Poem Reports Samples For Students

Introduction

My last Duchess is an admirable work of poetry and dramatic monologue. I find it extremely captivating to read, although emotional. This is because the drama of the poem is so powerful and also the beauty of language is evident all through the text. The different emotions brought out by the poem are also something marvelous.
Emotions such as anger, envy, astonishment, pity and admiration are so clear within the poem. From the choice of words by the Duke, it is evident that the Duke was unhappy with the Duchess innocently flirtatious and friendly nature. This is brought ...

Analysis of a Quotation from T. S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land”

April is the cruelest month, breeding

Memory and desire, stirring

Dull roots with spring rain.
Winter kept us warm, covering
Earth in forgetful snow, feeding
A little life with dried tubers. (Eliot)

T. S. Eliot’s renowned poem “The Waste Land” denotes his dissatisfaction with the state of modern life in general, a work that mirrors the degraded confusion of the WWI ravaged Europe. It utilizes the integration of mythology into his poetic expression, with numerous references, which result in a narrative that is almost lacking in coherence. His introductory lines offer a glimpse into his dark pessimism that ...

The Song of Roland is, perhaps, the most monumental work of French chanson de geste. It is regarded as one of the most important works of its time period and it tells the story of King Charles, who “has been in Spain for seven full years”, fighting the Saracens and their king Marsille.
The poem begins with Marsille holding court with his baron, in order to find out a decent solution for the approaching Franc problem. Although the depiction of the council does not inform the reader about Marsille’s character or his intentions, at the first section of ...

Background

Arguably one of the most renowned American poets, Robert Frost was born on the sixth day of March of the year 1874 in San Francisco, California. The famous poet, who gave all his works a touch of uniqueness, has been criticized various, with the critics citing a reason or two for such criticism. Robert Frost died on the 9th day of January 1963, having fathered six children with his wife Elinor Miriam White. Frost’s father William Prescott was a man an immigrant from England, and his mother, Isabelle Moodie was a woman of Scottish descent (Ellmann and O'Clair 45). Robert, who wrote ...

The play, Wit, by Margaret Edson, tells the story of Professor Vivian Bearing. The play opens with a monologue by Vivian in which she shares with the audience that she has been diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer, and that she will be dead by the end of the play. The following scenes explore Vivian’s past as well as her present. She offers commentary throughout the play, as she becomes the narrator of her own life, and ultimately, her own death. Through this commentary, we as an audience are allowed to witness Vivian’s personality. We learn what she ...