Water Symbolism
Symbolism based around water.
Drawing on specific poems, compare the ways in which the poets present relationships of various kinds and the role of relationships in the poem. In each case, consider the importance of the relationships to the poem as a whole.
An introduction to an early poem ascribed to Shakespeare but one which is more likely to have been written by a lesser talent.
An introduction to one of Shakespeare’s most mysterious poems, the proto-metaphysical ballad The Phoenix and the Turtle.
A literary critique of "Sympathy" by Dunbar.
A literary critique of Dunbar’s poem.
An introduction to one of Shakespeare’s earliest and best regarded poems, the revenger’s tragedy of The Rape of Lucrece.