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Iranian Poet / Forugh Farrokhzad (1935-1967)
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An 8 page paper on this Iranian woman who is considered the most popular -- and probably the best -- poet in Iranian history. This paper examines one of her poems, 'Border Walls,' in light of the environment of social restraint and taboo against which Farrokhzad wrote, and analyzes her influence in the world today. Biblioraphy lists 4 additional sources. A copy of the poem is included.
Filename: Forugh.wps
Wharton, Plath, and Allison / Mothers & Daughters
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A 5 page paper on the mother-daughter relationship as developed in Edith Wharton's A Mother's Recompense, Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, and Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out Of Carolina. The paper analyzes what happens when a woman's expectations for her child or parent becomes hopelessly entangled with her own sense of identity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Mothdaut.wps
Edgar Allan Poe / How His Life Is Reflected In His Works
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A 7 page paper on the personality of Edgar Allan Poe, and how his life experiences fit into his work -- particularly his poems. The writers argues that Poe's obsession with death was simply endemic in the young man's disturbed personality, and his writings are simply a reflection of an emotional problem he'd always had. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: Puzzlep.rtf
Edgar Allan Poe / Melancholy In His Poetry
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A 5 page paper discussing the evolution of melancholy in two of Poe's poems, The Raven, and Annabel Lee. Discusses Poe's life, as background to understanding his works. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Melpoe.wps
Edgar Allan Poe's 'Annabel Lee'
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A 5 page paper that provides an explication of Poe's poem, while also demonstrating the way he utilizes form to support the themes of love and loss. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Poeann.wps
Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Haunted Palace'
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In 6 pages, the writer analyzes, 'The Haunted Palace' by Edgar Allan Poe as a poetic tragedy of grotesque implications. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Poeshau.wps
Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven'
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A 7 page explication of Edgar Allan Poe's immortal poem. The paper shows how all the poem's elements -- rhyme, meter, word choice, imagery, and metaphor -- all work together to create an atmosphere of doom. Four sources including poem.
Filename: Raven.wps
Edgar Allan Poe's Poetry / Influenced By The Death Around Him
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This 6 page essay discusses how the deaths of Poe's mother, stepmother, and wife affected him and were all reflected in his poetry. Specific examples from 'To Helen,' 'Annabel Lee,' 'The Raven,' and 'Lenore' are provided to illustrate this thesis. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Poemothe.wps
John Keats' 'Negative Capability' in Poetry Analyzed
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This 2 page research paper examines British romantic poet John Keats' concept of negative capability and the ways it is reflected in major poetic works. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Negcap.wps