Why, oh, why, will persons, many of them acute observers and decent verse- makers themselves, continue to write like this on the subject of poets and poetry? Why will they shut their eyes and stub ...

Here are some questions to help you think about the themes, ideas and attitudes of two poems when making a comparison: Two poems that deal with the theme of family relationships are Walking Away ...

His epic poem, “Metamorphoses,” combines myth and ... His earlier carefree attitude gave way to sorrow and he wrote endless letters, begging Augustus and, later, Tiberius, to be allowed ...