The three poems I read were "Life" by Charlotte Bronte, "Hope" by Emily Dickens, and "Ode to a Nightingale" by John Keats.
"Life"
At first it seemed to be the stereotypical poem about how dank life is but around my third time reading the passage that didn't seem to be the meaning anymore. The images of dark clouds and rain are contrast against the spring roses and cheerful summer hours. There are trials in life but understand that tough times soon pass like spring breaking through the storm.
"Hope"
Emily Dickens uses a metaphor to give life to the word hope. She calls it a feather which provides the reader with imaginary of what hope is. In this poem, hope give us the strength to try new things and continue on in life, much like feathers provide birds with wings to fly. Hope, which gives comfort to so many, never asks for anything in return, and so we all must continue to hope.
"Ode to a Nightingale"
The speaker finds beauty in his depressing world after hearing a nightingale's song. The song is beautiful and full of light, He describes it as an out of this world sensation and sound. The feeling is short lived, the song having giving him this sense of wonder for a brief moment before he is transport back into his dark world. It seems the speaker is torn between the beauty of nature and the cruel reality of life.
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