describes the loving relationship between the mother and daughter and the various conflicts they may face within that relationship.
Sonnet 30 starts with Shakespeare mulling over his past failings and sufferings, including his dead friends and that he feels that he hasn't done anything useful. But in the final couplet Shakespeare comments on how thinking about his friend helps him to recover all of the things that he's lost, and it allows him stop mourning over all that has happened in the past.
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The last complete poem written by Poe, it was published shortly after his death in 1849. The speaker of the poem talks about a lost love, Annabel Lee, and may have been based on Poe's own relationship with his wife Virginia, though that is disputed.
A squire's son falls in love with the bailiff's daughter. His family opposes the relationship, and he is sent to London for a seven-year apprenticeship. After seven years, the daughter disguises herself and sets out to find if he is still true. Encountering him along the way, she begs a penny.
The primary opposition presented in the poem is one between an adult (parent) and a child, with the former being nervous and obstinate and the latter—calmer and more withdrawn. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] The father seems to be central to his narration, focusing mainly on his own emotions and experiences, [ 35 ] as well as asserting his dominance and ...