.... is talking about the American dream; one can relate to the under tone of what is being said though. The time frame in which this poem was written is another indication of his mind state. The second verse asks does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? If anyone has ever seen anything dry up whether in the sun or not you can understand the gist of what he is saying. Drying up like a raisin in the sun would suggest losing hope after trying so hard. Another example Langston used was the festering of a sore. Of course, it is painful to get a sore. Such an act or thought could equate to the struggle the blacks in-lets say the sixties went through during all t .....

.... earth devour, n "pLuck," and "burn." Not onLy are the verbs "blunt,n npluck," and "burn" linked by assonance, but also by their plosive initial consonants, so that the Lover's orders sound off Time's destructiveness as well. Each line offers a different image of Time at work: on the lion, the earth, the tiger, the phoenix-bird. Time is indiscriminate in its devouring. In the second quatrain, the lover grants to Time its own will: "And do whate'er thou wilt, swift-footed Time," acknowLedging priorly that in its fleet passage Time does "Make glad and sorry seasons. n For the first time one sees Time in other than a destructive capacity--in its cycLical change of .....

.... lack of material pleasures, but subsequently offers his love unconditionally in order to convince his beloved. In comparison the poems expose the speakers' use of separate methods to influence their loves. Through comparing and contrasting the context in which the invitations occur, what each speaker offers, and the tone of each speaker, these differing methods can be understood. The "Passionate Shepherd" is set in a romantic, natural backdrop in the seventeenth century. In this rural setting the Shepherd displays his flock and pastures to his love while promising her garlands and wool for weaving. Many material goods are offered by the speaker to the wo .....

.... symbolized by del Sarto’s life, is summed up best in lines 137-138. Browning writes, “ In this world, who can do a thing, will not;/ And who would do it, cannot,. . .” These lines represent the struggles of most poets and writers we’ve read this past semester, in particular Byron, Shelley and Hardy. Before the lines can be used to generalize a broad range of artists, first the lines must be thoroughly understood. Several themes can be inferred from these relatively simple lines. They seem straightforward enough, yet contain deeper, more specific meaning. First of course, the pessimistic mood of the statement must be identified. For to understand the impl .....

.... Ntozake Shange sends a message of hope and pride to her fellow black women in her work For Colored Girls who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow is Enuf. First of all, Shange writes in the form a choreopoem. A choreopoem is a piece of work that is written as a poem but is intended to be acted out on stage sort of like an opera. It is constructed in such a way that it flows just as well on paper as it does on stage. She either writes in all capital letters or all lower case letters and never mixes them. This creates a style that she is personally known for. It sets her apart from other writers and makes her work original. None of the characters have .....

.... of a poem. This dates back to the times when all literature was spoken and passed on by word of mouth. The muse was invoked to help the poet or writer remember the lines of a poem or story. Pope invokes the muse John Caryll who is a friend of his. This is very typical in epic poetry. Another aspect Pope uses is that his main character Belinda gains wisdom from a dream. Ariel is a Sylph that guides Belinda. When Belinda was asleep Ariel came into her dream to tell her to “Beware of all, but most beware of Man!” He was telling her to watch out for man because he will try to take her chastity. When Belinda awoke she thought deeply about what was said .....

.... And I stain'd the water clear, And I wrote my happy songs Every child may joy to hear. Introduction (Experience) Hear the voice of the Bard! Who Present, Past, & Future, sees; Whose ears have heard The Holy Word That walk'd among the ancient trees, Calling the lapsed Soul, And weeping in the evening dew; That might controll The starry pole, And fallen, fallen light renew! "O Earth, O Earth, return! "Arise from out the dewy grass; "Night is worn, "And the morn "Rises from the slumberous mass. "Turn .....

.... that which she was hungry for. Her “Trembling” gives a sense that she is excited. She is trembling with joy that she has finally been giving a chance to draw near the “Curious Wine”. I see the “Curious Wine” as wealth, in terms of money. This is due to many reasons, one being that wine as an intoxicating effect on people; as does money. Wine is also a drink of richer people, who would (in most cases) have more money then her. Also because wine is curious, in flavor as well as in its bubbly ways, as money is to those that do not have it. In the second stanza it seems she speaks of what she was thinking as she touched the “Curious Wine” “’Twas this on Tables I .....