All 154 of William Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Although William Shakespeare was most known for the plays he wrote, he also wrote a lot of sonnets too (what
William Green
Christmas Poem Competition 2019 Results
And that’s a wrap! The whole team at Poem Analysis would like to thank everyone that submitted a poem for
Nostalgia
‘Nostalgia’ by Carol Ann Duffy explores the moment in which the term ‘Nostalgia’ was coined following the crusades of 17th-century Swiss mercenaries.
The Farrier
‘The Farrier’ by Owen Sheers portrays the story of a farrier attaching new shoes on a female horse. The poem
Inheritance
‘Inheritance’ is one of Sheers’ best-loved poems. This is due to the incredibly relateable subject matter as well as the way
Marking Time
Owen Sheer’s Marking Time is a sexual poem in which Sheers’ partner gets a carpet burn on her back from
Show
Owen Sheers’ ‘Show’ explores two contrasting scenes: one of Sheers’ girlfriend entering the room and one of the models walking
Age
‘Age’ by Philip Larkin explores the universality relatable theme of aging. He presents readers with his speaker’s concerns about his legacy.
Eden Rock
In the poem, Eden Rock, by Charles Causley the speaker, who is a poet himself, is shown imagining about his
I Said To Love
Thomas Hardy’s ‘I Said To Love’ is about love and the difficulties that love creates on people. This poem reveals a speaker’s agonized reaction to love.
Waterfall
‘Waterfall’ is a famous poem of the New Zealand poet Lauris Dorothy Edmond. This poem taps on the themes of love, death, time, and youth.