Owen Sheers Essays
Masculinity in the Poetry of Owen Sheers 12th Grade
Owen Sheers: Poetry
In Skirrid Hill, Owen Sheers explores many themes, one of which is undoubtedly manhood. Throughout the collection, he often focuses in on adolescence and discovering his power as an individual. In this way, it seems clear that Sheers is a poet who...
Nature as a Possible Catalyst for Human Connection in "Mametz Wood" and "Father" 11th Grade
Owen Sheers: Poetry
Throughout the collection Skirrid Hill (2005) by Owen Sheers, nature is presented as a significant factor to both the development of personal and cultural identity and to human relationships. In "Mametz Wood" and "Father", the speaker's attachment...
Sadness, Pain, and Sorrow in 'Skirrid Hill' 12th Grade
Owen Sheers: Poetry
In the poetry collection ‘Skirrid Hill’, Owen Sheers explores the theme of sorrow in a variety of different situations and contexts, showing the reader the dire circumstances of many people in Wales, be it in the past or present. Almost all of the...
Powerful, Not Beautiful: Nature as Presented in "Winter Swans," "Hill Fort," and Other Poems 12th Grade
Owen Sheers: Poetry
While Sheers presents nature as outlasting man in his poetry, nature does not appear beautiful, as seen in the 'flint sky' of 'Border Country'. Instead, nature is powerful and strong in comparison to the people present in his poetry. The imagery...
A comparison of the poets present romantic love in 'Neutral Tones' by Thomas Hardy and 'Winter Swans' by Owen Sheers 12th Grade
Owen Sheers: Poetry
In the lyric poem Neutral Tones by Thomas Hardy, the speaker reflects back to a particular moment in their life when they realised that the love had died between them and the person they were in a relationship with. They consider what this moment...