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The Mind-Reader by Richard Wilbur  — Research Starter

"The Mind-Reader" by Richard Wilbur is a dramatic monologue that explores the psyche of a fortune-teller, who is depicted as an aged figure, traditionally viewed as a woman. The poem consists of 151…

The Mind Is an Enchanting Thing by Marianne Moore  — Research Starter

"The Mind Is an Enchanting Thing" by Marianne Moore is a six-stanza poem that explores the complexities and nuances of the mind through a variety of inventive metaphors and similes. The poem's…

The Mercy by Philip Levine  — Research Starter

"The Mercy" by Philip Levine is a poignant poem encapsulated in a single thirty-eight-line stanza, primarily using free verse. The poem's title refers to the ship that transported Levine's mother to…

The Merchant's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer  — Research Starter

"The Merchant's Tale" is one of the stories in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales," which features a diverse group of pilgrims sharing tales during their journey to Canterbury. This tale,…

The Mental Traveller by William Blake  — Research Starter

"The Mental Traveller" is a poem by William Blake, written in 1803 and published in 1863, structured in twenty-six long quatrains. The poem's narrator, referred to as the mental traveler, observes the…

The Mask of Anarchy by Percy Bysshe Shelley  — Research Starter

"The Mask of Anarchy" is a significant poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, written in response to the Peterloo Massacre of 1819, where a peaceful assembly advocating for political reform in Manchester was…

The Marshes of Glynn by Sidney Lanier  — Research Starter

"The Marshes of Glynn" is a long poem by Sidney Lanier, renowned for its innovative rhythm and musicality, comprising 105 lines. The poem employs a variety of metrical patterns, such as iambs,…

The Map by Elizabeth Bishop  — Research Starter

"The Map" is a poem by Elizabeth Bishop that explores the intricate relationship between maps and reality. Structured into three stanzas, the poem begins and ends with eight-line sections using a…

The Man-Moth by Elizabeth Bishop  — Research Starter

"The Man-Moth" is a poem by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Elizabeth Bishop, written in 1935 during her early years in New York City. The poem was inspired by a typographical error in a newspaper, which…