Category Archives: Poem of the Week

Analysis of the poem ‘I Felt a Funeral in my Brain’ by Emily Dickinson

A headache sucks, cognitive dissonance is even harder for someone who is discovering worlds as they fall from heaven’s own divine bells. An analysis of the poem ‘I Felt a Funeral in my Brain’ by Emily Dickinson is easy to perform because of how observant and easy to grasp it is in its use ofContinue reading “Analysis of the poem ‘I Felt a Funeral in my Brain’ by Emily Dickinson”

Expecting devotion in lines from ‘Cadenus to Vanessa’, a lyrical ballad by Jonathan Swift

There’s a certain privilege white authors held in the history of English publications. Usually born to a certain social stature and enabled by education and familial ties to publishers, it’s often hard to fathom the disgrace at seeing how devoted a writer could be to format and pretense but of so little substance. This excerptContinue reading “Expecting devotion in lines from ‘Cadenus to Vanessa’, a lyrical ballad by Jonathan Swift”

An analysis of the poem ‘Let My People Go’, by James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson is a simple poet, delivering bars in clean lines and succinct stanzas. Much of his religious poetry is long and epic in scale, but his message of freedom and suffering is universal in its scope. A black man living in a post-slavery society, Johnson was more of a preacher delivering sermons thanContinue reading “An analysis of the poem ‘Let My People Go’, by James Weldon Johnson”

An analysis of “Sonnet 5”, by William Shakespeare

A crucial aspect of most of the 154 sonnets by William Shakespeare is the role of a central conceit, or metaphor, upon which the poem is constructed. Surrounding the central concept is the building up of the thought surrounding the central conceit being construed, followed by a turn that often answers the question being posed,Continue reading “An analysis of “Sonnet 5”, by William Shakespeare”

Thematic Analysis of “The Summer-Camp Bus Pulls Away From the Curb” by Sharon Olds | Loss, Independence and Growing Up

A thematic analysis of the poem “The Summer-Camp Bus Pulls Away From the Curb” by Sharon Olds. Topics covered include loss, independence and growing up.