S/LI/247. 'Monologue' by Hone Tuwhare

The paper analysis the poem 'Monologue' by Hone Tuwhare that describes the feelings of a steel factory worker revealing the hidden meanings of the text, i.e. the insecurity of the worker's position, the socialist background of the author, his connection to the Maori culture, etc.

P/LI/70. Symbolism in YeatsÌ poetry

The paper examines the features of symbolism reviewing philosophical and poetical approaches to symbolism, and analyzing the representation of the material world and the conceptual world in YeatsÌ poetry.

S/LI/63. Comparison of Joanna Baillie's 'A Reverie' and Lord Byron's 'Don Juan' canto I stanzas 109-117

This paper compares and contrasts the characteristics of the two poems, considering poetic form and language and the way they contribute to meaning and effects in the poems. Aspects considered are structure and layout, rhythm and rhyme, word order and tone.

S/LI/62. Analysis of 'The Birth-Day' by Mary Robinson

A close textual analysis of Mary Robinson's poem 'The Birth-Day' in terms of poetic form and language, and the way they contribute to the meaning and effects of the poem. It focuses on various aspects of language such as rhyme, rhythm, word order and tone, along with some points on structure and format. It then goes onto discuss how these poetic techniques create meaning in the poem, how one leads to the other.

P/LI/38. Walt Whitmans poetic and philosophical understanding of ‘body

The paper analyses Walt Whitmans poetry discussing his philosophic understanding of ‘body as an intersection of political, cultural, medical, technological, and linguistic structures. The symbolic meanings of the body image and the poets verbal creativity related to the body and self are reviewed.

S/LI/56. When you compare Dylan Thomass early poetry (say, up to 1938), with that written after this date, what differences do you find in style and vision, and what continuities?

This essay examines the continuities and differences in style and vision that can be seen over the course of Dylan Thomas's poetry. It examines poems from all his major collections, and looks at the themes of birth, copulation, death, religion and the procceses of writing itself, which Thomas most frequently employed. It also features a comparison of how these themes progressed over the course of his career, considering poems such as 'I see the boys of summer', 'Where once the twilight', 'My world is pyramid', 'If my head hurt a hair's foot', 'After the funeral' and 'Fern Hill'.

S/LI/55. ‘Although R. S. Thomass poetry is firmly rooted in a specific geographical situation, the themes and conflicts which he explores are manifestly of wider, more universal significance. To what extent do you agree?

This essay explores the ideas that, while R. S. Thomas was always greatly influenced my his geographical locations, the themes and issues he explores in his poetry are of much wider significance. It traces his career from his early days in Eglwysfach, to the poems written shortly before his death, covering 12 collections of his works. The themes explored include his affinity with the Welsh countryside and people, his struggle with language and his relationship with God.

S/LI/35. W H Auden

This essay deals with the contrast between poetry in the abstract, and the practical application of it, as expressed in the work of W H Auden, and deals with a wide range of his poetry, featuring both his British and American work.

S/LI/30. Philology and Seamus Heaneys Poetry 1966 ƒ 1984

This essay is about Seamus Heaney and a broad definition of 'philology'; this being the poet's love of words and language and his manipulation of dialects, sounds etc. in his production of richly textured poetry.

S/LI/26. Consider the idea of a ásense of place in relation to Seamus Heaneys earlier poetry.

This essay focuses on the earlier poetry of Seamus Heaney, looking at the specific sentimental and thematic concerns attached to location, specifically that of the rural Northern Ireland of his childhood.