Death, be not proud

This poem is patterned in three groups of four ines followed by two couplets. The first group of four lines states that many see death as nightly and powerful but the speaker says this is not true. The nest two groups provide example of this. The speaker says death looks like sleep and sleep brings us pleasure. The speaker also says that death is ruled by chance, kings, war, and sickness and because of this these things are more mighty than death. The last two couplets say how the speaker knows that death will be short and then he will move on to eternal life where he will no longer have to worry about death. This poem ends with the paradox, "death, thou shalt die." Meaning that when we are in eternal life and no longer concerned with death, death will be dead.

Lonely Hearts

This poem is set up in the form of a villanelle. It repeats the questions Can someone make my simple wish come true? and Do you live in North London is it you? From this you can infer that the tone is desperate. This poem refers to the Personals portion of the newspaper in which people solicit companionship from others. The poem's title "Lonely Hearts" is an explanatory title because it is saying that all of these people are lonely and looking for companionship. the types of people in these poems are often stereotyped and avoided. these include Gays, bisexuals, Jewish, inexperienced, etc. While these people are often judged differently and set apart they are still seeking the same thing as every other person in the world.

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

The Pattern in this poem is very distinct. Two lines are used at the beginning of the poem then repeated as the last line of each stanza, repeated back and forth with another one. then in the last stanza both lines are combined to make a coherent sentence. This poem is a son speaking to his dying father. He talks of different people who are dying and encourages his father to be as strong as them and not die. The poem also uses many paradoxical expressions such as "dark is Right" line 4, "blinding sight" line 13, and curse, bless me now" line 17. These contribute to the poems meaning. The wise man knows that the dark is right. Grave men see the blinding sight, or heaven. These techniques and patterns contribute to the poem's purpose and the story behind its characters.

Edward

This poem is set with a man speaking with his mother. He tells her of the bad things he has done such as killing his hawk, his steed, and his father. the first two stanzas the man is lying. in the third stanza he admits to killing his father. it might be assumed thats the mother wanted him to kill his father or she told him to kill his father. the mother wanted the wealth and now the man feels guilty, the poem gets less innocent as it goes on. The poem uses a specific pattern. There is a repetition of Edward, Edward and Mother Mother which allows the reader to know who is speaking. Also The last line of each speach has an "O" letting the reader know that that person is done speaking and a new topic is coming up. The pattern through out this poem allows the reader to avoid confusion and lets them learn more about the characters.