Essays Tagged: "Elizabeth Bishop"

Gone Fishin' ("The Fish" by Elizabeth Bishop)

'The Fish' by Elizabeth Bishop is saturated with vivid imagery and abundant description, which help the reader vis ...

(4 pages) 219 0 3.0 Sep/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Elizibeth Bishop's thought-provoking poem entitled "Filling Station"

Elizabeth Bishop's skill as a poet can be clearly seen in the thought-provoking poem entitled Fillin ... eeds oil every once in a while to continue down its path.In conclusion, it can be clearly seen that Elizabeth Bishop in the poem Filling Station has wonderfullyplayed with different levels of language ... r she the station, one who drives by thestation or one who gives to the station?BibliographyBishop, Elizabeth. 'Filling Station.' An Introduction to Poetry. Eds. Dana Gioia and X.J. Kennedy. EighthEdi ...

(4 pages) 87 0 3.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Randall Jarrell.

as one of Americas significant poets and he helped build the reputation of others poets, 'Lowell', 'Elizabeth Bishop' and 'William Carlos Williams'. He wrote many poems on the war and his involvement ...

(8 pages) 51 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

"The Fish" by Elizabeth Bishop.

Elizabeth Bishop has written a very impressive poem about a fish-a very usual creature. The Fish is ...

(4 pages) 163 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Filling Station" by Elizabeth Bishop and "The Jailer" by Sylvia Plath - analysis and comparison of styles

1.Elizabeth Bishop - "Filling Station"The poem consists of seven stanzas. Most of them have six or sev ... er states it ("Bishop and the Weed of Poetic Invention", Chapter 1 in The Unbeliever: The Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop, University of Illinois Press, 1988)1. However, Parker and several other critics of ... of the woman is also noted by Bonnie Costello ("Active Displacements in Perspective", Chapter 1 in Elizabeth Bishop: Questions of Mastery, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1991)1, but in a slight ...

(8 pages) 75 0 5.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Analyzing "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop is an Analytical Essay of One Art by Elizabeth Bishop. It looks at the authors meaning of "losing" in this polygamous poem.

Analyzing "One Art" by Elizabeth BishopIn "One Art", by Elizabeth Bishop there is a prevalent theme of Amateur vs. Skilled, ...

(7 pages) 210 1 4.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

How is figurative language used to convey the speaker's changing attitude in Elisabeth Bishop's poem "The Fish"?

The FishElizabeth Bishop's poem The Fish narrates the changing attitude of the speaker towards the fish. Fir ...

(2 pages) 60 0 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Nietszche's view on art.

change to world with his prose by discussing societal values and ascetics. However, an artist like Elizabeth Bishop took a little more subtle approach to imposing order by changing her immediate surr ... man officials, and thus he was locked up and declared "insane" in the last couple years of his life.Elizabeth's Bishop's poetry is not quite as manipulative in the macro sense because less people are ...

(3 pages) 49 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

"One Art" Analysis

In her poem, "One Art," Elizabeth Bishop constructs a poem that reveals a struggle with mastering the issue of loss. Through ... itude shift from that of carelessness to seriousness.The villanelle form is a type of love poem and Elizabeth Bishop's use of this is appropriate for her poem about lost love. The first five tercets ( ...

(3 pages) 17144 1 4.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Bishop's "The Fish" Poetry Response

In the poem "The Fish," Elizabeth Bishop uses a fish as a symbol to express the theme of life and experience. The poem by it ...

(2 pages) 43 0 1.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Formalist Criticism of the poem "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop

e readers. In my opinion, this is a major drawback particularly in regards to the poem "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop. This poem seems to come from the heart--the soul--of the author. It would have bee ...

(5 pages) 61 0 5.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Analysis of Elizabeth Bishop's poem "The Fish"

"The Fish" by: Elizabeth Bishop* The Theme of 'True' Beauty or 'Inner' Beauty:Neither her battered boat nor the "ve ...

(1 pages) 23471 0 3.7 Feb/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

An Anyalsis of the poem 'The Fish' by Elizabeth Bishop

The poem 'The Fish' by Elizabeth Bishop is a narrative poem told in first person about the capture of a fish by an amateur ...

(3 pages) 82 0 3.0 Aug/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Elizabeth Bishop Analysis

Elizabeth Bishop is an intriguing and enigmatic poet whose poetic voice is distinct and individualis ...

(4 pages) 32 0 3.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

"Skunk Hour"

The poem "Skunk Hour" written by Robert Lowell for Elizabeth Bishop is a poem about the illness of society. The first four stanzas of "Skunk Hour" desc ... thdrawn and helpless spectator, he projects himself onto the outside world. He writes this poem for Elizabeth Bishop as if to say it's a tough world out there to find yourself in.

(2 pages) 2997 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Mastering The Art Of Loss By Elizabeth Bishop

"Mastering the Art of Loss"� with Elizabeth Bishop.Elizabeth Bishop's poem "One Art"� dramatizes the conflict between disciplin ...

(4 pages) 12 0 0.0 Jun/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"One Art" By Elizabeth Bishop

The ultimate sorrow of loss is deftly described in the poem "One Art"� by Elizabeth Bishop. The speaker manages, through vehement self-denial of needing her loved one, to con ...

(5 pages) 18 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Fish By: Elizabeth Bishop

Elizabeth Bishop's "The Fish"Elizabeth Bishop is a poet that is often admired for her vivid descript ... owerful and her only choice is to let the fish go.In conclusion, "The Fish" is a poem that reflects Elizabeth Bishop's ability as a poet. She observes the beauty in nature through the simple act of ca ... fish as she does and, as a result, understand why she sets the fish free.�Work CitedBishop, Elizabeth. "The Fish." Contemporary American Poetry. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1980."Elizabe ...

(4 pages) 38 0 3.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Dance Production

n blue lending a distinct upset aura to the piece. Jones danced to a voiceover of Georges Perec and Elizabeth Bishop, reacting as the text described how a lost puzzle piece means nothing, but one fit ...

(3 pages) 26 0 4.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

Why Is Bishop Trying to Convince Us That Losing Is Not Hard to Master?

d her theory and proven it by mastering her loss even though it was not easy. Works Cited Bishop, Elizabeth. "One Art." The Complete Poems 1927-1979. Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, LLC, 1983. PDF Docume ...

(4 pages) 0 0 0.0 Dec/2013

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing