TPCASTT Themes

1.) "Sonnet 130" by William Shakespeare
Though a person may not hold an immense amount of beauty, with a closer look one can see that this is not all that matters in a relationship.

2.) "The Passionate Shepard to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe
Love often drives a person to strive to provide the one they love with all that they can.

3.) "Death Be Not Proud" by John Donne
Death is not something to be feared, but rather, something to be combated.

4.) "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick
An individual's youth not only allows them to enjoy the present, but also gives them an opportunity to secure a happy future.

5.) "The Author to Her Book" by Anne Bradstreet
Sometimes, trying to change what does not need to be tampered with only results in no success whatsoever.

6.) "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell
Living in the moment and for the moment is what will help a person to find happiness in the future.

7.) "Sound and Sense" by Alexander Pope
A writer's true talent is the ability to turn what they see in the world around them into works of art that speak to human nature.

8.) "The World Is Too Much With Us" by William Wordsworth
If people took the time to recognize the beauty and complexity that nature holds, the world would be a much different place.

9.) "She Walks in Beauty" by George Gordon, Lord Byron
When a person is truly content and at peace with themself, it is seen through their demeanor.

10.) "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley
A person's legacy can be very important to them.

11.) "When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be" by John Keats
It gives people a sense of security to know what to expect, so not knowing what the future holds can be a very difficult thing to deal with.

12.) "The Children's Hour" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Children help to evoke a sense of youthfulness and adventure in people.

14.) "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allen Poe
When love is strong, not even death can destroy a person's connection to another.

15.) "O Captain, My Captain" by Walt Whitman
The success one has achieved should not be muddled by unfortunate events.

16.) "I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died" by Emily Dickinson
There is symbolic nature in everything in the world that can be seen when one takes a closer look.

17.) "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold
In a world full of ignorance and struggle, it is only natural that people seek out the serenity and happiness that surrounds them because it provides an escape from reality.

18.) "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen
It is easy for people on the outside who are merely sympathetic to a person's hardships to say that they are respectable for doing what they did, but only those who are empathetic to a person's hardships can truly understand  the difficult nature of these actions.

19.) "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost
Things that seperate people are unecessary, and do nothing more than invite conflict.

20.) "Mirro"r by Sylvia Plath
The things in this world that force us to see the truth are responsible for keeping us in touch with reality.